A construction project must fit into the legal framework governing the property. These include governmental regulations on the use of property, and obligations that are created in the process of construction.

   The project must adhere to zoning and building code requirements. Constructing a project that fails to adhere to codes will not benefit the owner.

   Design, finance, and legal aspects overlap and interrelate. The design must be not only structurally sound and appropriate for the use and location, but must also be financially possible to build, and legal to use.