Creating this model in a simulation tool would require defining individual assembly sequences and required resources at each step, the resources available and, depending on the requirements of the project, component stock, transport, and necessary aspects of the supply chain.
• Retaining existing species and the arrangement of buildings around trees enhance connection to nature.. • All apartments have a private outdoor space in the form of exterior decks and balconies.. • The design takes advantage of the site’s natural slope to give direct access to all flats, without the need for a lift (healthy lifestyle).. Wellbeing and office buildings.Before the pandemic, the commercial market in the UK experienced a growing interest in sustainability with intense competition to build best-in-class developments in terms of sustainability, energy efficiency and design for wellbeing credentials.. Bryden Wood is the lead designer of The Forge, an office building in central London, which has been designed to the highest sustainable design and wellbeing standards.
The project aims to become Net Zero Carbon in line with the UKGBC Framework definition to Net Zero, achieve BREEAM Excellent and WELL Gold.As a result of the adoption of strategies in line with WELL, the building will create a truly healthy working environment where the air quality, water, daylight, thermal and acoustic experiences will be of the highest design for wellbeing standards.. As part of the aspiration to design a healthy workspace, the design team has paid special attention to the selection of sustainable materials, looking at sustainability credentials and identifying products which are not detrimental to air quality..In line with the client’s ambitions to use sustainable materials, building elements have been chosen to avoid products that come from areas of high risk for modern slavery and, where possible, they have been procured locally and specified with responsible sourcing certificates (all permanent timber will be FSC certified)..
The sustainably focused design promotes the use of healthy materials, avoiding products identified in the client’s prohibited materials list, which includes materials labelled as acutely toxic, serious health hazard, Persistent Bio-Accumulative (PBA), and the use of Chromium VI, PVC, Rayon, Asbestos, Mercury, Lead, Cadmium or other heavy metals.Finishes, paints and adhesives have been selected to meet the formaldehyde, Benzene and VOC thresholds from the WELL Standard..
The future of wellbeing in architectural design.
The impact of the pandemic has highlighted the importance of designing for wellbeing.Importantly, effective master planning also allows the client to explain simply – and sell – their issues, requirements and planning to other (senior) internal stakeholders, demonstrating clearly how to move from a present state to potential future states, and the benefits of doing so.. Bryden Wood’s master planning process.
Our approach to master planning is collaborative, and iterative.Collaborative because there is usually no one person who understands every element of the situation (we bring together the right people to combine their knowledge and experience).
Iterative because the problem is unwrapped and understood gradually, by identifying potential solutions, analysing them and feeding the outcome back into the continuously evolving problem statement.The team evaluates the outcome, revises their understanding of the problem (if required), and goes around the loop again, with new, adjusted or more developed solutions..