同一建筑原则何以生成多种不同结果？答案在于组织建筑的系统：几何、比例、结构与建造。这些要素共同构成一套规则，既能适应不同的功能需求、场所条件与空间情境，又能保持整体身份的一致性。例如，一个结构网格可统合多种使用方式；同一构造细部亦可在整栋建筑中重复应用，却不会产生完全相同的空间。这种思维方式能否在不丧失其本质特征的前提下，转译至家具设计领域？由赫尔佐格与德梅隆（Herzog & de Meuron）为UniFor公司开发的系列MTM（Made to Measure，量身定制）即对此问题展开探索。该系列并非逐件独立设计，而是源于单一结构原则，并通过延展、适配与重复运用于不同功能，从而维系其内在一致性。

What allows a single architectural principle to generate many different outcomes? The answer lies in the systems that organize architecture: geometry, proportion, structure, and construction. Together, these can establish a set of rules that can accommodate different programs, contexts, and spatial conditions while maintaining a coherent identity. A structural grid, for example, can organize a variety of uses, just as a single construction detail can be repeated throughout an entire building without producing identical spaces. Can the same way of thinking be translated into furniture design without losing its identity? MTM—Made to Measure, developed by Herzog & de Meuron for UniFor , explores this question. Instead of designing each piece independently, the collection grows from a single structural principle that can be extended, adapted, and repeated across different functions while maintaining its internal coherence.