‘We often have kick-off meetings with about 20 people from contractors to suppliers etc.
There are a lot of female architects.We all work together on a project… it’s more of an even split in this office and we’re all working together and bringing the same sort of things to the table..
I think the kinds of projects we get involved with [at Bryden Wood] are really interesting - the areas that we look into, the DfMA aspect of things.I think as an engineer it presents a greater challenge.I think this company challenges the architects to push the envelope a bit more.
We don’t just go with the standard tried and true designs.We have to be stretched to prove something will work, which obviously makes it more challenging.
But in the end, we are potentially the only people that can deliver that kind of solution because we do have a whole multidisciplinary approach to things.
oy that aspect of it.'.This will also reduce the embodied carbon..
Consider design for deconstruction at the start of the design process rather than try to retrofit it into the design part way through.. Be clear on the potential flexibility that is needed by the proposed occupants and consider what future flexibility could be included with minimal additional materials, allowing the building to be adaptable and future-fit..Embrace digital design to have more understanding and control over the design decisions and material quantities.. Use recycled materials wherever possible and adapt project aspirations to suit..
Develop clear and concise operation and maintenance (O&M) information to enable the future building to be well maintained and have the potential to be reused or recycled as valuable components in the future..Consider each layer of a building, with a different strategy for each which responds to the life expectancy of each layer..