Boundary cases
A business label doesn’t decide the structure. One question does.
Violet “from” tags mark sections borrowed from a second pattern. These are combinations, not new patterns.
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Independent garage
Does the customer bring the car to you, or do you go to them?
- They drive in for MOTs and servicingShops, cafés and venuesPremises, opening hours, booking a slot.
- You come out (mobile mechanic, breakdown)Trades and call-out servicesUrgency, area covered, a call.
A drive-in garage. Venue structure, with the fixed-price list and checkable authorization that trades proof needs.
Starts from Shops, cafés and venues. -
Building contractor
Is the job won on finished projects, or on turning up this week?
- Large jobs won on track record, often through architectsPortfolio, for a person or a firmFinished projects are the proof.
- Small jobs for homeowners in an areaTrades and call-out servicesArea, price, a call or quote.
A builder who needs both. Portfolio’s project proof, with the area, the process and the quote route a local service needs.
Starts from Portfolio, for a person or a firm. -
Freight and haulage, business to business
Is the work a quoted service to a defined area, or a product to browse?
- Quoted per job, over routesTrades and call-out servicesTrades’ quote route, with routes in place of towns.
Quoted service over routes. Trades structure with no urgency and no call-first: the quote leads, routes replace towns.
Starts from Trades and call-out services. -
Airport transfers
Do people choose a priced item and book a date, or describe a job?
- Fixed-price routes booked by dateListings, rooms and toursEach route is an item with a price and dates.
- Bespoke trips priced on requestTrades and call-out servicesA quote route.
Routes as bookable items. Listings with each route as an item, booked by date.
Starts from Listings, rooms and tours. -
Repair counter that also calls out
Do customers walk in with the device, or does someone come to the washing machine?
- Phones and laptops brought inShops, cafés and venuesHours, location, price per model.
- Appliances repaired at homeTrades and call-out servicesArea, call, call-out fee.
One business, two jobs. Venue home with a call-out route alongside: both jobs visible, neither forced into the other.
Starts from Shops, cafés and venues. -
Estate agent: sellers and buyers
Which audience pays, and which one browses?
- Buyers browse homesListings, rooms and toursItems with facts and a viewing request.
- Sellers choose an agentAdvisers, practices and clinicsA person, a fee, a valuation booking.
Two journeys on one home. Listings for buyers, with the practice’s person-and-fee path for sellers. The library still allows one primary action per page; which leads is the project’s decision.
Starts from Listings, rooms and tours. -
Medical-tourism agency
Is the client choosing a treatment and a person, or comparing providers?
- Choosing a treatment and the tripAdvisers, practices and clinicsNeed, then fee, then the first step.
- Comparing partner clinicsListings, rooms and toursEach clinic is an item with facts.
Treatments, with partner clinics as items. Practice structure for the treatment decision, with partner clinics listed as items.
Starts from Advisers, practices and clinics.