Overview:

Working for developer epc Pacific, the campus style design includes 12,600m² of A Grade commercial office space distributed over 5 levels, state of the art “End of Trip” facilities for cyclists, basement car parking, and an activated retail perimeter at street level that promotes public engagement.

Key Collaborators:

Architects – Crone & Partners

MEP – NDY

BIM Objectives:

• The biggest driver was ensuring the most effective co-ordination of the design
• The client, having delivered many projects before, did not want any surprises
• The end-user wanted assurances that the design was proven to meet their stringent security requirements
• The QS wanted to ensure the design would keep to budgetary requirements while fulfilling the brief of the client and end-user

Tools:

• REVIT Structure 2012
• Space Engineering Design Software
• RAM Concept
• Navisworks 2012

Outcomes/Benefits:

• We were able to confirm and visually demonstrate from the outset that the design would be able to conform to the very particular security requirements without variations.
• Service routes were planned in detail and where they came into conflict with secure walls, we were able to flag the need for special design attention.
• Navisworks was used as both a QA and QS tool. Visualisations were also given to the builders at tender stage, who were able to identify conflicts which could be addressed before pricing, appointments and work starting.
• The structural REVIT model was developed to enable QS quantities to be taken off as a secondary check.