4 Surprising Benefits of Industrialized Construction
U.K. firm Bryden Wood addresses some of the industry’s most pressing challenges with manufacturing principles
When many people hear the term prefabrication, they think of uniform, unattractive tract housing—the “little boxes made of ticky-tacky” derided in Malvina Reynolds’ satirical anthem. But in fact, design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) has the potential to help design and construction firms create innovative projects that bring clients’ visions to life in new ways.
Bryden Wood, a longtime Autodesk client and multidisciplinary design company with offices in London, St. Albans and Singapore, has been a pioneer in industrialized construction, putting manufacturing principles into its construction practices for more than two decades. Jaimie Johnston, director and head of global system for Bryden Wood, said misconceptions surrounding industrialized construction are so pervasive that, until recently, the firm was hesitant to even bring up the method in conversations with clients.