Design to Value.

In a Platform marketplace, manufacturers would have to demonstrate their CQP process, ensuring performance of components meets the precise brief established by the ‘spatial analysis’ work.It allows for both simple, standard elements but also prototypes and more complex designs.

While the initial purpose of a digital marketplace for construction Platforms would be to propagate the use of standard components, it would certainly be useful to be able to make ‘specials’ to extend the functionality of the standard kit..Brick Link Studio.Lego® is an interesting ‘Platforms’ case study in itself and a great example of how standard components do not limit individuality of design.

There are also multiple manufacturers of the components.Since the last patent underlying the brick design expired in 1978 there are numerous legitimate systems such as Megaconstrux and Kre-O which are dimensionally identical to, and therefore compatible with, Lego bricks.. For the purposes of this article, however, I am even more interested in a company called Brick Link.

It was set up in 2000, initially called BrickBay, as a marketplace to allow fans of Lego to buy and sell vintage Lego sets and retired pieces.

It has since grown into the world’s largest community of Lego fans, where people can also share ideas and designs.“But if it doesn't stick this time, we've got enormous problems.”.

Marks seems confident about the direction things are headed.. “Three-quarters of all specialty subcontractors have experience with multi-trade and two-thirds of general contractors have experience with multi-trade assemblies and prefabrication,” she says, referencing.McKinsey’s report.

about the state of U.S. construction over the past three years..In other words, it’s already happening.