Week 3 - Tasks and Collaboration Reflection

In order to satisfy the brief we decided to keep a checklist of objects, and highlight them as they are completed. this will keep the whole group informed of what needs to be done and when.

Group Task Check list For Submission next week:

Orange Highlights Complete Tasks

Submission: Due Thursday the 24th of August 5:00pm

1. As-built (existing) building model

• Revit Models- Architectural, Structural, Services
• Model of existing
• Change all objects to the “Existing” Phase
• Site Plan created from Google Maps
• Orientate project to “True North”
• “Demolish” existing objects that are to be removed
• Create new views for different phases
• Names of files
• Location of files
• Keep log of file sizes for all 6 Revit discipline models and, IFC, IFC optimized files, every week as part of project monitoring
• Log number of IfcBuildingElementProxy objects
• Model Room Check from IES-VE Ware
• Select appropriate materials, building type, building system, and geographic location, and Cooling and Heating Fuel for the existing building and then run IES Analysis. Include pdf IES report
• Run Solibri Model Checker and log results
• Schedule of Areas

2. Design brief response (Text and images)

• Formalise building brief:

a. Total building area to remain the same
b. Create “Area Plans” in Revit to measure the existing areas and create a schedule
c. Building envelope to not be enlarged
d. Stairs and lift to remain
e. Add a third level for apartments and café
f.  Areas
  Ground Floor
  ~1400 sqm: Entry, galleries, shop, office, Workshop
  ~400 sqm courtyard - open to the sky
  First Floor
  ~1000 sqm Studios 5 studios: workspace, entry,   store, kitchenette, WC, shr
  Roof level
  ~600 sqm: Apartments 5 apartments
  Roof top garden, green wall
  ~200 sqm Café

• Formalise  your own project building brief
• Spreadsheet of areas or schedule from Revit with some Room data   eg. Level, Room   Name, Area, Finishes
•  Areas from Area Schedules

3. Site Analysis (Graphics and text)

• Document site factors
• Add site information to Revit model
• Manage/Project Information
• Environmental criteria

4. Preliminary Concept Design (Graphics)

• Preliminary  design sketches
• Use Revit graphic capabilities
• 2D
• 3D isometric views
• Perspective (Camera) views
• Sun / shadows
• Shaded with edges, Hidden Line, Rendered views
• Silhouette lines, Gradient backgrounds

5. BIM Management Plan

•   NATSPEC documents

  a. NATSPEC National BIM Guide
  b. NATSPEC Project BIM Brief
  c. NATSPEC  Project BIM Management Plan
  d. Other reference documents

Collaboration Reflection:

As seen above all group members are progressing smoothly with their individual sections that where assigned to them. We are roughly 60% through the checklist at the stage and have all agreed to meet Monday and Tuesday next week to bring it all together. Jake has put his hand up to finalize all the files into one document for submission on Thursday at 5:00pm. Key areas which we need to go over include the project brief, and also the BIM management plan. It is essential in these two areas that each group member has a clear idea about what is happening, as well as input into the process which they believe we should undertake. 

We are still awaiting Jacks section, which is about the existing file analysis and running the model checking software. It was decided my majority of the group that Ben will also undertake a psychometric investigation of the climate within Brisbane to add to the site analysis section.