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Behind the Scenes: How SHoP Designed an Innovative, Modular Brooklyn Brownstone [VIDEO]

Thursday, April 24th, 2014

Last month, Fast Company named SHoP Architects as the world’s most innovative company in architecture of 2014.

This is no surprise to us at Dassault Systèmes. SHoP is a long-time customer and uses 3DS technology to develop high-profile projects such as the iconic Barclays Center in New York City, home to the Brooklyn Nets. Using the 3DS platform, SHoP designed and engineered the Center’s façade, then developed data for off-site fabrication and on-site construction coordination of 12,000 uniquely sized steel panels.

SHoP has always embraced the idea of a new challenge. So when approached to design and fabricate a four-story modular residence for Red Hook, an area in Brooklyn hard-hit by Hurricane Sandy, the firm was quick to rise to the occasion.
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The Architect’s Cheat Sheet: 3 Questions Your Client Needs You To Answer

Thursday, April 17th, 2014

Architects, you are in the sometimes-tricky position to help your clients craft the space of their dreams, within the constraints of reality.

When you’re hired to plan a project, and your client team is starry eyed over the unlimited possibilities, don’t forget to carefully consider the 3 essential business questions that only you can address.

To win the project, it’s critical to address their aesthetic, branding, and programmatic needs.

But to construct a long-term success, below are the key questions the building owner/operator needs you to answer.

Experienced architects and planners should be prepared to address the following 3 questions in detail after your building/space planning process is complete.

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A Lean Construction Case Study: Planning and Coordinating Prefabrication at St. Elizabeth Hospital

Thursday, April 10th, 2014

McGraw Hill Construction, the Lean Construction Institute and Dassault Systèmes teamed up recently to produce an in-depth report on Lean Construction. Below is a case study from the report:

Planning and Coordinating Prefabrication to Increase Project Profitability

St. Elizabeth Hospital 5-Story Patient Tower and Connector Building in Appleton, Wisconsin

The Boldt Company has been using Lean project delivery for over a decade, and they have been able to bring many of the lessons they learned from the industrial side of their business to bear on their general building projects, according to Will Lichtig, vice president of business and process development at Boldt.

As general contractors who self-perform many trades and work collaboratively with trade partners on others, prefabrication is one area where they have been able to find opportunities to improve cost, schedule and safety on their projects while sustaining or improving quality. (more…)

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How to Use Prefabrication on a Lean Construction Project

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014

McGraw Hill Construction, the Lean Construction Institute and Dassault Systèmes teamed up recently to produce an in-depth report on Lean Construction. Below is an excerpt we wanted to highlight.

Lean Strategies for Employing Prefabrication

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Lean design and construction focuses on improving total project performance, rather than reducing the cost or accelerating the delivery of single activities or phases.

While the use of prefabricated components and modular construction is not new to the industry, their application has increased dramatically in recent years.