# Complex Construction

> The degree of complexity in assembling an object that motivates a step-by-step builder.

Record: `lexicon:complex-construction`
Kind: quality-attribute
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-complex-construction

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Subclass-Controlled Creation](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/subclass-controlled-creation.md) and before [Copy Semantics](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/copy-semantics.md).

## Category

- [Creational Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/creational-patterns.md)

## Required by

- [Builder Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/builder-pattern.md)

## Linked from

- [Creational Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-creational-patterns.md)