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We consider the whole lifecycle of the scheme and always aim to maximise social value in construction.. Our Design to Value approach to projects allows us to consider social value in every aspect of the new asset.We analyse and understand the requirements of every project to investigate how the components of the building meet the correct criteria, be that its location, the process it needs to provide for, or the wellbeing of the users.

We maximise the value of the asset by balancing a wide range of criteria.. Design to Value may lead to a solution that is very different to the one initially conceived, but it will be a solution that is fully thought through, appropriate and complete; a built asset that delivers value across the piece.This leads to wide-ranging benefits: cost-savings, increases in speed, quality and safety, and the creation of more sustainable buildings with projects delivering greater social value.. Social value in architecture, focusing on process.In 2019, our project with GSK in Parma, Italy, won a ‘Facility of the Year Award’ for social impact from the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE).

The project delivered a finished and operational facility in just 15 months, as opposed to the usual three to four years.The purpose of the facility was to ensure continuity of supply of a vital HIV treatment, and therefore the social value of the project was huge.

The focus was not the building and its aesthetic value, but the process it allowed for, and the lifesaving drug it produced.

The social value of this project was the continued development of this drug, and what that brought to the community who relied on it.. We made sure that everyone in the project team understood the importance of the project and felt that they had a personal responsibility to ensure its success.The project has also prioritised placemaking, providing great physical improvements to the neighbourhood.

The formerly forgotten backland site now features pavilions surrounding a central communal green area, providing a fantastic outdoor space for the community to use and enjoy.The lockdown imposed on us by the COVID-19 pandemic saw the urban garden-style placemaking at Churchwood Gardens really come into its own.

Residents could easily get out of their property and into the natural environment, while still feeling safe..This level of placemaking, along with the sustainability credentials of the scheme and the added benefit to the existing built environment, is what social value in architecture means to us at Bryden Wood..