On-site vs off-site construction
We also realised that the sort of P-DfMA systems we were designing for the MOJ could then be transferred across to other government infrastructure projects, thereby facilitating the wider adoption of these beneficial, lean construction processes.. Bryden Wood published the first book on platform design in 2017 (.
A clear brief allows for the design to be checked continuously as it evolves.Our approach to developing a brief is to place it firmly in the context of being a part of the process which ends with a fully functioning hospital.
The brief cannot – or should not – exist in splendid isolation.It must take into account the massing of the hospital, the plant and M&E requirements, servicing facilities, the extent and location of the car parks.In our minds, the brief is intrinsically linked to the construction strategy.
It is intrinsically linked to the overall feasibility of the building.. We are an integrated company, with multi-disciplinary teams working across all our projects from the earliest stages.We have a strong background in technology, engineering and construction.
The result of this is that we do not need to design to approximations and allowances – we can be precise from the outset.. Design from the inside out.
Fundamental to our design approach is that we start from the client’s requirements, which we establish during a series of early workshops.Nearly everyone in the Creative Technologies team is an architect or engineer who has experienced this first hand.
No-one will want to be an architect if it’s boring.But architects’ potential impact on the built environment is constantly smothered because they have to do a ton of boring stuff and can’t focus on what they want to be doing and where they can add the most value; which is the clever, creative stuff.. Software next.
The software we use in the construction industry is designed (as for every industry) to appeal to a wide audience and to deliver functionality to the largest number of users.This means it will often support mainstream design behaviours but it won’t push the boundaries of the possible.