I am sure this is magnified millions of times across the world.
Platform Design for better individual assets.We sometimes hear people express concern that Modern Methods of Construction will be the death of good design.
On the contrary, we believe construction Platforms and DfMA will deliver better, more holistically designed, individual assets.Not cookie-cutter buildings.A key aspect of a Platforms approach to design is the notion that we standardise at component level, but allow complete freedom at asset level.
A standardised kit of parts, coupled with the use of machines to eliminate repetitive tasks, will give architects and designers more time to spend exploring outcomes and adding value.This will, in turn, allow them to create refined, client-specific designs which are every bit as aesthetically pleasing and unique as buildings designed by traditional methods.
We also believe there will be a shift in where we think creativity is best placed within the architectural process.
Our Creative Technologies team - the vast majority of whom are architects - know that developing the algorithm and computational design is as much a part of the creative design process as sketching something.. M for Manufacture in DfMA: The move to a manufacturing mindset.Although that’s been available for some time, the conversations around commonality are a significant shift.
The Construction Innovation Hub’s work last year with the Defining the Need Report looked at the specific pipelines of infrastructure delivery (particularly social infrastructure), and analyzed what specification requirements were already in place, their maturity, and how much common ground existed..The level of significant overlap was surprising.
Over fifty percent of the estates were not unique in any way.And yet, the way these programs are being delivered is incredibly diverse, which simply doesn’t make economic sense.
(Editor: Smart Chargers)