The book was an attempt to organize thoughts after the two last years of studies. These years were about reducing architecture to its minimal formal components. In short, to reduce architecture to a sculptural interpretation of the building components necessary for the structure to stand up - its structure. Secondly, the stair or ramp that connects one floor to the other - its circulation. And thirdly, the thermal barrier between the inside and outside - the facade. The point of departure for the book was that these were the essential tripartite for any architecture, whatever size or complexity: Structure - Circulation - Facade. From that point on, the practice aimed to clearly express the simplicity of this tripartite diagram in a building. To find an idea for the structure, an idea for the circulation, and an idea for the facade. 

Then what is an idea? For example, if we consider structure: Practical considerations exist outside of its visual appearance, such as: What is the structural material most suitable for the given assignment? How thin can it be? What is the most efficient structural model? What is the most economical structure? These practical considerations provide a point of departure. Complimenting these practical considerations are the more phenomenological categories: Does it touch the ground lightly, or is it anchored to the ground? Is it masculine or feminine, or something in-between? Does it have a firm or fragile character? Is it stiff or loose? 

However, an idea is different. It belongs to the realm of intellect and logic, yet its ultimate aim is to overturn any stable logical conception or anything we take for granted. For example: What is a structure? What is the relationship between the building elements that carry the structure and those that appear to carry the structure? From these two questions, we can imagine an idea that overturns any a priori, logical conclusion by introducing a simple problem: What if we merge the structure and the circulation into one form? This very example is the first one presented in the book.

To conclude: The idea is to introduce a question or a problem that shakes the inherent structures of architectural logic. In Freudian terms, it would be challenging the Id. That is: to challenge architecture at its most archaic roots. That is the overreaching team of the book. It tries to lure out ideas within established categories.