The Design to Value approach relies fundamentally on close collaboration between a wider range of experts than is seen in conventional projects, particularly including business functions.
The complexities, interactions and patterns reveal the essence of every project – they tell the stories of where value actually lies.Innovationunlocks a beautiful and creative process which allows for a collision of perspectives and thinking.
And it is these insights that can lead to elegant solutions to complex problems..Definition and Origins of Design to Value.. With roots in both the rapid iterating of product design and the holistic thinking of total architecture of the past, Design to Value combines the relentless seeking of value with a clarity of purpose.Each project is unique, but an ethos and approach prevail: you focus on what you want the project to do, how it should best function and who it should serve –rather than a specific material outcome..
In this sense, Design to Value begins with near-anthropological analysis, delving deep into the various needs of each project’s constituents, from client to planner to end users.Describing the needs of all of the stakeholders in a project leads to a ‘problem statement’.
Unlike a traditional brief, which works to corral a project before it even begins, effectively shutting down possibilities, a problem statement opens them up.
The problem statement pinpoints the gap between the existing state and the desired state (of a company, a site, a process) and defines the core values that will drive the project.Space.. Spatial constraints in office buildings can result in unproductive or inflexible lab layouts.. Office to lab conversions will often result in some compromises.
Where the science, technology, and compliance (safety and quality) are generally hard requirements, it is often the productivity or flexibility of the lab space that is impacted..Regarding productivity, office to lab conversions tend to be less spatially efficient (e.g.
bench space per floor area) than a new-build.This can be due to structural grids or the general proportions of the available space, among other things.
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