BIM FOR ARCHITECTURE: PUBLIC BUILDING
National Theatre of
Cyprus
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
A main advantage was integral rendering
solutions direct from the same model used to
produce the drawings. There was no convo-
luted export process to additional software.
Instead, architects could visualize their
designs, either using a simple on-screen
rendering to investigate design options, rotating
them in real time within the DGN environment,
or using the advanced particle tracing
capabilities when photo-realism was required. ;
The design for the new National Theatre of
Cyprus proposal integrates the theatre and a
public park. The park is a grand amphitheatre
for outdoor concerts, addressing the foyer.
Two ramps rise from the park and lead to the
multi-level foyer. A private theatre garden is
at the heart of the site, away from traffic
noise. Ramps within connect the gallery levels of the two auditoria.
TriForma was a key tool in the design process
of the theatre. The complex geometric forms
of the auditorium shell and sloping surfaces
of the stalls and tiered galleries could be
modeled in detail. The 3D visualization
allowed the analysis of sightlines from each
seat in the auditorium and manipulation of
the design to achieve the optimum tier
heights, gallery falls, and seating layouts.
BIM FOR ARCHITECTURE: PUBLIC BUILDING
Vancouver Convention
Centre Expansion Project
have been possible without the workflow
facilitated by Bentley Architecture.
could then be resolved early in the process,
thereby saving time and money.
LMN Architects
The Vancouver Convention Centre
Expansion Project provides more than a million square feet of new facility, open community plaza spaces, retail, and marine opportunities. Key program spaces include 230,000
square feet of exhibition hall, 71,000 square
feet of meeting rooms, 45,000 square feet of ballroom, and a 10,000 square foot
signature room.
For construction documentation, Bentley
Architecture facilitated the extraction of 39
unique elevation and enlarged elevation
views of the curtain wall that were orthogo-
nal to the plane of the glass. The 3D model
also uncovered several design issues, which
Using the 2D plan mode of the 2D/3D Choice
tools, designers of all skill levels were able to
quickly create all interior plan portions of the
project, providing an efficient way to docu-
ment the project without requiring the entire
building to be modeled in 3D. ;
The complex geometry of numerous roof
planes and canted curtain walls demanded
the use of nontraditional design methods. For
example, the building shell underwent dramatic design changes three times in four
months. With each new iteration, all extractions were regenerated. This quick turnaround of major design changes would not
