301159 Modern Construction Projects: Maker of Architecture Case Study

This case study examines Maker of Architecture, a modern construction company based in Wellington, New Zealand, and their innovative approach to construction projects. The company leverages cutting-edge technologies like Building Information Modelling (BIM), Virtual Reality (VR), and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) to enhance efficiency and sustainability. The Warrander Studio project, a technology-enhanced building typology, serves as a prime example of their methods, demonstrating significant time and cost savings. The study highlights the challenges of traditional construction, such as time delays and complex processes, and how Maker of Architecture overcomes these with digital design, sustainable energy solutions, and real-time data tracking. Key benefits include a 40% reduction in project planning time, cost savings through energy efficiency, and improved quality and safety. The case study also explores potential improvements, such as the implementation of blockchain technology for enhanced transparency and tracking. The report concludes that technology plays a crucial role in the evolution of the construction industry, offering solutions to traditional problems and paving the way for more efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable projects.

Maker of Architecture-Warrander Studio Case study
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Executive Summary
The Maker of Architecture is a modern construction company which is making use of the
latest technologies for the accomplishment of the construction projects. It has achieved
enormous success in doing so. The research discusses about the challenges that are faced by
the traditional construction industry which can be eradicated with the usage of the modern
innovation technology. The research mainly focuses upon the technologies which are used by
the Company and how it has been providing benefits in the field of the construction in the
contemporary world. Construction which is one of the most significant aspect of the society
can be enhanced and developed with the implementation of the technology. The technologies
like the Business Information Modelling, design making with the help of the Virtual Reality
and the many more has improved the process of the decision making by the project manager
and helped in providing digital information with detailed descriptions which has been utilized
by the construction industry for the better usage in that sector.
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1.Company Name, Characteristics etc.
The Company “Makers of Architecture” is one of the most renowned companies in the
construction industry, based at Wellington, New Zealand. With an aim of developing
environment friendly techniques for the development of the construction industry it has
under taken a numerous projects by now, and all of them are successful. They have always
put the demands and the needs of the customers ahead of the other and they are known for
developing homes based on the financial, cultural, and other specifications made by the
clients, along with taking care of the environment while doing so. They believe that the
technologies are capable of making the architecture and the construction much more
efficient than the traditional methods that were in use. They have a motto to deliver the
products with sustainability, design quality and healthy environment which can be attained
with the usage of the technology.
1.2.Project Name, Description etc.
Here ewe will discuss about one such project that has been undertaken by the
company which has set up examples for the development of the technology in field of the
construction industry. The Warrander Studio. This is considered to be one of the first and
foremost technology enhanced building typology developed by the company. It is one of the

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first studio that has been developed by the usage of the Business Information Modelling and
Computer Numerical Controls along with the Cross Laminated Timber which is one of the
latest technologies which is in use. These were the homes developed for the clients whose
homes were destroyed by the earthquake that hit the city in 2011. The usage of the
technology has helped in increasing the efficiency of the construction company by decreasing
the time taken for understanding and gathering the requirements of the constructions and
many more benefits. The homes were developed within a year which is one of the
remarkable achievement for the company.
2. THE PROBLEM(S)
Construction is one of the major part of the industrialization. Starting from the development
of the huge business buildings and apartment to the development of hospitals or normal
residential, the construction plays a vital role in building up the society. However, the traditional
system of the construction has certain issues. In this section we will discuss about certain issues
in the traditional methods of construction.
The first and the foremost problem is time. Time is one such component of a project on
which the majority of the other significant components depends upon. This is because highly
skilled labors are required for the planning of the project which is consumes the majority of the
time. However, the human are prone to mistakes which causes the time delay. As we all know
that a project has to be executed under a specific schedule and the budget is prepared based on
that, exceeding the time span in the schedule may seek additional charges to the construction
which is not accepted at any cost.
Apart from this, there are a numerous phases in the construction project which includes the
designing, development of the models, approval from the board and client, and many other
processes which are extremely long and complicated making the construction project excessively
longer. The modern building techniques are developed such that the all these issues that are
encountered in the traditional construction industry can be avoided at all cost and a more
efficient, cost effective and time effective solution can be obtained, which can reduce the
operational cost and the time span of the construction project making it a complete success.
3. THE INNOVATION(S)
The Makers of Architecture has successfully implemented the technology to produce an excellent
combination of the engineering and design technology which has affected the construction
industry in a good way. As mentioned before, the company lay emphasis upon developing
environment friendly and sustainable houses for the people.
Firstly, they use technology for the design making. As we discusses in the previous section,
the construction planning process is one of the major part of the project that is being
undertaken. This is also one of the lengthy process in the traditional construction industry.
Makers of Architecture makes use of the Building Information Modelling technology along with
the Virtual Reality, providing the clients with one of the best experiences. The clients can
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visualize and walk through their projects creating a spatial experience for them. The digital
information which is captured during that time is documented and used for the onsite projects as
well.
Another technology that is taken into consideration by the company is the usage of the
sustainable energy to make the project environment friendly in this situation of the crisis of the
non-renewable sources of energy. Usage of the solar devices in the projects, developing the
project in such way that the geographic orientation, material optimization, ventilation and the
others are maintained in the society. The technologies which makes use of the sustainable
energy sources have better sustainability, flexibility, efficiency and helps in extending the life of
the buildings as well.
The company in collaboration with the universities and the others have led to the
development of the prototype models which can be used for the researches and studies to test
the viability of the models, such that these models can be used for the various purposes in the
construction industry as well.
4. OUTCOME – LIST SPECIFIC BENEFITS INCLUDING ANY DATA ON SAFETY,
QUALITY, COST, OR SCHEDULE
The innovation technology has greater benefits in the construction industry, which includes the
following aspects.
Time Saving: Time, as mentioned earlier is one of the major components in a project. Many
other components such as the labour, budget, closure depends upon this component as well.
With the introduction of the Virtual Reality and Design Making with the help of the BIM, the time
taken for the preparation of the design has reduced significantly. Storing the information
digitally, helps in keeping track of the incidents, stages and all other essential steps that has been
taken into consideration while planning and designing the project. It is seen that there is a
reduction in the time taken for the planning of the project by 40% with the usage of the
technologies, which is indeed a huge achievement of the company.
Cost Saving: The sustainable principles used by the company helps in the reduction of the
wastage of energy which leads to minimization of the cost of the project as well. However, the
usage of the Virtual reality for the purpose of prototyping helps in the helps in reducing the time
for the planning phase of the project making the project much more sustainable and cost
effective. These technologies helps in delivering the most cost effective solution for the company
for development of the projects which is again one of the greatest benefits of the innovative
technologies. With the usage of the technologies the real time data can be captured by the
project managers which leads them to proper decision making process which reduces the time
delays and prevents any sort of costly mistakes in the future.
Quality: One of the other most important aspect is the quality. The construction industry have to
lay more emphasis upon the quality of the project. This is because, the construction of a building
or the house has numerous stake holders who has not only invested their fate in the project but
also has their lives in the projects as well. The Makers of Architecture has won several awards for
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their works in various parts of the country, which in a way proves the quality of the services
provided by the company and all is because of the technology they have been using. With the
usage of the Virtual Reality in the company the customer can go through the designs and make
the necessary changes without the need of destroying any models. With the real time tracking of
the data, the quality of the services to the customer has been enhanced in the industry.
Safety: The technology has not only provided the monetary benefit in the industry. Instead, it has
helped in development of the security of the data that has been gathered while the planning or
the designing of the data. As majority of the technology makes use of the cloud for the storage
and the access of the data, the information in the cloud are often encrypted. That is, the data can
only be accessed by the people for whom it is meant. The customer data and the transaction
details can be stored safely by the usage of the innovation technology.
5. POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENT(S) ON THIS INNOVATION(S)
As we all know, that the technology usage in the construction industry is one of the latest
and emerging technology in the fields of the development and evolution, hence it is not possible
for the companies to establish all the possible beneficial technology at once in the system to get
the benefits of all.
However, the company has already achieved the following improvements with the usage of
the technology such as the accomplishment of the project much ahead of the time, removal of
the wastage of the energy by the usage of the sustainable technologies like the solar energy and
the others, improvement in the process of the business modelling and designing of the
construction site and reduced the errors in the project due to the inaccuracy in the human
measurements occurring due to the parallax errors, there are certain technologies which can
improve the process of company further and one such technology is the block chain technology.
Block chain technology can be implemented in the system as well. The block chain
technology is one of the most recent technology which is use and has a significant benefit in the
construction industry as well. Here, each and every step is accounted for and changes cannot be
performed without bringing it down to the notice of the authorities. This technology is capable of
tracking down the entire system in search of the place where there has been a fault or the
dispute. Once the place is identified the person responsible for the incidents is found as well. In
the construction industry, the raw materials are often replaced with the cheaper and less
qualified goods, which not many people can understand. With the use of the technology the raw
materials are numbered and the access to the technology is without notifying is impossible,
making the system transparent.
6. CONCLUSION
From the above report we can conclude that the technologies can help in the development
and the evolution of the construction industry in a very significant manner. The traditional
construction industry which was in the use has certain flaw among which the time, budget and
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planning was one of the major issues. With the implementation of the technology these has
reduced considerably. The technologies like the Business Information Modelling, design making
with the help of the Virtual Reality and the many more has improved the process of the decision
making by the project manager and helped in providing digital information with detailed
descriptions which has been utilized by the construction industry for the better usage in that
sector. Thus it can be said that the innovation technology has helped in increasing the efficiency
of the construction industry to a great extent which cannot be ignored at any cost.
7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This project could not have been concluded without the assistance of our supervisor …………….., I
would like to thank him/her for helping me out with this project whenever I have asked for a
help.
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