Modern methods of construction
FAB house: modular terraced housing, completed 2018
TDO’s history with MMC
The process, opportunities and constraints, especially with volumetric modular, are different to traditional construction. We see this as an envelope to design within. Similar to designing in an overlooked site,
an envelope to design within possibilities
Collaboration
Started with Bold Tendencies, FAB house, then Dove Lane, Skyroom collaboration, Low Line arches
Better than, rather than as good as.
The Architects’ Journal identified ‘the possibilities of offsite and modern methods of construction (MMC) are at the heart of TDO’s sustainability-driven plans for the years ahead.’
Dove Lane: exemplar modular housing, detailed planning consent granted 2018
Low Line arches: pre-fabricated workspaces for micro and SMEs otherwise priced out of the borough, completing 2021
Skyroom, St James Road: Key-worker panelised airspace housing, planning consent granted 2020
FAB house interiors: working with the manufacturer’s process to celebrate the potential of modular, completed 2018