Jaimie Johnston recognises that people are becoming bogged down in the granularity of the words, even with terms like ‘on-site’ and ‘off-site.’.
It’s very good.’.Head of Nursing Paul Highton expresses this same sentiment when discussing the various options he has if needing to move quickly to another area of the facility.
‘It’s very easy, really,’ he says.‘There’s a central stairway, which you can sort of run up, or walk with intent… The lifts are very quick.They’re very spacious.
It’s easy to negotiate your way around.If, for some reason, I couldn’t go that way, there are fire exits at each end of the building, which I could go up if needed.’.
The other aspect of the hospital’s sense of spaciousness is, of course, provided by the rooms themselves.
Supplies Lead Wendy Bonard-Williams comments that her team are fortunate in this regard.The MHCLG categorisation of MMC is comprehensive and includes the application of digital tools to drive productivity improvements both on site and in factories.
The use of digital tools is an important part of DfMA which relies on capturing knowledge about how a building will be delivered from the earliest stages..The rapid pace of change in digitisation has created a great opportunity to integrate DfMA into projects in ways not previously possible.
Data contained within digital objects can be used to explore, test and validate construction methods from the earliest project stages..The role of the designer is evolving to include the creation and maintenance of digital assets with great potential value.