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85.138A practical full-arrangement planning sheet
For each section, write five things:
Function: Why does this section exist?
Harmony: Stable, directional, modulating?
Texture: Sparse, walking, blocks, etc.?
Register: Low/middle/high?
Intensity: 1–10.
That is enough to build a very sophisticated roadmap.