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But in the end, we are potentially the only people that can deliver that kind of solution because we do have a whole multidisciplinary approach to things.

In times where there is a lack of clarity it can feel chaotic and unnerving.In these times we tend to grasp onto something, anything that relieves the feelings of being lost.

Like being swept away in a river, we feel the need to grab hold of the nearest branch or rock.These feelings are called by psychologists Ontological Insecurity.The irony is that in these times and moments we can develop the best ideas, breakthrough arbitrary boundaries and find amazing solutions..

This is often the situation at the start of a design project.Often called pre-project, this could be a time for exploration, broad thinking, analysis and imagination, however often it’s a time for reductive thinking.

I have been in design meetings at these early stages where discussions are happening about what might be on the first, second or third floor of a building.

This is before the requirement for a building, let alone a building of a number of stories, has been established.Lessons Learned.

Superstructure: The platform system reduces embodied carbon.Further development can be undertaken to explore reducing whole life carbon further.

Ideas could include:.Replacing Comflor with a less processed material which can act as formwork.