Designed for manufacture. Engineered for assembly. South Africa · DfMA · Modular · Off-site
DESIGN · MANUFACTURE · ASSEMBLY · LIFECYCLE

DfMA: design the building around how it will be made.

FlexiBuild integrates architecture, engineering, manufacturing, logistics and assembly decisions early enough for them to shape the building — rather than reacting to them on site.

Why DfMA

Move uncertainty out of the site programme.

The objective is not simply to prefabricate. It is to make construction more repeatable, coordinated and measurable.

01

Faster delivery

Parallelise design, production and site work where the project allows.

02

Better quality

Shift repeatable work into controlled manufacturing and QA environments.

03

Cost predictability

Standardise parts, interfaces and production data earlier.

04

Safer sites

Reduce site activity and increase planned assembly.

Our approach

DfMA from site intelligence to handover.

01

Site intelligence

Understand access, constraints, ground, context and logistics.

02

Standardise

Identify repeatable bays, rooms, components and connections.

03

Parametric design

Build coordinated BIM around product rules and manufacturing limits.

04

Assure

Resolve structural, fire, thermal, acoustic and services performance.

05

Plan production

Translate design into components, batches, QA and dispatch logic.

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