Big BIM With Vectorworks

Why BIM?

Architectural design is not one-size-fits-all, so BIM workflows shouldn't be, either. That's why Vectorworks Architect, one of the industry's top BIM software programs, is built around an architect's design process. The design-oriented BIM focus of Architect allows you to conceptualize and edit your project, while generating drawings and schedule in real time. This added benefit lets you refine construction details without compromising your creative process or scope of work.

EFFICIENCY CREATES SPACE FOR CREATIVITY

Bastian Weiland, partner at archis Architekten + Ingenieure GMBH, explains the efficiency and transparency offered by the BIM workflows in Vectorworks.

Firm Location:\nKarlsruhe, Germany\n\nFirm Size:\n70+ employees\n\nProject Location:\nKarlsruhe, Germany\n\nStatus:\nComplete\n\nProject Type:\nCommercial, 16,800 m2 / 63,100 m3\n\nCollaboration:\nOpen BIM, Twinmotion VR

Residential Architecture and the Pathway to BIM

Nick Lawrence, pioneer of BIM strategy at A&Q Partnership, breaks down the firm's method for working on large, multi-disciplinary BIM projects with Vectorworks software.

Firm Location:\nUnited Kingdom, Hong Kong\n\nFirm Size:\n60+ employees\n\nProject Location:\nWatford, United Kingdom\n\nStatus:\nSpatial Coordination (as defined by RIBA)\n\nProject Type:\nMixed-use, Multiple Buildings (28 stories)\n\nCollaboration:\nRevit

A Successful Transition to Open BIM

With the Holbrook School project, Flansburgh Architects experienced a turning point in their workflow where they could finally leverage BIM throughout the entire design process.

Location:\nBoston, Massachusetts\n\nStatus:\nConstruction\n\nProject Type:\nEducational\n\nSize:\n220,000 gsf on 2 floors\n\nCollaboration:\nAutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Autodesk BIM 360

The benefits of investing in BIM

Idle Architecture is known for and take pride in tackling large projects — something that is traditionally not done with small firms, let alone executed successfully.

Location:\nMelbourne, Australia\n\nStatus:\nIn Progress\n\nProject Type:\nResidential\n\nSize:\n9 stories\n\nCollaboration:\nRevit, Solibri

Proactive BIM for Big Projects

The ARP ArchitektenPartnerschaft office uses BIM extensively for various design tasks. In essence, they are successfully integrating practical BIM, which reduces risk in every step of the process.

Location:\nStuttgart, Germany\n\nFirm Size:\n80+ employees\n\nProject Type:\nCommercial, Residential, Industrial\n\nCollaboration:\nRevit / Solibri Software

Enhanced Structure, Scalability with BIM

Osar architects is seen as an icon in the healthcare sector, with hospitals, psychiatric institutions, and structured residential care centers as part of their portfolio. With projects of this scale, the inevitability these architects would use BIM led to Osar executing their projects in a more structured way.

Location:\nAntwerp and Ghent, Belgium\n\nStatus:\nCompleted\n\nProject Type:\nResidential\n\nSize:\n100 flats\n\nCollaboration:\nRevit

Collaboration with 3D BIM Models

By using BIM for the Scott Headquarters, IttenBrechbühl achieved precise designs based on improved collaboration among team members throughout the process.

Location:\nSwitzerland (7 locations)\n\nFirm Size:\n300+ employees\n\nStatus:\nBuilt\n\nProject Type:\nCommercial\n\nSize:\n25,865 sq m\n\nCollaboration:\nPlancal nova / Solibri Software

A Telltale Introduction to Open BIM

KBNK Architects are masters of 2D drafting and planning who discovered Big BIM workflows by a client's request. The project in question, a modeling of 12 apartment buildings at the SonninPark in Hamburg-St. Georg, shows just how intuitive collaborating with BIM can be.

Location:\nHamburg, Germany\n\nFirm Size:\n50+ employees\n\nStatus:\nUnder construction\n\nProject Type:\nMixed-use, residential\n\nSize:\n12 9-story buildings (340 apartments)\n\nCollaboration:\nSolibri & Allplan

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