However, both Marks and Johnston agree on the fact that it’s a true sign of progress to now be able to discuss the rise of industrialised construction in so many countries across the world.
Defining the Need.’ analysis of the Government estate identified the most common elements with the greatest potential to deliver the required assets – this was a precursor to the Construction Playbook’s ‘Harmonise, digitise, rationalise’ policy.
One insight was that 3 structural typologies represent most of the Government estate.These typologies were called Platforms because they embody the common features of multiple assets: structural grids, beams, columns, connectors, slabs etc.Behind these commonalities lies a common kit of components, a much smaller set of components vs bespoke, traditional construction.. A limited number of components streamlines compliance.
The analysis showed that in fact 70% of the public sector estate could be delivered by one structural platform: a mid-span c.8m structural solution.As platforms ‘lock down’ the set of component specifications that sit behind design, this reduces the set of technical variables and requirements.
This immediately standardises the process and streamlines the range of technical compliance as a result.
Plus, with choices in the assembly, architectural outcomes can still be recognisably different and tailored..Once we clarify the structure of the briefing information, we identify key stakeholders.. We conduct extensive engagement with clinical and non-clinical staff, as well as patients and visitors.
We examine the flows and resources of people through the building, in order to maximise efficiency at every opportunity.We reduce avoidable travel by designing to adjacencies and linkages wherever they add value – while at the same time understanding the need to keep certain functions, or categories of user, very separate.
We include and consider as many variables as we can to make sure that the hospital will function as well as it can.. We produce detailed functional and support diagrams to guide the process.When these diagrams are agreed with our client, we create spatial diagrams, detailing all required rooms, their shapes and the relations between them.