Mmc
MMC Notes from the Field #01: Factory-ready is not site-ready
A factory can be ready to ship. That does not mean the site is ready to receive. In MMC, speed is created when the site is prepared to accept certainty.
2026-03-18 · Shu Guo · 1 min
The Next Housing Bottleneck May Be Code Usability
The issue may not be code stringency. It may be code usability.
2026-03-18 · Shu Guo · 1 min
The Brief Isn’t Given
A brief is not the origin of design. It is its outcome.
2026-02-18 · Shu Guo · 4 min
What’s Missing in Victoria’s MMC Statement—and Why It Matters
A critique of Victoria’s MMC Statement arguing that scaling MMC requires more than policy intent: it needs common language, system interoperability, resilient delivery, and trust infrastructure.
2026-01-18 · Shu Guo · 7 min
Making MMC Repeatable
A visual framework for repeatable MMC: shared language, an industry conductor, resilient supply chains, and a digital trust system.
2026-01-18 · Shu Guo · 2 min
Why Standardisation Can Liberate Design
A study of classical Chinese gardens and modular systems arguing that standardisation, when properly structured, can support rather than suppress design.
2025-12-13 · Shu Guo · 5 min
An Ancient Fix for Australia's Modern Housing Crisis: Rethinking MMC
A long-form essay arguing that solving Australia's housing crisis requires rethinking MMC not as isolated product innovation, but as a structured building system.
2025-10-03 · Shu Guo · 5 min