‘It’s very easy, really,’ he says.
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.
The key benefits we bring to contractors and projects are:.Adjust role to fit actual project needs (integration and gap filling).
Integrated detailing and performance design (useful version of 'façade engineering').
Focus on fabrication and construction.It’s a solution to a business problem..
They might be a pharmaceutical company trying to meet demand for their products in an emerging market; a hospital provider that aims to distinguish itself by providing an efficient and hotel-like experience to patients; or the government transforming the prison estate so that it is more rehabilitative.These may sound like very different clients with very different problems, but what we have found is that their challenges are very similar: they all need a solution to a problem that is difficult to articulate because a lot of people are involved, with different values and different perspectives..
The solution is beyond the competence of any single individual designer.It requires knowledge and expertise from a wide range of stakeholders.