DfMA and productisation: From one-off to repeatable
Integrated Design in practice: Transforming complex architectural visions into a simplified, scalable kit-of-parts | The Forge
Construction treats every project as bespoke. Manufacturing treats every product as the starting point for the next iteration. Bryden Wood has spent more than 30 years closing that gap – applying Design for Manufacture and Assembly to create buildings and components that are fabricated with precision, assembled efficiently, and designed to be repeated at scale.
Aerial drone flyover of igus Phase 8, Cologne, showing the roofdomes, external steel pylons and rooftop photovoltaic array
Our Platform approach to DfMA: P-DfMA – identifies the structural and dimensional features shared across building types to create a cross-sector kit of standardised parts, supporting the full range of architectural ambition while delivering the economies of scale that manufacturing achieves across every other industry. Capital cost and programme reductions of 30% are not uncommon. At The Forge, P-DfMA reduced upfront embodied carbon by 39% – independently verified by Cundall – and doubled on-site productivity.
