Ultimately, we suspect that over time buildings will become flexible configurations of components, rather than large, fixed assets.
In a world where everyone may need to work from home, what does that mean for designing and building flats and houses?If every occupant has to have the space, power and connectivity to work effectively?
And what will we do with that space if it’s not needed, if the occupants have jobs that can’t be done at home?.How will we design and build offices, if there’s the possibility that they might have to be re-purposed for domestic, healthcare or manufacturing purposes?How will we adapt workspaces, ventilation, lifts and kitchens so that we can keep working if (when) new viruses arrive?
What can we do with existing buildings?.Our Platforms approach to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA) provides some answers here.
As a method of construction, it presents many advantages, but in this context three stand out:.
The Platforms approach to construction uses standard components for buildings that can be assembled in a number of ways, depending on the purpose of the building.People with different design disciplines within Bryden Wood will work together.
There may also be external consultants working on the same projects.”.What’s the academic part like?.
“Bryden Wood are currently sponsoring my HND in Building Services Engineering at Southbank University.Once I complete that in 2021, I will study part time for a full degree in building services engineering whilst continuing to work.
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