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An interview with Mark Southcombe

Group-home building companies have a sweet spot in suburban subdivisions of separate houses, dabbling in multi-unit housing, using prefabricated building components. But repetition of buildings are not well received by their clients, who prefer some individuality. A major issue is dealing with mass customisation: individualised design with efficiencies

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