GRAPHISOFT Case Studies International Collaboration in BIM Design: A Case Study of HDR|Rice Daubney and Obayashi Corporation

	International Collaboration in BIM Design: A Case Study of HDR\|Rice Daubney and Obayashi Corporation GRAPHISOFT

International Collaboration in BIM Design: A Case Study of HDR|Rice Daubney and Obayashi Corporation

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application
Applicable Industries	Cement Retail
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Construction Management Construction Site Monitoring
Challenge	In 2013, HDR\|Rice Daubney of Australia and Obayashi Corporation of Japan participated in the Build Sydney Live event, a 48-hour challenge that required participants from around the world to design a new International Convention Centre for Sydney. The project was part of the specified 19 Hectare area of the Darling Harbour Live project and was run virtually using mobile technology. The event represented a significant challenge due to the strict requirements for design development and presentation materials, as well as the need for effective international collaboration between the two companies. The success of their collaboration depended heavily on their use of Open BIM and Graphisoft Archicad Teamwork through the BIM Server. Read More
About Customer	HDR\|Rice Daubney is a creative firm for architecture, planning, and design with experience spanning 38 years across Australia and Asia. As one of Australia’s leading architectural practices, HDR\|Rice Daubney produces projects that have a common emphasis on quality, commercial focus, and innovation in design, across all the sectors of the business, Commercial, Retail + Town Centres, Health + Research and Defence. On the other hand, Obayashi Corporation, with its history of around 120 years, is one of the world’s leading construction contractors and Japan’s leading listed companies. Leveraging its core competence, technology, it provides construction services and such construction related services as engineering and urban development. Read More
Solution	To overcome the challenge, HDR\|Rice Daubney and Obayashi Corporation leveraged more than 10 types of software. In Sydney, HDR\|Rice Daubney used SketchUp, Solibri, Rhinoceros, dRofus, while in Tokyo, Obayashi Corporation used FlowDesigner, CADWell Tfas, MIDAS, SS3, Tekla, and NavisWorks. Archicad with Teamwork was used as the authoring tool for the entire communication of all the software. The workflow of Open BIM was described as being “without any issues or problems.” The success of the overseas collaboration was attributed to the fact that “both parties were very experienced with IFC.” The ability to translate between different software packages was a significant benefit in their ability to collaborate in BIM. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application

Applicable Industries

Cement

Retail

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Construction Management

Construction Site Monitoring

Challenge

In 2013, HDR|Rice Daubney of Australia and Obayashi Corporation of Japan participated in the Build Sydney Live event, a 48-hour challenge that required participants from around the world to design a new International Convention Centre for Sydney. The project was part of the specified 19 Hectare area of the Darling Harbour Live project and was run virtually using mobile technology. The event represented a significant challenge due to the strict requirements for design development and presentation materials, as well as the need for effective international collaboration between the two companies. The success of their collaboration depended heavily on their use of Open BIM and Graphisoft Archicad Teamwork through the BIM Server.

About Customer

HDR|Rice Daubney is a creative firm for architecture, planning, and design with experience spanning 38 years across Australia and Asia. As one of Australia’s leading architectural practices, HDR|Rice Daubney produces projects that have a common emphasis on quality, commercial focus, and innovation in design, across all the sectors of the business, Commercial, Retail + Town Centres, Health + Research and Defence. On the other hand, Obayashi Corporation, with its history of around 120 years, is one of the world’s leading construction contractors and Japan’s leading listed companies. Leveraging its core competence, technology, it provides construction services and such construction related services as engineering and urban development.

Solution

To overcome the challenge, HDR|Rice Daubney and Obayashi Corporation leveraged more than 10 types of software. In Sydney, HDR|Rice Daubney used SketchUp, Solibri, Rhinoceros, dRofus, while in Tokyo, Obayashi Corporation used FlowDesigner, CADWell Tfas, MIDAS, SS3, Tekla, and NavisWorks. Archicad with Teamwork was used as the authoring tool for the entire communication of all the software. The workflow of Open BIM was described as being “without any issues or problems.” The success of the overseas collaboration was attributed to the fact that “both parties were very experienced with IFC.” The ability to translate between different software packages was a significant benefit in their ability to collaborate in BIM.

Impact #1	The collaboration between HDR\|Rice Daubney and Obayashi Corporation resulted in them winning the award for Best Use of BIM for Design, Drama, and Excitement at the Build Sydney Live event. This achievement demonstrated the effectiveness of their collaboration and their ability to leverage multiple software tools to meet the design requirements of the project. The success of the project also highlighted the benefits of Open BIM in facilitating international collaboration and the translation between different software packages.

Impact #1

The collaboration between HDR|Rice Daubney and Obayashi Corporation resulted in them winning the award for Best Use of BIM for Design, Drama, and Excitement at the Build Sydney Live event. This achievement demonstrated the effectiveness of their collaboration and their ability to leverage multiple software tools to meet the design requirements of the project. The success of the project also highlighted the benefits of Open BIM in facilitating international collaboration and the translation between different software packages.

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International Collaboration in BIM Design: A Case Study of HDR|Rice Daubney and Obayashi Corporation

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