As the building gets smaller, so does the air handling plant.
The manufacturing industry has long enjoyed the benefits of this design to value approach.At BMW and Volkswagen a common car chassis is used across all models.
It’s the finer details that change from car to car - the wheels, trim, engine, bodywork… Similarly, Ikea use a limited kit of components to create their various pieces of furniture.It doesn’t matter whether you’re making a bed, wardrobe or bookcase, most of the connecting pieces are the same.Construction Platforms allow us to apply this same type of thinking to built assets.
Yes, those assets require flexibility, but the need for flexibility doesn’t have to be at odds with standardisation.Using P-DfMA, we can have both..
Flexibility in modular construction.
At Bryden Wood, it’s a guiding principle that we never compromise the design to fit the system.It didn’t develop the design for you, but it had lots of applications.
Architects can use PRiSM to learn more about PMH techniques, including their rules, opportunities and constraints.Local authorities, housing associations and developers can use the app to drive standardisation across their estates, using a pattern book of apartments to deliver projects more efficiently, and achieving benefits like standardised maintenance regimes.
Manufacturers benefit from learning more about the types of buildings architects working with MMC techniques can design.Contractors can use the app to validate designs and rebuild an architect’s work very quickly.