Overall, it will mean the public can form and offer opinions based on rich and contextualised information, rather than on inaccessible and indigestible data and projects in isolation..

The construction Platform movement is gaining momentum and we hope it could be our current reality within five to ten years.It’s entirely achievable, so long as the industry decides that the time has come to take action, and that this is the direction we want to move.

If it’s not, then why not?.To listen to Jaimie Johnston talking about the future of Platform Construction and DfMA in more detail, listen to Episode 2 of our Built Environment Matters podcast.Or, you can download and read our e-book on Platforms.Earlier this year, the government announced that they would spend £2.7 billion on building hospitals.

That’s a large amount of money, and very welcome.But we could make the money spent on hospital design and construction go further – about 30% further, in fact.. Our most recent major healthcare architecture project opened at the beginning of September 2020 in Edgbaston, UK.

Circle Rehabilitation is a beautiful building, with some spectacular architectural and engineering features, as well as being a cutting-edge, best-in-class hospital with five operating theatres, ten first stage recovery beds, 20 second stage recovery beds, 20 hospital bedrooms and 120 bedrooms for rehabilitation patients.

It has a comprehensive imaging department and a large physiotherapy capacity for elective care and rehabilitation services.. And yet it cost 30% less to build than comparable hospitals.. Design to Value - an integrated approach to architecture and construction.We have led the interface detailing between the different façade packages and have carried out all the façade performance engineering and detailing, including: structural, thermal and condensation risk, waterproofing, air tightness, fire and acoustics.. We work with:.

main contractors who are interested in innovation and exploring the benefits of alternative construction systems or DfMA conversions; and looking to de-risk certain packages, eg facades.Specialist subcontractors for facades, M&E prefabrication etc.

particularly on complex projects.Fabricators and suppliers of precast, GRC, GRG etc.. Clients who understand the benefits of special or modern methods of construction and want to guide their contractors to adopt them; especially clients with geometrically complex projects who want early proactive input to make sure that architectural ambition can be made practically deliverable for their contractors.