For each, the site-specific design activities can be focused on the placement of the buildings relative to each other, arranging orientation to minimise overlooking and overheating (for both the comfort of prisoners and to reduce energy use), maximise views of landscape, and so on.

Conventional engineering data is perhaps the most obvious, but we also include data like staffing levels, containment requirements, power consumption, or even the level of design uncertainty.This allows for visualisation of different issues within a project..

It's important that when we define chips, we don't leave gaps.We aim to capture everything: the building, the equipment, operations, software, hazards, quality requirements, whatever is important in that system.At the point of inquiry, we are trying to get that information loaded into that Chip..

When we are creating plans, we like to work in three dimensions from the very early part of the project.Chips help speed up the process, because we can move chunks of the design around very quickly and keep data associated with them.

We can do things like automate routing of certain utilities, based on the properties of the Chips.

And that enables us to try lots of different options in a short amount of time.Bryden Wood was the lead designer of Churchwood Gardens, described by the Housing Design Awards 2020 judges as ‘genius’.. Churchwood Gardens is a nature-centred residential development in London, which features multiple innovative design strategies and is a good example of a healthy residential design.

The project adopted a holistic approach to sustainability with a wide range of design for wellbeing strategies, summarised below:.Better daylight levels are achieved with healthy architecture principles.

•​ The façades feature full height windows to enhance daylight quality.. •​ A strategically articulated layout improves privacy at the same time as promoting open views out..Better air quality is facilitated via a variety of design for wellness strategies.