Among other things, it begins to help us fill in some of the digital gaps left by the construction industry’s more traditional processes.
‘Moving in here has made me realise that there are some really bad office spaces out there,’ says Shaun, ‘but this place makes you realise that an environment can make you work harder and make you happier.You spend so much time at work, it’s really important.
I feel really happy coming here.It’s a place that is conducive to creating great architecture.’.Khalifa agrees, ‘having a space has made a huge difference.
The open nature of the building really helps me.I like walking around to see what the other studios are putting up on their walls.
It really motivates me to keep on going and be creative.’ All of the GWS studios have glass walls, which means every stuck-up Post-it note or storyboard is showcased to the world giving away just a little bit of what lies beneath.
It keeps the light moving as well as a sense of inspiration between the residents.. ‘We originally wanted a studio in the atrium, but they were all taken.‘This made the delivery of the building faster,’ says Wood.
‘It made the quality of the building higher and the accuracy of the building higher, and it made this efficiency repeatable on future projects with relative ease.’ Notably, he says, the process also enabled ‘an understanding of the potential scale and efficiency of the building much earlier than normally possible.’.Maswiken recognises that the building’s sense of spaciousness comes from the fact that the hospital benefits from such a ‘well thought out design.’ ‘We’re very lucky with our building and the set up,’ he says.
‘You don’t feel claustrophobic at all.’.Goel says that from his perspective it’s all very well organised.