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(Spelt Architecture wrong ) Hi, First of all I'd just like to make it clear, I'm not trying to pull a Janus11. But just asking for some advice and opinions. I've got a project, due in at the end of next week, which involves, designing a halls of residence to house/wash/entertain 50 students, along with a canteen/dining hall, outside sports area, car park and landscaped gardens. It is to be delivered in the following format Developed project brief. Cost forecast. Evaluation of design. Design Cost Plan. Outline Design (Floorplans, site plan, elevations and sections.) Detail Design (Floor/Wall/Roof juntion details; Interior wall/door details; window details). Construction method: planning and programming (Including drawings of temporary access routes and any significant construction stages). Resource schedule. Cost reconciliation. Safety policy and application. Now I've left this till now, having only really developed a project brief, for numerous reasons (multiple deadlines and underestimating the amount of work being the main two). So my questions, Has anyone got any advice on how to keep this, specifically the CAD design as simple and easy as possible? The idea I had to try and keep it simple was to have lots of small student houses, which hold 5 - 10 students each, and doing exact clones of them, in a sort of terrace block. This would obviously mean only one small house would need to be designed and detailed, rather than a large block.Good idea? Is it really possible within a week? Should I just give up and shoot myself in the face now, to avoid embarassment? tl;dr = Student with too much work left too late, hoping for magical advice that solves everything. P.S. I'm not a girl, or fit, so sleeping with my lecturer is not an option