Mass Bespoke: a digital construction system from Bauman Lyons Architects

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This project demonstrates a system, ‘Mass Bespoke’ (MB) that joins parametric design & prefabricationto assist self/custom home builders. MB enables ease of construction & allowsdistributed fabrication, so those with limited experience can build to a high quality, meetingPassivhaus standards where desired, at a lower cost than traditional building methods.Whilst discussing prefabricated houses to meet the housing crisis, Design for Homes’ DavidBirkbeck said: ‘Prefab works well if you have extensive repetition. But we don’t do repetitionin the UK because… of oddly shaped pieces of land requiring sensitive responses… we haveyet to see a successful example that has broken out from the niche.’ MB Bespoke addressesthis issue by incorporating parametrics into a system that outputs bespoke, modular,prefabricated houses, the issue of varying land shape & form is ameliorated by overcomingthe previous constraints of repetition. MB brings increased level of cost/build certainty toearly design stages, making building easier to engage with.Bauman Lyons (BL) propose a £130,514 POC project to develop MB. MB uses parametricdesign to enable users to explore various design iterations rapidly & easily, but with enhancedfunctionality over that already available by: 1) providing performance, cost & quantityinformation up-front 2) outputting files ready for the BIM environment; 3) outputting filesready for 3rd party software conversion into g-code, to enable pre-fabrication of constructioncomponents; 4) integration of engineering into MB, allowing structural requirements to adaptautomatically with changes to geometries & components. MB seeks to automate the outputrequirements for building regulation approvals.MB satisfies two Government drivers: 1) a need for increased self-build; 2) a need for smartconstruction/digital design by 2025. MB will expedite builds, as other components (such aswindows) can be ordered at the same as the MB construction system.