Entrant details
Role or Job Title on the Project
BIM Manager
Employer
BDM'A (BDM Architekci)
Warsaw, Poland
Employer Role
Architecture or Engineering Company
Are you or your employer a member of buildingSMART?
Yes - Chapter Member
Submission details
Submitting Party Company Name
BDM Architekci
Submitting Party Company Location
Warsaw, Poland
Submitting Party Role on Project
BIM Manager
Submitting Party Company Website
Full Project Name
ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKI LABORATORY CAMPUS OF THE CENTRAL OFFICE OF MEASURES
Project Location (Country)
Poland
Project Objectives
The new Central Office of Measures campus (GUM) is to be located in Kielce, Poland, on a large lot situated in the foothills of the Hałasa
Mountain. This Central Office of Measures lab complex is another addition to the unique series of several similar buildings housing National Metrology Institutes worldwide. This is where cutting-edge research & development projects in metrology will be carried out. It is meant as support for the National Metrology Institute, bringing together researchers and various industries or public institutions such as schools, universities as well as other research facilities. Designed in ARCHICAD in accordance with OpenBIM methodology.
openBIM Achievements
The subject of the study was the preparation of design documentation intended for the investment, consisting of the design of buildings, land development and the necessary technical infrastructure.
The aim of the implementation is a multi-industry federation model in accordance with OpenBIM standard, IFC 2x3. The internal and external communication system was based on BCF files, thanks to which it will be possible to efficiently coordinate all collisions. Allplan BIMplus solution was implemented as a component of the CDE platform for storing and exchanging IFC files and connected model-based data. All quantities, measurements as well as documentation was model based.
openBIM used
IFC 2x3, ifcXML, bSDD, BCF, MVD
openBIM or open standards used other than those listed above
Additional Interoperability was obtained through the use of many cloud-based and local tools, such as Microsoft Sharepoint and Office, which complemented our EDMS / CDE platform. Data prepared in the ARCHICAD platform, such as quantification reports or project documentation, and their ability to export and import between programs for data exchange.
An additional autote was the use of Lumion software to create photorealistic concept visualizations throughout the design process. The exchange, or rather the lack of any loss of visual data, was possible thanks to the LiveSync plug, which allows the exchange of the BIM model between ARCHICAD and Lumion in real time.
Software used
ARCHCIAD, Revit Structure, Revit MEP, MagiCAD, Vectorworks Landmark, BIMEstimate, BIMVision, BIMCollab Zoom, BIMCollab Addons fro ARCHICAD and Revit, BIMx, Lumion, Allplan BIMplus platform, Allplan BIMplus Add-on for Revit, Navisworks, Solibri Model Viewer, Advance Steel, Robot Structural Analysis)
Strategic Alignment
The method of achieving the above goals is described in detail in the following subsections:
- Possibility of minimazing man-hours and workforce due to clash detection, as well as VR checks (parametric 3D BIM models).
- Integrated application of BIMEstimate as IFC-based 4D/5D tool for all stakeholders.
- Energy simulations.
- BCF coordination (less email, less paperwork, more efficiency).
- Instant involvment of Investor, due to easy-to-use IFC Viewers and Cloud platform (OpenBIM based Allplan BIMplus).
Highlights
- Construction of a facility with the highest possible urban, architectural, technological values and in terms of program and functional solutions
- Obtaining a facility with the highest possible level of energy efficiency and environmental friendliness
- Obtaining an object with the lowest possible cost of ownership
- Implementation of investments within the assumed budget
- Obtaining the optimal functionality of the facility, taking into account the nature of the planned zones
- Active participation of the Ordering Party in the design process
- Control of design works in terms of quality, timeliness and compliance with the Employer's expectations
- Effective communication and coordination at all stages of design and implementation
- Eliminate design, assembly and logistics conflicts to reduce construction costs, reduce waste and shorten lead times
- Reduce the number of changes, effective change management at all stages of design and construction
- Obtaining take-offs and investor cost estimates that will be used in the process of selecting the general contractor of the investment and facilitate the valuation of works
- Preparation of optimal and correct schedules enabling the control of the design process with the use of the model
- More effective verification of design documentation at all stages of the facility implementation, with particular emphasis on as-built documentation
- Hundreds of IFC model files, as well as library elements.
Project Website
Project and Stakeholder Logos (compiled into one .ppt/pptx file for upload)
Project Address
Wrzosowa street
City: Kielce
Country: Poland
Project Type
Institutional
Size of Project
Detailed description of the project
The new Central Office of Measures campus (GUM) is to be located in Kielce, Poland, on a large lot situated in the foothills of the Hałasa Mountain. This Central Office of Measures lab complex is another addition to the unique series of several similar buildings housing National Metrology Institutes worldwide. This is where cutting-edge research & development projects in metrology will be carried out. It is meant as support for the National Metrology Institute, bringing together researchers and various industries or public institutions such as schools, universities as well as other research facilities. The campus buildings are arranged around a central inner courtyard, which allows for a dynamic use of the irregularly shaped and vast lot, thus facilitating future development of the campus.
The functional layout of the campus is comprised of independent functional areas, namely: a public area, including a plaza and an educational building, situated in front of the campus, an office area, located around the inner courtyard, an outer industrial area, housing research labs, a green area surrounding the entire complex The materials used match the character of the project. The campus is a place where nature and simplicity of the existing land meet with cutting-edge processes typical of a research facility. Therefore, the finishes are made of natural local stone while other elements, including walkways, window finishes, splayed windows and doors, technical roof development will all be made of glass and steel. The stone-made elevations are directly inspired by sandstone exploitation hollows located nearby (in the Tumlin-Gród quarry). Their vertical articulation, a result of the technological process of sandstone extraction, is directly recreated on the stone layout of wall finishes. Said composition is comprised of small stone elements, which together make for a unified wall structure, composed of repeatable units.
QNAP servers are used in the process to manage project documentation. These servers are equipped with the so-called Data snapshots, i.e. backup dumps, thanks to which data security is ensured. This applies not only to output files, but also BIMCloud files - it means that the server is also backed up by BDM's data servers. The Investor will not have access to the resources of this software.
Detailed description of openBIM on the project
One of the many examples where BIM has been fully applied is the Campus Project of the Central Office of Measures in Kielce. From the very beginning, the competition team worked not only on the concept of the Campus itself, but also on the BIM model. The result was a model that was not simply archived, but used after the competition stage for the next stages of design work, up to the tender phase. From the very beginning, we have been working with Graphisoft's ArchiCAD software and it is our main design tool in the BIM environment.
Before the exact model was created, it was necessary to define certain standards for working with the object and more. Our standardization, which was a response to the investor's requirements, was included in the EIR (Employers Information Requirements). However, many documents had to be created. Their core is BEP (BIM Execution Plan), which acts as a kind of guideline for industries and investors throughout the entire investment process. The real challenge was to implement the openBIM method from the design concept stage. Each of the industry professionals worked on a different software (i.e.: ArchiCAD, Revit, Civil3D, Vectorworks, or Advance Steel) and the coordination of these software environments was quite an attempt. The age-old question: how to do it? Has been replaced with solutions in the form of a set of tools, creating a coherent CDE platform, thanks to which the investor and other participants in the design process could view, comment on and manage the project. All thanks to open BIM formats such as IFC and BCF. The solution we chose was the BIMcollab platform. Thanks to its ease of use and failure-free operation, it was quickly implemented not only in our studio, but also at subcontractors.
With the help of appropriate validation protocols, using the open IFC and BCF formats, it was possible to perform collision checks in real time between offices located all over Poland. This step contributed to the improvement of the entire design process implemented in Building Information Modeling technology, the possibility of focusing on the project, instead of the accompanying tools. In line with the openBIM idea, the document should have an open form, which is subject to continuous improvement, modernization and rational amendment. The document, which is modified by agreement of the parties, to meet the investor's requirements outlined in the EIR provided, at the same time adheres to the nomenclature and openBIM standards. In the case of the Campus of the Central Office of Measures in Kielce, this made it possible to optimize cooperation and investor-designer relations. The organization of the BIM process itself allowed us to define the role of BIM in the project, the basis for project implementation, or the data formats used during cooperation, as well as the standards and content of the models, along with their parameters, defining the appropriate levels of detail for individual models of the Campus laboratories.
One of the biggest benefits
which openBIM gives an architectural studio, is the possibility of being open,
seamless collaboration between
all participants in the project life-cycle. From work consisting only of
on the exchange of files and countless e-mails, this technology takes us
(literally) to the cloud. It stands for one real source of information that
increases the range of possibilities in the case of provided design solutions and improves the quality during
the entire project cycle. Applies to
both inter-branch communication and work with the investor
and the construction site. The ease of use to end-parties such as investor and scientists was a dime during collaboration on design solutions.
Software ecosystem map
openBIM Supporting Evidence
Benefits from using openBIM
At the stage of the Multidisciplinary Conceptual Design, a 3D model of all objects were prepared. Working on a project is a process, which made it necessary to prepare variant models and discuss changes in the proposed solutions with the Employer on an ongoing basis. Frequent coordination meetings allowed for continuous control of the design process, which translates directly into the quality of solutions.
At the stage of the Construction Design, the models were detailed and it was possible to use them for verification using modern technologies such as VR. This allowed the project to be verified in terms of architectural, urban, technological and program-functional values.
The planned methodology of work has made the designed facility energy-saving, but in relation to the planned investment budget. Materials and equipment selected during the design process will have an impact on the cost of maintenance. The service life, failure-free operation and guarantee of individual elements and devices are also components. For the above reasons, designers will select materials and devices that are the most advantageous in terms of maintenance costs, but within the assumed high standard.
In order to implement the investment within the assumed budget, partial control cost estimates were made after the design stages have been passed. At the stage of the Multi-Industry Concept Design, 3D models of the objects will be prepared. On their basis, it was possible to make an initial cost estimate and make technical and economic estimates.
At the stage of Construction Design, 3D models of objects will be prepared with a specific level of LOD geometry mapping and a specific level of LOI information. The models will be exported to the .ifc format, which will be the basis for the preparation of preliminary cost estimates and bills of quantities in program such as BIMestiMate. The costing process based on .ifc models will allow you to obtain accurate cost estimates and take-offs and related works. Thanks to open standards, we were able to focus on design, rather on technological aspects.
Thanks to the use of the CDE platform in the design process, the Ordering Party was able to actively exchange information with project teams. The CDE platform will provide the contracting authority with interactive access to 3D models, 2D documentation, comments in BCF and events with synchronised callendar. The system was informing the ordering party about changes taking place on the platform as well as all stakeholders.
"We were able to innovate using openBIM."
With prepared IFC model, we were able to perform 4D analyzes. All elements of the models can be linked to the schedule being developed. This will allow for the development of a 4D diagram, i.e. the progress of works over time, which in turn will be used to correctly plan all stages of construction. The schedule will also allow you to determine a critical path to pre-define possible threats. Solutions such as reporting the progress of work should be taken into account so that delays can be reacted to.
"We were able to identify where we need openBIM to develop further."
At the end of stage I of the project implementation, a schedule will be issued for the needs of 4D and 5D analyzes. The schedule and 4D and 5D analyzes will be possible to do on the basis of a 3D model developed during the design work. The schedule will be updated throughout the design process. This strategic decision to use OpenBIM standards, allows direct all energy and potential into developing our BIM-KNOW-HOW, slowly begins to bear fruit. we have well-trained and experienced in BIM, personnel familiar with design tools and data exchange software. By undertaking cooperation with the company
BDM Architekci, the client gets a BIM-Manager assigned to the project,
a person specializing in determining BIM levels and standards applicable later, the entire multi-discipline project team, starting from the first sketches and ending with cost estimates. Everything - in BIM!
BIM Uses were defined on the project
I agree to be contacted about the project BIM uses outside of this awards program.
Stakeholders
BDM Architekci, Warsaw, Project Leader, Bartosz Wojciechowski
KIP, Warsaw, BIM Manager, Zofia Kraciuk
