Architecture – BIM and CAD Services

Our Architectural services are based on Autocad™, Autodesk Revit™ and Navisworks™.

Our team of BIM modelers and CAD drafters are competent in handling a wide variety of building project types as well as most construction methods prevalent globally.

Our Architectural BIM and CAD services cover a wide spectrum, starting from basic services such as preparation of as-built / existing conditions models and drawings, picking up redline mark-ups, all the way up to design coordination and preparation of Construction Documents

We can support the BIM modeling and CAD drafting needs of your design team from the Schematic Design stage, right through Design Development, Permit, Pricing and all the way up to preparation of 100% Construction Document sets. Our familiarity with a variety of international construction methods enable us to independently understand the design intent, minimizing the workload in creating detailed mark-ups.

Our Revit modeling services follow internationally prevalent BIM Level of Development specifications (LOD 300, LOD 350 etc.). Also, we adopt your in-house BIM modeling / CAD drafting standards and practices to ensure seamless integration within the overall project work-flow. Regular project-based communication is maintained via email, phone calls and web-based video conferences.

• Architectural modeling and drafting support (for Schematic Design and Design Development phases)

  We provide BIM modeling and CAD drafting services to Architects during the SD and DD phases.

  Our team can provide all the BIM modelling and CAD drafting work required on your project, including preparing initial models / drawings from hand sketches, updating models / drawings reflecting design changes and preparing complete Design Development sets.

  Considering the nature of work during these phases, the engagement model can be kept flexible (T&M) so that our resources may be called in as and when required during these phases

• Preparation of Construction Documents (including Permit and Pricing sets)

  Our team can prepare entire Construction Document set in either Revit™ or Autocad™, based on your advanced Design Development set of drawings. Additional instructions may also be provided to us in the form of hand-sketches, mark-ups, typical details from other projects and so on. The process is kept very interactive, with regular progress sets being delivered for review and feedback as well as web-based video conferences to discuss and resolve RFIs and technical queries.

  We would typically request for one of your existing Construction Document sets, so that we may use it as a reference for adopting your in-house presentation standards, including BIM modeling / CAD drafting standards.

  Design documentation can also be prepared for all intermediate milestones such as Permit and Pricing sets

• Preparing Building Information Models

  Preparing accurate 3D building models is at the core of all our BIM services.

  The models are prepared based on 2D drawing inputs, along with relevant redline mark-ups, specifications and manufacturer catalogs. The appropriate Level of Development (LOD 300, LOD 350 etc.) would be chosen to fit the project objectives, such as preparation of coordinated Construction Documents, Visualization, Quantity Take-off etc.

  The building model is progressed systematically in sequence with the design workflow, being enhanced with additional design information as it becomes available.

  BIM modeling also includes preparation of Revit Family Objects for use in the overall project model or as an independent project.

• Constructability Review

  We assist our clients in ensuring complete and consistent design information.

  Our BIM modeling services include Constructability Review to identify missing, conflicting or inadequate information in the input design drawings. Structured RFIs are prepared based on review, highlighting issues requiring attention. The model is thereafter edited to incorporate the client’s response to the RFIs.

• Clash Detection & Resolution

  We check for all coordination errors and interferences in the 3D building models to anticipate and pre-empt potential coordination issues before construction, thereby minimizing change orders.

  Clashes and conflicts within and between different building systems (Architecture, as well as Structure and MEP) are identified and communicated to the project team through structured Clash Detection Reports, accompanied by marked-up drawings.

  Resolutions are worked out in consultation with the designer, aided by model based 3D visualization. This can be an iterative ‘what if’ exercise, leading to the most optimal solution.

  In the final step, the model is updated with the resolutions, reflecting the coordinated and clash-free design.

• Picking up Redline Mark-ups

  Some clients require short-term modeling and drafting services during the course of SD, DD or CD production. We assist such clients to quickly update their models and drawing sets based on their redline mark-ups.

  Architects can send us their marked-up drawings along with the original model / drawings and we will quickly pick up the redlines and send back the updated model / drawings.

  This can be an iterative process where the updated files are returned by us on a daily basis for design review and re-mark-up, if required. The time difference between your design office and our production facility often enables us to provide an overnight turnaround, which is a significant convenience for projects with tight deadlines.

• Rendering

  Exterior renderings are an essential part of the architectural design process.

  We prepare high quality exterior renderings of buildings with accurate depiction of architectural details and materials used, set up within realistic environment and surroundings.

  Integrated with our BIM based design documentation services, renderings can be quickly generated as and when required across various phases of the architectural design process, using the same model used for documentation, providing high quality visualization at every stage.

• Preparation of As-built / Existing Conditions models and drawings

  Accurate as-built / existing conditions information is essential for preservation, restoration and re-modeling projects. We prepare accurate building models and drawings from existing drawings, measured survey and laser scan data.

   

  Care is taken to ensure that the building models and drawings are workable in terms of accuracy, coordination and completeness, keeping in mind that they shall be used as a basis for subsequent design work leading to preparation of Construction Documents. All dimensional discrepancies and coordination issues, if any, in the input data are highlighted through RFIs and resolved in consultation with client prior to completion and delivery.