Are we working to find and deliver the client’s purpose and do we accept that narrowing down on that outcome can only come from constant iterations and evolution of understanding?

There are now a number of companies such as., who will provide a bespoke kitchen using Ikea base units.

These take the output from the Ikea kitchen configurator as a starting point, to which they add doors in a range of material finishes, handles and worktops.So new businesses can be built on top of Platform approaches; in this case, addressing a gap in the market for customers who don’t want the expense of a fully bespoke kitchen, but do want some individuality.. What can we learn?.Customers can leverage the benefits of Ikea (economies of scale) while still getting a bespoke outcome.

This addresses one of the concerns that is often raised about Platforms and modern methods of construction more generally – the spectre of ‘cookie cutter’ buildings and identical assets.Manufacturers can spend less time on the ‘bulk’ components and focus their efforts on the ‘project specific’ parts, and spend more time with customers understanding their individual needs.

This is analogous with use of configurators and Platforms – designers can put more effort into the project specific and value-adding design and less into the documentation of the ‘chassis’.. Can we do this?

What should our digital marketplace look like?.It focuses on the opportunity, and benefits, of applying the platform design approach to the scale and scope of the UK Government's construction portfolio..

It was a precursor to the reviews and policies that followed, including;.Transforming Infrastructure Performance.

, from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) in 2017.Off-site manufacture for construction: Building for change.