xsite were recently victorious in the Design and BIM
competition North East Byker as part of the Summers Inman Team. This one day
event involved five teams preparing fictional proposals for a Community Hub at
the City Stadium, Byker.
Each team featured a full design group including
Architects, Structural Engineers, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, Project
Managers, Cost Consultants and Contractors, as well as specialist advice on BIM
software and data sharing systems.
Proposals were prepared in an intense collaborative
environment using BIM (Building Information Modelling) software and using the
tools available to coordinate and output a broad set of information about the
design, structure, services, clash detection, costing, construction process and
lifecycle costing.
Starting with a simple sketch design, our team developed a
detailed model which included a full structural design, mechanical services, detailed
costings and construction animation. Seven iterations of the model were
prepared up to the 5pm deadline, and visualisations were prepared from the
system to describe the proposals.
