Constructability is quite a hot topic in the design industry: As 3-dimensional CAD becomes more sophisticated, it becomes ever more possible to design buildings that may be beautiful, may be structurally sound, may survive for centuries... but are almost impossible to actually build. Constructability is, in part, a reflection of the quality of the design documents - that is, if the design documents are difficult to understand and interpret, the project will be difficult to build. But, often, constructability problems are more prosaic - it doesn't matter how good the design documentation is, if the guy doing the work can't actually get into the space where he needs to screw in a few bolts, hours of frustration can ensue.
So, am I telling you this because I think you should be interested? No. I'm telling you this because I'm hoping someone out there can tell me when the concept will be introduced to IKEA. The unspeakable $£*!'ers.
So, am I telling you this because I think you should be interested? No. I'm telling you this because I'm hoping someone out there can tell me when the concept will be introduced to IKEA. The unspeakable $£*!'ers.
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I've moaned about IKEA before... but really, this was just beyond any sane man. It's taken me most of the weekend to construct one slightly cleverer than average bed. This is not because I made mistakes, had to pull bits apart and start again or am a DIY moron. It's because it has over three-hundred components, half of which look almost exactly the same as the next one. It just takes that long.
Utter madness.
Utter madness.
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