Finding Places project.
For a pharmaceutical plant that needs to satisfy uncertain demand in an emerging market, this could entail seeing the capacity of the production equipment, its utilisation, the labour required to operate it, and the flexibility of the equipment to produce either different or more products..In each case the representation is driven by what client and stakeholders need to see to satisfy themselves that the proposed solution meets their needs, but also to inform the wider team to decide what the next design iteration needs to look like to create an even better and more detailed solution.. At the end of this process, we have not simply a good design but also a transparent account of how expert knowledge and stakeholder requirements steered the decision-making process.
This not only gives our clients the confidence that they have got the right solution, but ensures they understand why this design is preferable over all others.We maximise understanding, efficiency and value.. An approach that feeds back into the business.This process reflects our experience and research on design, thinking and deciding.
It is structured to guide and stimulate thinking and creativity.It allows us to combine strategic knowledge on the client side with regards to their business, and our own design knowledge about how buildings work and are constructed.. Our creative use of digital construction technologies allows us to supercharge this process.
We have embedded the process into our own management systems and the outputs we produce.
We update these continually so that we capture learnings and leverage them to improve the results of the projects that follow.However simplified, this is still construction, and the process still involves big data.
However, the digital library can mobilise this wealth of data available.No longer overwhelming, it becomes easy to manage and utilise.
Designers can consider the most complex and vast strands of data and options immediately and simultaneously..This data helps designers plan for the fullest range of complex requirements at the earliest stages, from safety to stakeholder requirements, from operations to maintenance, from re-use and net zero to wider sustainability goals..