The inherent agility of Platform construction means that final decisions on configuration can be made much later in the process than in traditional construction, allowing for change, if necessary, during design and build..
‘We were able, with Circle Reading, to give the building an aesthetic which was beyond purely functional,’ says Wood..Beyond its striking glass exterior, lies the building’s central atrium - a sleek, communal space, three stories high and full of light, which houses a reception and cafe, accompanying tables, leather sofas and modern artwork.
It’s an area Orthopaedic Surgeon, Raj Goel jokingly, but admiringly, refers to as ‘the foyer.’ ‘Patients say, “Wow, what a great place to work in,”’ he says..The other Circle staff members seem to agree, united in their appreciation for this particularly special aspect of the hospital.Maswiken enthuses about the sense of cleanliness one is given, casting a view across the space.
Kirsty Cobden, a member of the Business Development Team who often holds events in the atrium, says she thinks the area’s aspirational, calm atmosphere has a direct effect on patients.‘It doesn’t look like a hospital,’ she says, ‘so it puts them at ease as soon as they walk in… There’s a smell to hospitals.
Whereas when you walk in here, you’ve got the smell of the deli, of the food, of coffee.’.
Martin Wood describes the concentration for the design of the hospital as being on efficiency of flow, in a way that ‘owes more to manufacturing processes, owes more to buildings that are directly about efficiency in outcome.’ However, he notes that at Circle this doesn’t compromise the user experience in the least.Interdisciplinary collaboration enhances sustainability.
Pablo highlighted the unique advantage at Bryden Wood, where architects, engineers, and sustainability experts work under one roof.This setup facilitates a more integrated design process, allowing for seamless collaboration and innovation, especially in sustainability efforts.. 2.
Role of modern methods of construction in sustainability.The conversation emphasised the critical link between modern methods of construction (MMC), such as Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), and sustainability.
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