For a prison that needs to be more rehabilitative, this means: showing what is visible from where; how activities are distributed across the buildings and the site; how the buildings are zoned and controlled to allow free movement while controlling who goes where.

Construction will become more systems based: as an industry we are fragmented and siloed, this will help us break out from these and collaborate with shared data..There will be much more upfront design in the process,.

Industry Challenge.The construction process is linear, sharing still involves multiple ‘hand offs’, between parties with imperfect transfer of information and data leading to rework and duplication..The greater level of technical design required pre-planning application submission will change the cashflow profile of many projects..

Platforms solution.Open and shared information is integral to the platforms approach: across projects and across sectors..

Weight on upfront design is made viable by the digitised process: automated design and updates speed up the process and have delivery ‘built in’..

Complete and integrated design to prove compliance at the earliest stages..It’s a first step towards a digital planning approach.

Aggregating all of these data sets provides more insight into the context in which architects design.At Bryden Wood we want to broaden the conversation about this topic and get more people in the industry talking about these issues..

Exploring the Advantages of Automation in Construction with PRiSM.The full power and benefits of automation must be recognised.