, has been created by Bryden Wood and Cast with the Mayor of London for housing and we see examples from outside the industry such as the Ikea 3D Kitchen Planner..
For example, PRiSM allows us to generate a design very quickly.We can then use a range of simulation tools to optimise and refine the design, in order to deliver the best possible solution for a specific site.
We are able to consider a variety of architectural and environmental factors: energy balance, people movements, overshadowing, architectural aesthetics, and placemaking.This gives us much better, and much more considered, designs at site level.. Additionally, our work on REM teaches us that if the algorithm creates an unusual outcome, the solution is to fix the ruleset, not the algorithmic model.Over time, this creates vastly improved results, as the rules and algorithmic designs get better and better.
These results have allowed us to visualise and assess both the risks and opportunities of a smart motorway at the earliest planning stages.Consequently, it now takes a few days to do what used to take months..
Eventually, we believe these design apps will start to link up and talk to each other, forming a linked digital ecosystem.
As such, this kind of broad, architectural master planning will not be done subjectively, by people, but rather will occur as a result of millions of iterations of potential placements.So unlike in standard construction, M&E system requirements – initial and on-going – are factored in from the start, in minute detail, as an integral part of the design.
We include routing and fixings in the design of the fabric of the building, with precision, so as to minimise on-site adjustment and facilitate installation.We maximise the use of off-site pre-fabrication, and share elements across M&E services as much as is practicable..
This approach means that, for M&E services, as well as across the whole project, we reduce cost, time, materials and waste, while increasing quality, worker safety and overall efficiency..It is Bryden Wood’s integrated approach – where our M&E team forms a core part of the project team – that makes this possible.. M&E design at the Forge: a working example.