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Responsibility, risk and reward are increasingly split among an array of organisations whose interests are not aligned, and whose view of a project is unhelpfully narrow.. As a result, value is diluted at every stage and clients end up with built assets that are simply not as good as they should be..There is a better way, and that is to Design to Value (DtV).. Design to Value.
Adopting a Design to Value approach means understanding that the most efficient route to the most efficient solution is first to make sure you analyse and understand the commercial opportunity (or requirement) from every angle.Metrics such as capital cost and return on investment, for example, don’t define how well an asset functions in the world.There is much more to it than that.
Design that is fully rooted in a Design to Value methodology should also consider criteria such as the expected lifetime of components and materials, as well as aspects such as location, climate change, or the wellbeing of the workforce.. Maximising the value of an asset is finding the right balance of a wide range of criteria.. As an approach, Design to Value (DtV) is well understood and applied in the manufacturing industries, and its application is richly informative and highly effective for construction.It leads to objective analysis of every aspect of a process, every element of resource requirement, energy consumption, knowledge, and cost.
It leads to testing of the value parameters each of these elements is being measured against.
It is rigorous, logical and data-driven.. Design to Value may lead to a solution that is very different to the one initially conceived, but it will be a solution that is fully thought through, appropriate and complete.‘Yes, we encourage people to come to the socials to network and mingle.
We throw two big parties per year in the atrium or the courtyard,’ says Kristi, ‘or sometimes we’ll just book a table in the local pub or our cafe.’ And it’s not just socials and yoga on offer, the management team are also looking to offer business help and guidance to the residents, ‘We’ve got a free talk coming up next week by a business coach, which will be great for the startups.We’re also actively trying to encourage skill sharing.’.
Great Western Studios really is the epitome of what a modern workspace should deliver to its occupants, from its light-filled, five-storey central atrium and chic industrial design, all the way through to its sense of community and focus on the wellness of the hard-working people within.Kristi tells me, ‘People always come to Reception and say, ‘’Oh my God.