Sharp says the situation has led to a nervousness and immaturity surrounding data, resulting in a tendency to either refuse to share data, or a lack of control for the end user.
Future-proofing buildings through platforms and standardisation.The concept of using platform-based approaches and standardisation, such as the kit-of-parts system discussed, is highlighted as a way to reduce embodied carbon and simplify the calculation and management of sustainable design elements.
This approach not only allows for precision in design but also facilitates the reuse and repurposing of building components, contributing to a circular economy in the construction sector..These takeaways reflect the comprehensive approach to sustainable design discussed in the podcast, emphasising the need for holistic and integrated strategies to improve the sustainability of the built environment.A Transformative Step in Residential Architecture Design Could Help to Solve the Housing Shortage Using PMH Construction Technology.Whether we call it a housing shortage, or a housing crisis, it’s no secret the UK is facing a serious problem.
The lack of quality homes has been a key topic of discussion for many years within the construction industry.Back in 2017, the Mayor of London announced the need for at least 50,000 new homes per year in the capital.
However, since then, only around 40,000 have been built, and only a little over 25% of those are considered ‘affordable.’ The disparity between need and production in residential architecture highlights a broader, but equally critical, issue - the problems and inefficiency of the wider construction industry.
At Bryden Wood, we hope our housing design app, PRiSM, will help to form part of the solution.. Our problem as an industry is simple enough to understand; it stretches beyond residential architecture into other social infrastructure sectors as well.‘Everything about this place is space,’ says Raj Goel.
‘There’s nice space everywhere.’.The facility generously houses five theatres, thirty inpatient and twenty day case beds, fifteen consulting rooms and an extensive rehabilitation department.
Describing the process of layout design for the hospital, Wood notes that the more Bryden Wood understood about the hospital and its patients, the more they were able to ‘codify their operations, their adjacencies and their spaces…’ He discusses the fact that Bryden Wood were able to benefit from a considerable amount of consultation and direct input from the professionals who were actually going to be using the facility.All of that knowledge was then enshrined into a three dimensional design tool, he says, which became like a ‘vocabulary of spaces…’.