The urgency of accelerating industrialisation.
The final design concept was deliberately simple.Process spaces were housed on a single level, raised above the ground to meet flood protection requirements.
A technical floor was located above the process.Offsite modular prefabrication helped improve programme delivery..Working alongside local stakeholders to ensure the viability of delivery in Italy, we overlapped design, procurement and construction activities to prioritise elements of the build according to variables like complexity and long-lead-time equipment..
Rigorous interrogation of the design at each stage helped ensure construction and commissioning was completed on budget and within a very tight schedule: 15 months from groundbreaking to handover of the fully finished facility..The project was one of two FOYA Category Winners for Social Impact in 2020.
“The team paid attention to creating a ‘can do’ attitude and culture whilst implementing accelerated delivery tools,” said the FOYA Judging Panel.
“As a result, GSK and ViiV Healthcare ensured the continuity of supply of Fostemsavir for clinical trials.”.The simplicity of the single-story campus also remains a key challenge for Europe, and, even in the US, this development strategy is being challenged.
Multi-story building geometries with associated distribution complexities and more space for plant are having to be envisioned, carrying with them potential impact on CapEx and OpEx envelopes, as well as embodied carbon and carbon in use.Along with this, speed to market remains high on the agenda and, by default, pre-construction timescales are increasingly coming under pressure..
The dream for design standardisation remains alive but is being challenged by rapidly changing technology and service demands.The development of localisation and local code compliance for standardised design is a key USP but a balance must be struck between standardisation, localisation, and the ability to pivot towards rapidly evolving technology and tenant demands.. What are the problems that need to be solved?.
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