Weavers Court Creative Industries Building
Duncairn Centre for Culture and Art
Colaiste Feirste
Weavers Court Creative Industries BuildingNew build office building integrated with a nineteenth century office/industrial building to form Creative Industry grade A office space.How BIM added value to the project:BIM ensured that the construction documentation was coordinated. We cooperated with structural engineers who modeled both the steel frame and foundations. We combined both their and our BIM models to allow clash detection and carried out further design improvements‘Data Drops’ at project stages:2/C: We presented the building design conceptually in 3D to the client and other consultants.3/D: Schedules of accommodation; we tailored the reports from the BIM software to generate a set of accommodation reports for inclusion in the marketing of the development.4/FG: Full working drawings were extracted from the model to include General Arrangement, Details, Door, Window and Finishes Schedules. These were all maintained with live links back to the model ensuring the documentation remained fully coordinated.6/LM: The BIM model was kept up to date during the works to provide the As Maintained model and drawings.Coordination/Working with others:The existing site and buildings and proposals were integrated into a single building model combining Civil, Structural and Architectural models of the site.
Duncairn Centre for Culture and ArtThis was a project for the conversion of a historic church on the Antrim Road in Belfast to a cultural centre. The project was grant aided from a variety of sources. The facility was opened in 2014.How BIM added value to the project:The BIM data allowed significant stakeholder and funder buy in to the project through the 3D images and our 3D Virtual Reality presentations. The 3D modeling approach to the design ensured that a solution was developed that would be sympathetic to the existing building. We were able to explain the proposal and obtain buy in from the Northern Ireland Environment agency who would process the Listed Buildings Application.Specific BIM tools and approach:We obtained and used a point cloud survey to prepare an as existing model of the church building.Using our BIM software we maintained a single model of the exiting building and the proposed facility. This allowed us to easily monitor exactly how our interventions would impact on the existing fabric by jumping back and forth from the existing to proposed views.‘Data Drops’ at RIBA project stages:2/C: 3D VR presentations to the community, funding organisations and politicians.3/D: All planning application drawings. NIEA Listed buildings attended our 3D walkthrough presentation of the design proposal. Images for publicity and for funding applications.4/FG: Working Drawings, Schedules.5/K: 3D Virtual Reality model to assist contractors in getting a feel for the project.
Colaiste FeirsteLarge school extension and redevelopment project. Commenced on site February 2016.How BIM added value to the project:Assisted with stakeholder participation through images and Virtual Reality demonstrations. Helped with planning of sequencing of the works. On such a complex building BIM ensured that the construction documentation was coordinated.Specific BIM tools:We used software extensions to freely distribute 3d Virtual Reality models to stakeholders allowing fully interactive game type walkthroughs. These were compatible with Desktop computers, tablets and smartphones.Maintained the as existing and proposed data in the same model allowing us to jump between existing and proposed. This also simplified the process of maintaining data up to date as more detailed survey data was input to the model.‘Data Drops’ at project stages:3/D: 3D publicity images; 3D VR models to describe the works to School staff. All planning drawings. Schedules of accommodation, we tailored the reports from the BIM software to generate a set of accommodation reports in the format requested by the Department of Education for stage 3/D.4/FG: Schedules of accommodation, we tailored the reports from the BIM software to generate a set of accommodation reports in the format requested by the Department of Education for stage 4/FG. Construction Sequencing, we generated drawings and video from the BIM model to describe the sequencing and phasing of works on this complex site which is to continue to function over the course of the works.Full working drawings including general arrangement, details, window, door and finishes schedules. All data linked to the model and updating from the BIM model.Quantities extraction: We prepared queries and reports in our software to allow extraction of reports and schedules for completion of BREEAM materials assessments.Coordination/Working with others:Doherty Architects developed a full 3D model of the building proposals together with a model of the existing facilities. We set up systems to allow us to take advantage of the model while working with other consultants not yet using BIM.Structural Coordination: We linked the structural drawings into our 3D model to check for coordination.M&E Coordination: Room plans with Elevations which automatically updated from the model were produced for each educational space. M&E drawings were produced as an overlay to these with mechanical and electrical components described in plan and elevation facilitating easy checking and coordination.
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