Configurator, System Kevin Chen Configurator, System Kevin Chen

Configure. Automate. Optimise.

Our Python-based configurator uses a kit-of-parts to generate a wide range of potential floor plan solutions based on project inputs (target unit mix & sizes, plot geometry and the maximum realisable area or volume) within minutes.

Our Python-based configurator uses a kit-of-parts to generate a wide range of potential floor plan solutions based on project inputs (target unit mix & sizes, plot geometry and the maximum realisable area or volume) within minutes. This automated process includes key output metrics such as floor area categories, unit and room sizes.

Stay tuned to see how we use this approach to further optimise floor area efficiency and economic performance, as well as providing reliable data on costs, LCA and construction time - all at a feasibility study stage.

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Variety in a Systematised Approach

Prefabrication and variety are not mutually-exclusive.

In fact, the design may even become richer - because it tells the story of how a building and its pieces were made and put together.

Prefabrication and variety are not mutually-exclusive. Whilst additional production and assembly constraints may restrict what is possible, site- & project-specific responses, regulatory and life-cycle considerations, as well as varied architectural expression in terms of material, rhythm, pattern, scale and colour, are all still possible.

In fact, the design may even become richer - because it tells the story of how a building and its pieces were made and put together.

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Pre-fab is not what it used to be

Gone are the days when modular, pre-fabricated housing has to be associated with unfeeling and drab concrete boxes. This is what the new era of pre-fab looks and feels like.

Visual of a 4-room corner unit

Visual of a 3-room through-put unit

Gone are the days when modular, pre-fabricated housing has to be associated with unfeeling and drab concrete boxes. Pre-fabricated timber construction is not only more lightweight and sustainable, but creates a warm atmosphere with natural surfaces and a beneficial indoor climate. The simple and honest structural design is made legible in the exposed columns and beams that also delineate interior spaces.
Our partners' innovative manufacturing processes and our system-based approach also allow for a range of configurable interior design lines with variable ceiling and floor materialities, colour ranges and built-in furniture modules.

This is what the new era of pre-fab looks and feels like. 

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Tick-Tock

We strive towards a ~30% reduction in on-site construction time compared to conventional construction methods - and this figure can only get better with every new project.

We strive towards a ~30% reduction in on-site construction time compared to conventional construction methods - and this figure can only get better with every new project.

Why? Because every completed project provides us and our partners with valuable feedback that enables us to incrementally re-engineer our product and refine our process, improving speed, quality and cost.

It is this structured learning and continuous improvement that differentiates a systems-based approach from a one-off project.

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Best of both Worlds: 3D Modular & 2D Panelised

𝖢𝖾 π—Žπ—Œπ–Ύ 𝖺 π–Όπ—ˆπ—‡π—Œπ—π—‹π—Žπ–Όπ—π—‚π—ˆπ—‡ π—Œπ—’π—Œπ—π–Ύπ—† 𝗂𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗅𝗅 π–Όπ—ˆπ—†π—‰π—…π–Ύπ—‘ π–Ύπ—…π–Ύπ—†π–Ύπ—‡π—π—Œ 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖿𝖺𝖻𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 π—ˆπ–Ώπ–Ώ-π—Œπ—‚π—π–Ύ 𝗂𝗇 πŸ₯𝖣 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋 π—†π—ˆπ–½π—Žπ—…π–Ύπ—Œ. π–³π—π–Ύπ—Œπ–Ύ 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 π–Ίπ—Œπ—Œπ–Ύπ—†π–»π—…π–Ύπ–½ π—ˆπ—‡-π—Œπ—‚π—π–Ύ π—π—ˆπ—€π–Ύπ—π—π–Ύπ—‹ 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 π—Œπ—‚π—†π—‰π—…π–Ύ, 𝖿𝗅𝖾𝗑𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾, 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖿𝖺𝖻𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 πŸ€π–£ π—‰π–Ίπ—‡π–Ύπ—…π—Œ. 𝖨𝗇 π—Œπ—ˆ-π–½π—ˆπ—‚π—‡π—€, 𝗐𝖾 π—ˆπ—‰π—π—‚π—†π–Ίπ—…π—…π—’ 𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 π–»π–Ύπ—‡π–Ύπ–Ώπ—‚π—π—Œ π—ˆπ–Ώ 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 π—π—’π—‰π–Ύπ—Œ π—ˆπ–Ώ π—‰π—‹π–Ύπ–Ώπ–Ίπ–»π—‹π—‚π–Όπ–Ίπ—π—‚π—ˆπ—‡.

𝖢𝖾 π—Žπ—Œπ–Ύ 𝖺 π–Όπ—ˆπ—‡π—Œπ—π—‹π—Žπ–Όπ—π—‚π—ˆπ—‡ π—Œπ—’π—Œπ—π–Ύπ—† 𝗂𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗅𝗅 π–Όπ—ˆπ—†π—‰π—…π–Ύπ—‘ π–Ύπ—…π–Ύπ—†π–Ύπ—‡π—π—Œ 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖿𝖺𝖻𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 π—ˆπ–Ώπ–Ώ-π—Œπ—‚π—π–Ύ 𝗂𝗇 πŸ₯𝖣 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖻𝖾𝗋 π—†π—ˆπ–½π—Žπ—…π–Ύπ—Œ. π–³π—π–Ύπ—Œπ–Ύ 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 π–Ίπ—Œπ—Œπ–Ύπ—†π–»π—…π–Ύπ–½ π—ˆπ—‡-π—Œπ—‚π—π–Ύ π—π—ˆπ—€π–Ύπ—π—π–Ύπ—‹ 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 π—Œπ—‚π—†π—‰π—…π–Ύ, 𝖿𝗅𝖾𝗑𝗂𝖻𝗅𝖾, 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖿𝖺𝖻𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 πŸ€π–£ π—‰π–Ίπ—‡π–Ύπ—…π—Œ. 𝖨𝗇 π—Œπ—ˆ-π–½π—ˆπ—‚π—‡π—€, 𝗐𝖾 π—ˆπ—‰π—π—‚π—†π–Ίπ—…π—…π—’ 𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 π–»π–Ύπ—‡π–Ύπ–Ώπ—‚π—π—Œ π—ˆπ–Ώ 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 π—π—’π—‰π–Ύπ—Œ π—ˆπ–Ώ π—‰π—‹π–Ύπ–Ώπ–Ίπ–»π—‹π—‚π–Όπ–Ίπ—π—‚π—ˆπ—‡.

π–³π—π—‚π—Œ π—π–Ύπ—…π—‰π—Œ π—Žπ—Œ 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝗆𝖾𝖾𝗍 π–Όπ—π–Ίπ—…π—…π–Ύπ—‡π—€π–Ύπ—Œ 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 π—π—ˆ π–Όπ—ˆπ—‡π—Œπ—π—‹π—Žπ–Όπ—π—‚π—ˆπ—‡ π—Œπ—„π—‚π—…π—…π—Œ π—Œπ—π—ˆπ—‹π—π–Ίπ—€π–Ύπ—Œ, π—‹π–Ύπ—Œπ—ˆπ—Žπ—‹π–Όπ–Ύ π—Œπ–Όπ–Ίπ—‹π–Όπ—‚π—π—’, 𝖧𝖲𝖀𝖰 π—‡π–Ύπ–Ύπ–½π—Œ, π–Ίπ—Œ 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅 π–Ίπ—Œ 𝖾𝗆𝖻𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 π—ˆπ—‰π—‰π—ˆπ—‹π—π—Žπ—‡π—‚π—π—‚π–Ύπ—Œ π—ˆπ–Ώπ–Ώπ–Ύπ—‹π–Ύπ–½ 𝖻𝗒 𝖽𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅 π–Ώπ–Ίπ–»π—‹π—‚π–Όπ–Ίπ—π—‚π—ˆπ—‡ & π—‚π—‡π–½π—Žπ—Œπ—π—‹π—‚π–Ίπ—…π—‚π—Œπ–Ύπ–½ π–Όπ—ˆπ—‡π—Œπ—π—‹π—Žπ–Όπ—π—‚π—ˆπ—‡.

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Welcome to Mass Customisation in Real Estate

𝖢𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝗉𝗋𝖾-π–½π–Ύπ—Œπ—‚π—€π—‡π–Ύπ–½ π—Œπ—’π—Œπ—π–Ύπ—†, 𝗐𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 π—π—ˆ π–Όπ—ˆπ—‡π–Ώπ—‚π—€π—Žπ—‹π–Ύ 𝖺𝗇𝖽 π–Όπ—π—ˆπ—ˆπ—Œπ–Ύ π–Ώπ—‹π—ˆπ—† π—π—π—ˆπ—Žπ—Œπ–Ίπ—‡π–½π—Œ π—ˆπ–Ώ π—‰π—ˆπ—π–Ύπ—‡π—π—‚π–Ίπ—… π—π—ˆπ—Žπ—Œπ—‚π—‡π—€ π—Žπ—‡π—‚π— π—…π–Ίπ—’π—ˆπ—Žπ—π—Œ 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 π–Ώπ—‹π—ˆπ—† 𝖺 π—Œπ—‚π—‡π—€π—…π–Ύ 𝗄𝗂𝗍-π—ˆπ–Ώ-π—‰π–Ίπ—‹π—π—Œ.

𝖢𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝗉𝗋𝖾-π–½π–Ύπ—Œπ—‚π—€π—‡π–Ύπ–½ π—Œπ—’π—Œπ—π–Ύπ—†, 𝗐𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 π—π—ˆ π–Όπ—ˆπ—‡π–Ώπ—‚π—€π—Žπ—‹π–Ύ 𝖺𝗇𝖽 π–Όπ—π—ˆπ—ˆπ—Œπ–Ύ π–Ώπ—‹π—ˆπ—† π—π—π—ˆπ—Žπ—Œπ–Ίπ—‡π–½π—Œ π—ˆπ–Ώ π—‰π—ˆπ—π–Ύπ—‡π—π—‚π–Ίπ—… π—π—ˆπ—Žπ—Œπ—‚π—‡π—€ π—Žπ—‡π—‚π— π—…π–Ίπ—’π—ˆπ—Žπ—π—Œπ—€π–Ύπ—‡π–Ύπ—‹π–Ίπ—π–Ύπ–½ π–Ώπ—‹π—ˆπ—† 𝖺 π—Œπ—‚π—‡π—€π—…π–Ύ 𝗄𝗂𝗍-π—ˆπ–Ώ-π—‰π–Ίπ—‹π—π—Œ.

π–³π—π—‚π—Œ π–Ίπ—…π—…π—ˆπ—π—Œ π—Žπ—Œ π—π—ˆ π—Šπ—Žπ—‚π–Όπ—„π—…π—’ π–Ύπ—π–Ίπ—…π—Žπ–Ίπ—π–Ύ 𝗍𝗁𝖾 π–Ώπ—Žπ—…π—… 𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾 π—ˆπ–Ώ 𝖺𝗏𝖺𝗂𝗅𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 π—ˆπ—‰π—π—‚π—ˆπ—‡π—Œ 𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝗇 𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗅𝗒 π—Œπ—π—‹π–Ίπ—π–Ύπ—€π—‚π–Ό π—‰π—π–Ίπ—Œπ–Ύ 𝗂𝗇 π—ˆπ—‹π–½π–Ύπ—‹ π—π—ˆ 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋-π—‚π—‡π–Ώπ—ˆπ—‹π—†π–Ύπ–½ π–½π–Ύπ–Όπ—‚π—Œπ—‚π—ˆπ—‡π—Œ.

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