Existing offices, like all buildings, will almost always harbour some latent issues that will add complication during design or construction.

Bryden Wood had been working with MoJ since 2011, when we helped developed their BIM Implementation Plan.We went on to join the MoJ’s multi-disciplinary designer framework in 2014 and, before PETP, developed a ‘proof of concept’ for the application of DfMA to the custodial estate..

In February 2016, at the beginning of PETP, we conducted research into the aspects of design that can help influence rehabilitative outcomes.The huge stakeholder engagement effort that informed the new prison design was the biggest piece of research ever undertaken by the department into the effectiveness of prison design and building use.This is a very good example of how evidence underpins our approach to design.. Stakeholders and sources of evidence included:.

Prisoner support groups, including the Prison Advice and Care Trust.

Policy staff and academics from across Europe.

A review of other models of incarceration and a comprehensive literature review relating to carceral geography.Again, this maximises yield per m2, with the added benefit of a reduction in costly M&E distribution paths..

Deferring CapEx, delivering predictability.Data centres are expensive.

Being able to compress the time from project inception to occupancy, as well as having reliable procurement and supply chain, and a predictable construction programme, is hugely valuable in being able to defer CapEx and cost of finance.. One of the core principles of DfMA is the standardisation of parts and construction/assembly processes.It enables the ‘industrialisation’ of data centre design and construction.