Digital files from the model can be sent directly to the fabricator.
Flexibility in modular construction.At Bryden Wood, it’s a guiding principle that we never compromise the design to fit the system.
Rather, our aim is to allow a level of flexibility in the components to resolve the tension between the need for optimisation and variability – what the market wants, or clients need.For example, with the Platform to superstructure, we have a series of standard connection brackets, which link the beams and columns.The same brackets are used consistently and they are colour-coded.
This makes it easy to teach people how to do the assembly and they become very quick at doing it.However, the beams and columns can be any length.
Spans can be specific to particular clients, but to the operative on site, it's the same yellow bracket, requiring the same torque wrench and two bolts.
Platforms enable us to get down to a much more granular level and simultaneously open the door for continual improvement and variability going forward with respect to supply chain choices, material choices and so on.. Maximising value with construction platforms.This is understandable, but it’s a missed opportunity.
It’s wrong to think of designers as glorified technicians who turn project briefs into drawings and specifications that can be handed over to a contractor.The real challenge, and where designers can help their clients best, is to engage with stakeholders and come up with creative solutions that form the basis of the brief for a successful project.
This is true Design to Value and adopting such an approach in conjunction with Modern Methods of Construction is transformational..Engaging with stakeholders to build an initial model of a solution.