澳大利亚国家数字模拟指南 案例National Guidelines for Digital Modelling Case Studies6.pdfVIP

Case study 6: 8 Chiley Square 8 Chiley Square Image courtesy Mirvac This case study documents and analyses preliminary Building Information Modelling (BIM) investigation within a client–developer structure. The incentives for the client–developer to embrace BIM are clear and the business beneits for property owners and operators are many, and appealing. This case study of a new project development in a prime location of the Sydney central business district documents and provides insight into adopting BIM in a high-rise development. The process within the design team proved challenging, and although the client organisation has resolved to adopt BIM in the long run, it was clear throughout this case study that the adoption of BIM is a more complex task than installing software into the design team environment. There were a number of important lessons learned through this case study. Perhaps the most important is that BIM requires a completely different way of thinking about the design and documenting of a building. This paradigm shift will have a profound and immediate impact on the practice of architecture, engineering, quantity surveying and construction planning. The following case study provides insight into the expectations and realities of BIM in high-rise