This principle suggests that if a design for a house or other building works extremely well, it can be successfully modified and repeated. Because the construction is repeated and, therefore, perfected over time, it produces a much more efficient use of products and materials.
Of course, variations and minor modifications of the design should be
made in response to specific site conditions, budget, and particular client needs – after all, these small differences amount to a sense of place and home.

Globally and even nationally, architects are involved in a very small
percentage of residential construction. Most of the houses otherwise built are small environmental disasters, while the skills and experience that architects possess continue to benefit mainly those more well-off in society.

Working to foster affordable and quality generic design may be the most creative thing we can do.