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‘There are lots of benefits...while my team work on the menu design, signage and website, etc., Anna’s team is concepting the interior.’.Their GWS tenure began in 2012 when they simply rented two single desks in a shared space.
Now, having grown in size, they occupy two adjoining studios.Anna tells me, ‘We love being on the ground floor.You see other people, their shopfronts.
We like feeling part of the action.It’s a great space to work in.’ Whilst not having an external canalside view like the studios on the opposite side of the building, the central atrium floods the tables in the communal area outside their space with lots of natural light.
‘In the summer, it’s so sunshiney, some people wear shades,’ she says.
Understandably, the stunning atrium is Burles’ favourite thing about the building, ‘it gives light, it gives a sense of space.’ She also particularly likes being at their end of it, which is tucked away at the opposite end from the main entrance as ‘it’s got that slightly knocked back, industrial, vintage look.’ Chris agrees, calling the exposed steel beams, ‘Industrial Chic.’ He is also a huge fan of the breakout area’s big, wooden tables, which he sees as an extended part of their studio.Data visualisations and analytics for manufacturing optimisation.
Our vision is to use F.R.A.C to develop our Platform Approach to designing homes, offices, hospitals, schools and other buildings in a new and innovative way, with a kit of parts approach delivered using robotic technology.. We have already prototyped the robotic manufacture of components from our Platform system and our aim is not only to realise construction projects through robotic technology, but also to share our learnings with the industry and to make the building blocks of F.R.A.C available under open source license during 2020.. Read more about P-DFMA.How can we balance COVID-19, climate change and our energy bills?.As businesses get ready to reopen their office buildings while keeping to social distancing measures, what might the impact be on energy efficiency in those buildings – and the climate emergency?.
Before COVID-19, the climate emergency was very prominent in the media, and the UK was the first major country to commit to achieving zero carbon targets by 2050.With the current pandemic, however, the focus on buildings is moving away from energy efficient buildings, and towards healthy buildings.