AAita BIM Portfolio - 2022 by Andrea Aita

PORTFOLIO

ANDREA AITA BIM MANAGER

25/03/1991

BIM PORTFOLIO | 2022 This portfolio contains all the most relevant collaborations and contributions made in the last 5 years. Each project presented in this document is only a preview.

CURRICULUM VITAE

WORK EXPERIENCE

PERSONAL INFORMATION Bedford Road, SW London, United Kingdom ENG |

Since 10/2018

0044 (0)7542546566

Humble Arnold Associates Responsible for the BIM Implementation process within the company; the specifics of my work include: the development of company standards in line with PAS1192-2:2013 and other national BIM standards, BIM upskilling of designers and project managers, ongoing support and mentoring, participation in BIM coordination meetings for major projects and automation of processes using computational design tools.

andrea.aita@libero.it linkedin.com/in/andrea-aita-0b0794123 Date of birth: March 25, 1991 Nationality: Italian Driving license: B

Since 10/2018

Revit AutoCAD Dynamo Grasshopper InDesign Navisworks Visual Studio BIM 360 Excel PowerBi

Working alongside some of London’s most talented architects, I have had exposure to large scale and complex projects, first-hand. Dealing and resolving daily issues as a Technician from the beginning of my employment through to my pro-

motion to Coordinator, enabled me to develop and expand further my skills.

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03/2017 – 10/2018

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I am an agile, experienced, and adaptable BIM Manager with a proven track record of managing various BIM projects across different sectors, as well as training resources in the required technical competences. I have strong problem-solving skills and with my enthusiasm for computational design, adopt a wide range of initiatives to drive innovation through the provision of creative solutions. I am a creative, motivated, and resilient all-rounder who communicates effectively and articulately to stakeholders of all levels.

BIM SPECIALIST/COORDINATOR I worked on the development of BIM models for large industrial and railroad plants projects. My core functionality was to create, develop and extract documentation from Building Information Models, as well as to set and maintain the design templates, standards, and libraries. My work focused on: Extraction of coordination data and quantity surveying, Clash detection, Development and automation of processes through Dynamo for Revit

08/2016 - 03/2017

SITE MANAGER ASSISTANT I.CO.P Ltd.

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ABOUT ME

Responsible for BIM Implementation and Project Coordination, workflows, and data exchange in BIM environment Developing and maintaining BIM protocols, models and BEPs, in addition to other documentation. Managing team members engaged in a BIM project, ensuring the accuracy of models and datasets. Clash detection and clash avoidance. Providing peer-to-peer training and assisting to the project team by supporting and communicating procedures and standards. Increased workflow efficiency using scripts built using Dynamo BIM, Grasshopper, Python and C#.

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BIM & DESIGN SYSTEMS COORDINATOR Foster + Partners

DIGITAL COMPETENCE Software

BIM MANAGER

I worked in the Kongens Nytorv and Gammel Strand construction sites in Copenhagen (Denmark) for the City Circle Metro Line project and in the construction site of the New logistics platform in the Trieste’s port area (Italy). My work focused on: “As built” BIM projects updating, QA/QC of Offshore Piling Works and Cutter Soil Mixing processes, Construction site planning and logistical operations

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 09/2010-07/2016

BUILDING ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE University of Padua, Italy | MS degree in Architecture and Engineering Grade: 106/110 Principal subjects covered: Building Information Modelling, Structural Engineering, Architectural and Urban Composition, Building Restoration and Conservation, Building Construction, Estimate and Economic Evaluation of Projects, Geotechnics, Urban Planning and Techniques.

09/2005-7/2009

SCIENTIFIC HIGH-SCHOOL DIPLOMA Scientific high-school “G. Marinelli” Grade: 87/100

2021 | 2022 Recently I was offered the opportunity to become a BIM Manager for a Hospitality Design practice. In doing so, I was able to participate in the BIM implementation phase and define the digital construction procedures.

BIM MANAGER - HOSPITALITY

BIM

IMPLEMENTATION RULE 0 – READ THE ISO 19650 RULE 1 – GAIN EXECUTIVE SUPPORT RULE 2 – DEVELOP A PLAN RULE 3 – DETERMINE AND IMPLEMENT YOUR STANDARDS RULE 4 – DECIDE WHICH TOOLS YOU WILL USE RULE 5 – TRAIN AND DEVELOP YOUR STAFF RULE 6 – HONE THE PROCESS RULE 7 – SET REALISTIC GOALS RULE 8 – DON’T MAKE THINGS TOO COMPLICATED RULE 9 – PLAN FOR THE WORST

BIM MANAGEMENT THE HOSPITALITY DESIGN COMPANY I WAS WORKING FOR HAD A STRONG NEED TO IMPLEMENT BIM AND IM TO MEET NEW DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENTS THEY WERE INVOLVED IN, PARTICULARLY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, SUCH AS DOHA AND SAUDI ARABIA, WHERE THEY HAD WON ALL THE CATERING, KITCHEN AND RESTAURANT DESIGN FOR A LARGE LUXURY TOURIST RESORT IN THE RED SEA AREA. IN ORDER TO GET UP AND RUNNING, IT WAS NECESSARY TO CREATE SPECIALISED BIM LEARNING PATHS FOR THESE DESIGNERS, MANY OF WHOM HAD BEEN WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY FOR SEVERAL DECADES.

MANY OF THESE PROJECTS REQUIRED THE CREATION OF A LARGE NUMBER OF FABRICATION LEVEL FAMILIES, CONTAINING PREDEFINED SETS OF SHARED PARAMETERS THAT WOULD THEN COORDINATE A COMPLEX SET OF EQUIPMENT SCHEDULES AND O&M MAINTENANCE SHEETS. IN 12 MONTHS, WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE MORE THAN 20 F&B DESIGN PROJECTS, PROPERLY TRAIN A TEAM OF 50 DESIGNERS AND DRAFT THE COMPANY’S BIM

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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ORGANIZING EACH PHASE OF THE CREATION AND UPDATING OF THE BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL COORDINATING THE PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE BIM (BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING) PROCESS MANAGING INTERFERENCES BETWEEN BIM MODELS OF DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES (ARCHITECTURE, STRUCTURE, MEP, ETC.).

STANDARDS FROM SCRATCH. BIM RESOURCES HAVE GROWN FROM 4 TO 12 IN JUST 7 MONTHS. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WAS TO AVOID THE SO CALLED MIXED APPROACH, WHERE THE PROJECT IS DONE “A LITTLE BIT IN CAD, A LITTLE BIT IN BIM”, BESIDES LEADING TO OBVIOUS REPETITIVE WORK, IT IS ALSO ECONOMICALLY DANGEROUS FOR THE COMPANY.THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BIM PROCESS IS NOT ALWAYS EASY BUT, IF PLANNED CORRECTLY AND WITH THE END GOAL IN MIND, IT CAN LEAD TO AN APPRECIA-

2018 | 2021 This period has been full of changes for me, I received a job offer from one of the most important practices in the world and I was going to live in one of the most vibrant European cities: London. I finally got the chance to work on high-impact projects such as skyscrapers, masterplans and airports. This portfolio contains my most significant BIM projects produced in the last 5 years. Each project presented in this document is only a preview.

LONDON | F+P

AIRPORT EXTENSION

YEAR: 2018 | LOCATION: FRANCE | BUILDING: AIRPORT | TYPE: REDEVELOPMENT

CARRYING ON A LEGACY AN INTERESTING EXAMPLE OF REDEVELOPMENT

ONE OF THE FIRST PROJECTS I FACED HERE IN LONDON WAS THE EXTENSION OF THE TERMINAL OF A HISTORIC AIRPORT IN SOUTHERN FRANCE. IN ADDITION TO THE DESIGN OF THE EXPANSION, THE CLIENT HAD ALSO COMMISSIONED THE COMPLETE REDESIGN OF THE INTERIORS RELATED TO BOTH THE ORIGINAL PROJECT AND ITS FIRST EXPANSION, THUS CREATING A COMPLETELY NEW SYSTEM OF INTERCHANGE AND MOVEMENT OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING PASSENGERS. AS A BIM TECHNICIAN (FIRST) AND AS A COORDINATOR ( SUCCESSIVELY) I HAD TO DEAL WITH A WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION MODELING ISSUES, FROM THE MODELING OF PARAMETRIC FAMILIES, DRAWING LIST MANAGEMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES FOR MULTIDISCIPLINE AND MULTIPLE-FIRM COORDINATION. I THINK THAT THE MOST INTERESTING CHALLENGE OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN TO DETERMINE THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHODOLOGY TO COORDINATE THE PROJECT PHASES BETWEEN THE DEMOLITION OF OLD ELEMENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW OR TEMPORARY ELEMENTS WITHIN THE FEDERATED ENVIRONMENT.

DEFINING THE PROJECT: THE BIM DEVELOPMENT OF THIS NEW TERMINAL HAS INVOLVED QUITE A FEW CHALLENGES, THE FIRST BEING THE DEFINITION OF A COMMON WORKING ENVIRONMENT BETWEEN THE VARIOUS CONSULTANTS INVOLVED AND THE VARIOUS ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED. AT THE LEVEL OF THE ACTUAL DESIGN, A COHERENT PROJECT HAS BEEN DEFINED, IN LINE WITH THE REGULATIONS FOR AIRPORT SAFETY IN FRANCE. THE CORE OF THE NEW PROJECT FOCUSED ON A BODY FACING THE MAIN FAÇADE, IN STEEL AND GLASS, WHICH WOULD HOST THE MAIN FUNCTIONS. WITH THE FRONTAGE FACING SOUTH-WEST AND THE CLIMATE OF THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, IT WAS NECESSARY TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE ISSUES OF THERMAL INSULATION AND LIGHTING COMFORT. ANOTHER CORNERSTONE OF THE ENTIRE REDEVELOPMENT WAS TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AS MUCH AS

Airside facade of the extension

INNOVATION & PASSENGER EXPERIENCE •

Intelligent systems and adapted design to reduce energy consumption. Search for passive solutions, natural light and special views for a pleasant passenger experience.

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Clear skies and good exposure to natural light all year round. High solar energy production potential Lower humidity levels Good natural ventilation, potential for free cooling and night ventilation in autumn, winter and spring Regular exposure to the Mistral Wide daytime range High risk of solar loads inside buildings Low air quality in the immediate vicinity of runways and taxiways

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Mild climate with hot summers Low annual precipitation, risk of autumn storms

WATER MANAGEMENT The use of water in the extension will be limited by functional requirements and minimum consumption will be achieved through efficient sanitary facilities. The roof offers an excellent possibility to recover rainwater that could be reused in the sanitary facilities, for cleaning the premises, or for irrigation. It would also help to mitigate runoff, and minimize the risk of flooding.

Roof chimney - passive design device

INNOVATION & PASSENGER EXPERIENCE •

Intelligent systems and adapted design to reduce energy consumption. Search for passive solutions, natural light and special dgdgdrviews for a pleasant pas senger experience.

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Natural hot air extraction through chimneys, favoured by prevailing winds

Solar protection and high-performance roof insulation

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Clear skies and good exposure to natural light all year round. High solar energy production potential Lower humidity levels Good natural ventilation, potential for free cooling and night, ventilation in autumn, winter and spring Regular exposure to the Mistral Wide daytime range High risk of solar loads inside buildings Low air quality in the immediate vicinity of runways and taxiways

Wide access to indirect northern natural light in interior spaces

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South facade protected by cap and fixed grids for midday exposure and by removable protection for the low shelves at the end of the day.

Natural light from the North

Hot air extracted naturally when conditions permit

Pontoon integrating a facade with ventilation system and dynamic sun protection for low eastern and western solar radiation

Direction of the Mistral, prevailing wind High-performance façade protecting against noise and air-side pollution Longitudinal section of the airport redevelopment

ARCHITECTURAL & STRUCTURAL MODEL COORDINATION THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE ROOF IS CHARACTERIZED BY A REMARKABLE SPAN THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE BUILDING, THUS ALLOWING THE VARIOUS FLOORS OF THE COMPLEX TO BE PART OF THE SAME ENCLOSED AREA WITHIN THE “CORE”. THE CANTILEVER ROOF SUPERSTRUCTURE IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW THE DEPLOYMENT OF LARGE SKYLIGHTS FOR ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND SMOKE EVACUATION. THE CHALLENGE HERE WAS TO ENSURE AN OPTIMAL LEVEL OF COORDINATION BETWEEN STRUCTURAL BIM MODELS AND THE REMAINING DISCIPLINES. TO DO SO, NAVISWORKS WAS USED TO PERFORM CLASH DETECTION AND CONTROL OF THE PROJECT PHASES. Core superstructure ready to be exported in Navisworks

Cross section on the core

The HVAC system will efficiently process the occupied area. The warm air will then rise naturally and be exhausted through the controlled and acoustically protected roof openings.

Section on Hall

Different design options of the façade glazing system

Longitudinal elevation of the airport redevelopment

Various glasses and geometries can be used for the skylights to create directional light of different colours in accordance with the different moods of the areas.

Roof edging for protection from high solar radiation

Shaded skylight equipped with transparent glazing for optimum exposure to indirect natural light

Dynamic sun protection for low sunlight levels

GIVEN THE ORIENTATION OF THE MAIN FACADE OF THE BUILDING, IT WAS NECESSARY TO THINK OF A FRONTAGE THAT WOULD HOLD BACK THE HIGH SOLAR RADIATION WHILE MAINTAINING THE NECESSARY NATURAL VENTILATION OF THE SPACES. THE DESIGN OPTIONS DE-

VELOPED IN EACH CASE ALLOWED A GREATER ADAPTABILITY OF THE SYSTEM IN RESPONSE TO DATA FLOWS FROM ENERGY AND WIND ANALYSIS. THE SHAPE OF THE BUILDING AND ITS CLIMATIC CONTEXT PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVESTIGATE THE INTERESTING AS-

PECT OF PASSIVE DESIGN. SEVERAL CURTAIN WALL SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE AN OPTIMAL BALANCE BETWEEN COST, MATERIAL PROPERTIES, SUN PROTECTION AND MODULARITY.

Natural light controlled through roof openings

Automated facade protection to respond to the sun and avoid glare or heat Cut on the jetty

Coupe sur la jetée

THE COORDINATION OF THIS PROJECT WAS PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING, GIVEN THE HIGH NUMBER OF MODELS (MORE THAN 47) AND THE DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES INVOLVED (ARCHITECTURAL, STRUCTURAL, MEP AND BHS). THE OPTIMIZATION OF THE DATA WAS CARRIED OUT THROUGH A CONSISTENT USE OF SCHEDULES, COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN METHODS, MODEL COORDINATION AND MODEL UPDATING SCHEMES; AS WELL AS A COMMON DATA EXPORT AND SHARING INFRASTRUCTURE. THE GOAL WAS TO ALLOW ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO WORK IN A WORKSHARED ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE POTENTIAL OF THE REVIT FRAMEWORK COULD BE FULLY EXPLOITED: ESTIMATION CALCULA-

TIONS, QUANTITY TAKEOFFS, CLASH DETECTION, PHASING OF DEMOLITIONS AND TEMPORARY WORKS, STANDARDIZED EXPORT METHODS OF BIM DELIVERABLES; THESE WERE ALL EXAMPLES OF TASKS THAT WE HAD TO FACE IN A COMPLEX SCENARIO WHICH IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AIRPORT. STRUCTURAL MODELS WERE DIVIDED INTO CORE SUPERSTRUCTURE, SECONDARY STRUCTURES AND FOUNDATIONS (IN RED); SYSTEM MODELS WERE DIVIDED INTO ELECTRICITY AND PLUMBING (IN BLUE). PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO THE BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM (BHS), THE TRUE ESSENCE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THIS BUILDING, AROUND WHICH EVERYTHING REVOLVES.

GOVERNMENT MASTERPLAN

FIVE TOWERS

FACTS AND FIGURES

SITE AREA: BUILDING AREA (GROSS): NUMBER OF BUILDINGS CAPACITY:

180 000 m2 585 000 m2 11 25 000 PEOPLE

THE PROJECT INVOLVES THE REDESIGN OF ONE OF THE CAPITAL CITIES OF SOUTHERN INDIA. THE MASTERPLAN, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, OFFERED OUR TEAM OF DESIGNERS AN ALMOST ENDLESS SERIES OF CHALLENGES, IN PARTICULAR WITH REGARD TO THE ZONING PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN A PERSPECTIVE FOCUSED ON “GREEN” ARCHITECTURE AND REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS RESULTING FROM FOSSIL FUELS. THE AREA I’VE BEEN FOCUSING ON COMPRISES A SERIES OF OFFICE BUILDINGS ACCOMMODATING THE STATE SECRETARIAT AND GOVERNMENT DEPARMENT’S IN THE FORM OF 5 HIGH RISE TOWERS. OPERATING AS BIM COORDINATOR, THE MOST INTERESTING CHALLENGE WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORKFLOW THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR LARGE-SCALE GENERATION OF OFFICE AND RESIDENTIAL LAYOUT TEMPLATES TO BE IMMEDIATELY LINKED TO THE FEDERATED TOWER MODEL. ALL THIS TO FACILITATE PROCESS AUTOMATION AND ELIMINATE REDUNDANCIES.

YEAR: 2018 | LOCATION: INDIA | BUILDING: GOVERNMENT COMPLEX | TYPE: SCHEMATIC

CENTRES OF POWER DEVELOPMENT OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

Secretariat Tower Facade Details

THE LAYOUT OF THE MASTERPLAN WAS BASED AROUND 5 HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS THAT HOUSED THE GOVERNMENT OFFICES; GIVEN THE CONFORMATION OF THE SITE AND THE GENERALLY TORRID AND SUNNY CLIMATE THAT CHARACTERIZES THE CENTER OF INDIA, PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS GIVEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FACADE CLADDING. OVER THE MONTHS MORE THAN 50 DESIGN OPTIONS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED TO ENSURE A COMPLIANT, STANDARDIZED AND OPTIMIZED SOLUTION TO THE NATURE OF THE PROJECT. THIS TASK BROUGHT MANY CHALLENGES FROM THE BIM POINT OF VIEW, A HYBRID APPROACH WAS CHOSEN USING GRASSHOPPER + RHINO3D FOR OPTION GENERATION AND DYNAMO + REVIT FOR A QUICK IMPORT OF THE 3D OBJECT INTO THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT.

View from the internal mezzanine

View of the internal mezzanine

THIS IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE SECRETARIAT TOWER CLADDING. IN THIS CASE, INSTEAD OF WORKING WITH NORMAL CURTAIN WALLS, WE PREFERRED OPTING FOR ADAPTIVE COMPONENTS APPLIED ON CURTAIN SYSTEMS BASED ON RHOMBOIDAL (FOUR-POINT) PATTERNS. THE FACT THAT THESE REVIT CATEGORIES WERE HOSTED ON THE SURFACE OF A MASS ALLOWED US TO AVOID THE WORK OF DEFINING THE GRID OFFSETS AND, BY HOSTING THE ADAPTIVE COMPONENTS, ALLOWED THE WORKFLOW TO BE MUCH FASTER IN TERMS OF UPGRADING SPEED.

Study of the façade cladding

Example of façade rhomboidal diagrid

DRAWING LIST & REVIT SHEETS WORKFLOW HAVING TO DEAL WITH A HUGE PROJECT SITE, IT IS NATURAL TO THINK THAT THE NUMBER OF SHEETS TO BE PRODUCED WAS QUITE HIGH AND, CONSEQUENTLY, THE ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE VARIOUS DELIVERABLES, THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROJECT PACKAGES AND THE REVISIONS WAS INCREASING AT THE SAME TIME. HAVING TO MONITOR AN ESTIMATED 5000 SHEETS, THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP TRACK OF THE SITUATION AND IDENTIFY DEFICITS WAS TO USE SPREADSHEETS. THE WORKFLOWS I DEVELOPED CAN BE SUMMARIZED IN THESE STEPS: 1. EXPORTING THE SHEET SCHEDULES FROM THE VARIOUS SHEET FILES THROUGH DYNAMO OR BIM LINK 2. SEARCH FOR SHEET NUMBERS FROM DRAWING LIST TO SCHEDULES AND VICE VERSA 3. CHECK TABLE CONSISTENCY, REMOVING REDUNDANCIES AND CORRECTING INCONSISTENCIES 4. FIND THE MISSING SHEET NUMBERS AND USE DYNAMO FOR BATCH CREATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SHEETS 5. CHECK THE REVISION ACCURACY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE DELIVERABLES’ PHASE SET-UP.

THESE ARE ALL EXAMPLES OF SPREDSHEETS THAT ALLOWED US TO GRAPHICALLY COMPARE THE COMPLETENESS OF THE PROJECT’S DELIVERABLES, THE USE OF INFOGRAPHIC TOOLS SUCH AS POWERBI HAS SPEEDED UP THE PROCESS A LOT.

THROUGH THE COMBINED USE OF REVIT SCHEDULES, ADDINS SUCH AS BIM LINK, EXCEL AND DYNAMO SCRIPTS, WE WERE ABLE TO DEVELOP AN OPTIMAZED WORKFLOW FOR PROTOTYPING THE TOWER FLOORS. HAVING TO CONSIDER ALMOST 250 LEVELS FOR THE SKYSCRAPERS AND AT LEAST ANOTHER HUNDRED ONES FOR THE PODIUMS AT THE BASE, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE DESIGN OPTIONS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE DESIGN PHASE IF WE HAD NOT MANAGED TO FIND A PROCESS FOR AUTOMATING THE PLACEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL ROOMS ACCORDING TO THE SEVERAL POSSIBLE LAYOUTS.

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AMARAVATI CHAMBERS WORKFLOW • • • •

180 floors to be filled with chambers 30 chamber types 1000+ chambers in total 5 towers

Having the need to fill the architectural floors with all the chambers where government institutions would settle, we looked for a simple way to optimize the process. First we mapped the centroids of each chamber according to the finish floor levels of the various towers using a Dynamo script, the different chambers were then modelled separately and imported into the interior model as a link set to “attachment” instead of “overlay”. Each link was then copied as many times as needed thanks to another Dynamo script and, with this arrangement, the data remained even if the interior file was linked to a sheet file. In this way, it was possible to correct or refine the design of the individual case and the changes would be automatically populated everywhere. By doing so, we have avoided overloading the model, allowing acceptable performance

HIGH RISE HEADQUARTERS

YEAR: 2019 | LOCATION: CHINA | BUILDING: OFFICES | TYPE: MASTERPLAN

NEW BANK CENTRE BLURRING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN IN AND OUT

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SHENZEN OFFICE DISTRICT, WHICH WILL HOUSE THE HEADQUARTERS OF A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL BANK, WAS CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO THE HIGHEST DESIGN PARAMETERS UNDER EVERY POINT OF VIEW. WHAT SURPRISED ME THE MOST WAS THE FULLY INTEGRATED APPROACH OF THE VARIOUS DISCIPLINES INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN PROCESS, WHICH BENEFITED GREATLY FROM THE WORKSHARED ENVIROMENT MADE POSSIBLE BY THE BIM SOFTWARE. THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN INVOLVES THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE MAIN ONE, AN OFFICE TOWER, MORE THAN 300 METERS HIGH, WHICH WILL BRING SEVERAL THOUSAND EMPLOYEES UNDER ONLY ONE ROOF.

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EVER SINCE THE REFORM AND OPENING UP OF CHINA, ESPECIALLY THE RETURN OF HONG KONG AND MACAO TO THE MOTHERLAND, COOPERATION AMONG GUANGDONG, HONG KONG AND MACAO HASCONTINUOUSLY DEEPENEDAND BECOMEMORE CONCRETE. THE GREATERBAY AREA, WITH A MARKED INCREASE IN ITS ECONOMIC STRENGTH AND REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, ALREADY POSSESSESTHE FUNDAMENTAL CONDI-

TIONS FOR DEVELOPING INTO AN INTERNATIONAL FIRST-CLASS BAY AREA AND A WORLD-CLASS CITY CLUSTER. LOCATED AT THE FOREFRONT OF CHINA’SOPENINGUP ALONG THE COASTANDWITH THE PAN-PRD REGION AS ITS VAST HINTERLANDFOR DEVELOPMENT, THE GREATERBAY AREA PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE. THE GREATERBAY AREAHAS INTENSELY IMPLEMENTED ADEVELOPMENT STRATEGYWHICH IS INNOVATION-DRIVEN, WITH PILOT MEASURESOF COMPREHENSIVE INNOVATION AND REFORM IN GUANGDONG WELL UNDERWAY.

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环境设计概览 Environmental overview

太阳能可再生能源整合潜力 Potential integration of solar renewable

温暖到较高温度（平均温度12C°至36C°） Mild to high temperatures (average 12C° to 36C°)

强太阳辐射 (平均172W/m2) High solar radiation (average 172 W/m2) 雨水收集和再利用 Rainwater harvesting and reuse

采光加强 Enhanced daylight

反射材料降低热岛效应 Reflective materials to reduce heat island effect

幕墙整合设计允许自然通风 Integrative facade strategy allowing for natural ventilation

高效建筑围护结构 Highly efficient building envelope

视野提升 Views promotion 综合景观有助于径流控制和增加生物多样性 Integrated landscape for runoff retention and increased

冬季风向 Winter wind (average 3.2m/s)

东西向核心筒阻挡低角度日照 East & west cores protect from low angle radiation

遮挡冬季风 Sheltered from winter wind

增强夏季通风 Open to summer wind

夏季风向 Summer wind (average 3.4m/s)

较强夏季降雨（高达350mm/月） Intense summer rainfall (up to 350mm/ month)

夏季太阳轨迹 Summer sunpath

整合海绵城市策略达到72% 径流控制率 Integrated Sponge City strategies to manage 72% of on-site stormwater

过渡季太阳轨迹 Midseason sunpath

冬季太阳轨迹 Winter sunpath

INTRODUCTORY NOTE THIS PROJECT HAS ALLOWED ME TO PUSH MY KNOWLEDGE OF BIM AND, ABOVE ALL, OF COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN TO A HIGHER LEVEL FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF COORDINATION. THE CLIENT DEMANDED THE HIGHEST STANDARDS RIGHT FROM THE CONCEPT DESIGN PHASE AND THIS, TOGETHER WITH THE GENERALLY TIGHT SCHEDULE IN TERMS OF DELIVERABLES, FORCED THE BIM COORDINATION TEAM TO DEVELOP EVERY POSSIBLE FORM OF AUTOMATION, WHILE PURSUING APPROACHES THAT COULD INCREASE THE OVERALL TEAM PRODUCTIVITY.

OTHER

CONSIDERATIONS

THE TASKS ADDRESSED ARE OF THE MOST VARIED: FROM INITIAL MASSING STUDIES TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT RESEARCH, FROM ENERGY RADIATION STUDIES TO WIND ANALYSIS, FROM SUSTANAIBILITY BENCHMARKS TO CARBON FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS; THIS PROJECT HAS REALLY ALLOWED ME TO EXPAND BOTH MY KNOWLEDGE REGARDING BIM AND FROM A MORE PURELY DESIGN POINT OF VIEW. I THINK THAT THE INTEGRATED APPROACH TO DESIGN HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY NECESSARY (AND POSSIBLE) SO AS TO ADEQUATELY RESPOND TO THE GREATER COMPLEXITY OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PROCESS, WHILE ALLOWING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A QUALITY AND COMPLETENESS OTHERWISE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE WITH THE CLASSIC CAD METHODS ALONE. HERE YOU CAN HAVE A LOOK AT SOME GRAPHIC SAMPLES SHOWING THE STUDIES CARRIED OUT ON THE PROJECT

South Plot Massing Strategy

TOWER STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND GLOBAL ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS SOFTWARE AND ASSUMPTIONS THE ELASTIC ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT IS DONE USING THE ETABS FINITE ELEMENT DESIGN PACKAGE (CHINESE VERSION). DURING DESIGN STAGE, THE YJK WAS BE USED TO VERIFY THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS. FOR EVALUATING SEISMIC ACTIONS, THE BUILDING IS RESTRAINED AT THE BASEMENT STRUCTURAL TOP SLAB AND THE SUPER-STRUCTURE IS MODELLED WITHOUT THE BASEMENT; FOR EVALUATING WIND ACTIONS, THE BUILDING IS RESTRAINED AT THE BASEMENT RAFT SLAB AND HORIZONTALLY RESTRAINED AT FLOOR LEVELS OF THE BASEMENT SO THAT THE SUPER-STRUCTURE IS MODELLED WITH THE BASEMENT. SLAB AREAS ARE MODELED AS SEMI-RIGID DIAPHRAGM, SLAB AREAS ARE MODELED USING SHELL ELEMENTS TO REFLECT THE EFFECTS OF LARGE OPENING IN THE FLOOR SLAB. SHEAR WALLS ARE MODELED USING SHELL ELEMENTS. COLUMNS AND BEAMS ARE MODELED USING FRAME ELEMENTS. P-∆ EFFECTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE ANALYSIS. SEISMIC MASS WAS CALCULATED AS A COMBINATION OF SUPERIMPOSED DEAD LOAD, A PORTION OF LIVE LOAD, AND SELF-WEIGHT

Typical Office Floor (Low Zone)

GENERATED FROM MODEL GEOMETRY AND MATERIAL DENSITIES. SUPERIMPOSED DEAD AND LIVE LOADS ARE MODELED USING AREA LOADS, LINE LOADS OR POINT LOADS AS APPROPRIATE. EXTERIOR WALL WEIGHT WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY ASSIGNING LINE LOADS AT THE PERIMETER OF THE BUILDING. WIND LOADS ARE BASED ON THE EQUATIONS DEFINED BY THE CODE. SINCE THE BUILDING IS IN IRREGULAR SHAPE, THE CODE IS NOT ABLE TO CONSIDER THE CROSS-WIND EFFECT. IN 50% SD STAGE, THE CROSS WIND EFFECT IS NOT CONSIDERED, WHICH NEEDS TO BE FURTHER CHECKED BY THE WIND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS. SEISMIC LOAD CASES WITH ACCIDENTAL MASS ECCENTRICITY ARE CONSIDERED, AS WELL AS LOAD CASES OF BI-DIRECTIONAL SEISMIC ACTIONS. CQC METHOD IS USED FOR THE MODAL COMBINATION.

TOWER STRUCTURAL DESCRIPTION THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM OF THE TOWER IS A DUAL LATERAL STABILITY SYSTEM, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF MEGA PERIMETER MOMENT FRAMES, MEGA COLUMNS, DOUBLE CORES, BRACES AND BELT TRUSSES.

Typical Office Floor (Middle/High Zone)

Mega column frame with BRBS

N-S Direction

RC/Composite steel plate and RC double cores

Internal one-bay ordinary moment frame

Outriggers + Mega column frame with BRBs

Structural System in N-S Direction

2. T1塔楼结构设计与整体分析结果 T1 Tower Structural Design and Global Analyses

2.2 T1塔楼抗竖向力结构体系

2.2 T1 TOWER STRUCTURAL SYSTEM DESCRIPTION

T1塔楼楼面系统采用钢梁与钢筋桁架楼承板混凝土组合楼板结构体系，钢筋桁架楼承板混凝土组合楼板厚拟采用140mm。除

T1 tower floor system is composed of steel beam and concrete slab with rebar truss. The slab thickness is 140mm.

内部单跨普通框架外，其他楼面钢梁两端铰接。周边大跨楼面外框梁通过重力柱(受压柱)或吊柱(受拉柱)与环带桁架相连。

Apart from the steel beams of internal ordinary frame, the other floor beams should be pinned at both ends. The

*主要构件结构尺寸详见结构图纸

perimeter steel beams are connected with gravity columns (compression columns) and hanging columns (tension columns) , which are connected with belt trusses. *Primary structural members sizes refer to the drawings

内部框架巨柱 Internal Mega Column 边筒

钢梁与钢筋桁架楼承板混凝土组合楼板 Steel Beam and Concrete Slab with Rebar Truss

Side Core 吊柱(受拉柱) Tension Column

重力柱(受压柱)

环带桁架

Gravity Column (Compression Column)

Belt Truss

巨柱与屈曲约束支撑框架 Mega column frame with BRBs

外周边巨型框架巨型柱 Mega Column

伸臂桁架 Outrigger

2. T1塔楼结构设计与整体分析结果 T1 Tower Structural Design and Global Analyses

2657 China Merchants Bank Global Headquarters Structural Scheme Design Report

钢梁与钢筋桁架楼承板混凝土组合楼板 Steel Beam and Concrete Slab with Rebar Truss 内部框架巨柱 Internal Mega Column

内部单跨普通框架梁(固结) Internal Frame Beam(Fix-

吊柱(受拉柱) Tension Column

重力柱(受压柱) Gravity Column (Compression Column)

2657 招商银行全球总部大厦

结构方案设计报告

Here next to a rendered representation of the structural facades of the main tower, you can see the bending moments of this façade are conveyed through the mega inclined columns, offering an elastic connection, particularly effective in areas subject to earthquakes such as the south-east of China.

THE SHAPING OF BOTH THE ARCHITECTURAL COMPONENT AS WELL AS THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS WAS SUCCESSFUL ALSO BY MEANS OF A MASSIVE USE OF COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN METHODS. FOR THE MODELING OF THE VERTICAL STRUCTURE, A SCRIPT WAS USED TO MAP THE JOINTS CONNECTING THE CORES OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND, AFTER DEFINING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM, AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATING THE OPTIMAL RESISTANT SECTION VALUE RS, THEN PLACING AUTOMATICALLY THE REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS.

FOR THE FACADE, GIVEN THE ALTERNATING OF THE PLACED CURTAIN WALLS AND METAL PLATE BULLNOSES AND THE CONSEQUENT MODULARITY UNDERLYING THE CHOOSEN PATTERN, TO AVOID THE ARCHITECTS TO PLACE BY HAND THE 20000+ MULLIONS AFTER EACH NEW DESIGN OPTION, THE USE OF SCRIPTS IN GRASSHOPPER AND DYNAMO WHICH READ THE RHINO MODEL AND AUTOMATICALLY POPULATED THE REVIT ONE WITH ADAPTIVE COMPONENTS, ALLOWED TO AUTOMATE ALMOST COMPLETELY THE PROCESS.

LOVE FOR PROGRAMMING A FEW EXAMPLES HEREAFTER I WILL SHOW YOU SOME “EVERY DAY USE” DYNAMO SCRIPTS THAT I HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. MY APPROACH HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF GRAPHICAL “NODES” AND TO PREFER CODE LINES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, IN THIS CASE IRONPYTHON AND REVIT API. IN THE LAST MONTHS, THANKS ALSO TO A TRAINING PATH I’ VE UNDERTAKEN, I’M TRYING TO INCREASE MY PROGRAMMING SKILLS, ADDRESSING EXTREMELY INTERESTING TOPICS SUCH AS SCRIPTING IN C# ENVIRONMENT, PROGRAMMING PLUGINS FOR REVIT AND SCRIPTING GENERATIVE CODE WITH P5.JS

Read sheet schedules and Export all Revisions on Excel (with progressive tabulation)

Read the local view CropBox, identify the Grids and automatically place the Dimensions on them

Simple script to read templates and delete unused View Templates, as well as views not placed on sheets and sub-categories

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Read the data related to the missing sheets and automatically generate them with Code, Name, Title Lines, Package and Sub-Package already set.

Thanks to this script we could keep track of the situation, while also using software such as PowerBI

For large Masterplans, it is important to be able to manage the Key Plan in an automatic way across the various sheets, so as to refer each Plan to a given location within the site. If the number of plants is greater than 2000 units, the use of automation tools such as this one becomes essential, as it would take days just to display each individual sheet and set the parameter

This graph extract Revit topography surface data point into excel spreadsheet or SQL

By accessing the Revit API libraries and Dynamo DSCore, it is possible to read all the linked files (including attachments) in a given model and extract a lot of data without even having to open the single files. In this case you can see an example, to read all the Worksets in all the files and to write them in the form of Excel spreadsheet.

The information can then be processed through specific plugins or simply with scripts developed with Visual Studio, in order to extract useful information on the development of the project environment or to check the compliance with its standards. The number of possible applications is really great.

If in each sheet it is necessary to import always the same number of views, which in turn have the same size and location within the crop view, it means that the process can be automated. The following script does just that

This Dynamo graph will duplicate a used curtain wall X number of times. It will then collect all of yVour curtain walls, get a percentage of panels and randomize further.

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Being a civil engineer and coming from the construction sector, I received a job offer as BIM Engineer from a company that specializes in the development and renewal of large railway maintenance facilities, which are scattered all over the Italian territory. It was here that, for the first time, I discovered the construction industry from the designer’s point of view.

ITALY - MERCITALIA

OMV - MESTRE (VENICE) TRAIN REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP

Number of: •

structural elements:

216 columns

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structural elements:

7675 beams

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federated models:

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square metres:

25,000 m2

Design of the reinforced slab and foundations using Continuous flight auger (CFA) piles

MCPTC - VERONA FULL TRAIN SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP

Number of: •

of structural elements:

• •

of federated models: square metres:

352 columns 14,750 beams 6 30,200 m2

Extension of the side shed by 5,000 m2 and new walkways for train maintenance within the existing workshop

Steel walkway details modelled with Advance Steel software

Single steel span, comparative 3D

Graphic samples of steel connection details

DDM - MESTRE (VENICE) DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES SHED THIS PROJECT, DESPITE BEING NEITHER SENSATIONAL FROM A DESIGN POINT OF VIEW NOR COMPLEX FROM A STRUCTURAL PERSPECTIVE, IS DEAR TO ME BECAUSE IT IS PRECISELY WITH IT THAT I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO APPRECIATE THE CAPABILITIES OF BIM IN ITS FULLNESS. THIS HAPPENED JUST AT THE MOMENT I HAD TO TRY MYSELF THE TASK OF STEEL REBAR MODELLING; AN EXERCISE I HAVE NEVER BEEN

ABLE TO APPRECIATE AT UNIVERSITY OR ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE AS I WAS FORCED TO THINK IN TWO DIMENSIONS, AS ALWAYS WHEN USING A CAD PROGRAM. THE VIEW OF THE BARS IN FRONT OF ME, CLEAR AND DISTINGUISHABLE ON THE SCREEN, THE SCHEDULES, THE LIST OF IRONS AND THE COMPUTATION OF THE STEEL KILOGRAMS AUTOMATICALLY DONE WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE CALCULATOR WERE A BOLT FROM THE BLUE.

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of structural elements: 138 columns 3,600 beams of federated models: 3 square metres: 5,500 m2 kgs of steel: 250 ton Details of the base slab reinforcements of the management office building and extension’s cross bracing portals and details of

One of the first Dynamo scripts I have ever done, it consists in renumbering the Rooms, Doors and Windows following the points order defined by an SPLine drawn at will

Find all warnings in the model, filter by category, rectify “slightly off axis” walls and railings and remove duplicate & overlapping elements.

Assess all elements belonging to Wall, Floor, Roof, Foundation and Ceiling categories, define the overlaps and perform a global join operation on the various geometries.

Script always ready and easy to use for the Automatic Revit project setup via Excel files (Layers, Floors, Ceilings, Scopebox Elevations)

Batch sheets creation via Excel file Version No. 1

Place views on sheet by location, i.e. takes into account the scale of the drawing and the size of the sheet, defines the centroids of the two elements and places the view scaling it accordingly to one of the standard settings (1:200, 1:100, 1:50 etc.)

Setting sheets parameters and names via Excel Version No. 1

Batch print PDF with different sheet sizes

Standard multiple instance filter (Revit API Collector)

Renaming PDF in their folder

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