the reduction of embodied carbon from the reuse of existing buildings.
In 2018, Jami ‘led the development of several projects that have pushed the boundaries of traditional architectural design and delivered groundbreaking solutions for both public and private sector clients, particularly in the residential sector,’ says Langley.. Cresser-Brown notes the importance of embracing new technologies and explains that her work leading the ‘Central Logic’ approach at Bryden Wood embeds ‘logic driven methodologies into digital workflows to accelerate design processes at varying scales and across a broad range of sectors.’.With a goal of working smarter and more efficiently, standardising elements, which can be repeated without being detrimental to the overall design, is a key part of the solution.
Ultimately, such a process allows a focus of effort on architectural features which enhance the built environment, says Jami.. She is currently working with the Creative Technologies team on two such projects.The first is a web app to accelerate the design of precision manufactured housing in London for the Greater London Authority (GLA).It allows users to create intelligent models within a 3D context, based on government space standards and DfMA rationale.
Adaptability and feedback on the suitability of certain DfMA construction systems are just some of its features.Cresser-Brown notes that because designs are generated at speed, it allows users to ‘make objective decisions based on far greater exploratory studies than possible using traditional feasibility workflows.’.
Phil Langley points out that ‘the app encodes... ‘best practice’ design guidance from across the manufacturing and systemisation industry and will be made freely available and open source.’.
Jami is also currently working on an Innovate UK funded project for the design configuration of primary schools.There can be no doubt that the UK has a crucial role to play in shaping the future of the construction industry.
The Construction Leadership Council, working very closely with the Department for International Trade, has started to address this.They’re considering what it means for consultants like Bryden Wood, Mott MacDonald, Arup and others, as well as the big contractors and construction managers.
We need to evaluate how we can get behind a UK value proposition and create something that allows us to export all of our wonderful technologies and services internationally.At the same time, we also need to stay focused on the capability to service our own needs here in the UK.