Recognising this reality, platform construction (P-DfMA) was Bryden Wood’s attempt to identify these types of cross-sector commonalities and develop a kit of parts which could then be used to build a variety of different sector types, but using the same components.

Typically, clients spend a lot of time thinking about what they want out of a building.They try to formulate the solution as precisely as possible and then appoint a design consultant to turn that into a good design.

Stakeholders are consulted along the way and experts review the design at certain points, but have little control over a concept that is put forward by the lead designer and is not always based on a full understanding of all relevant aspects.Changes in the design are discouraged because that only leads to delay..This is understandable, but it’s a missed opportunity.

It’s wrong to think of designers as glorified technicians who turn project briefs into drawings and specifications that can be handed over to a contractor.The real challenge, and where designers can help their clients best, is to engage with stakeholders and come up with creative solutions that form the basis of the brief for a successful project.

This is true Design to Value and adopting such an approach in conjunction with Modern Methods of Construction is transformational..

Engaging with stakeholders to build an initial model of a solution.A much bigger impact comes from the place, where it’s done, and bigger still is the culture imbued.. You have to take care of what people hear, what they see and what they feel..

This fired our imagination about the creation of a Grand Hotel of Value.A beautiful, relaxing place to stay for people who want to solve problems together.

This could be done over breakfast, while swimming in the pool, formally in a meeting room, on the terrace, in the bar.Collisions of people and ideas in a setting where the mundane can be left in the lobby.. A frivolous thought.