From Concept To BIM: Villa Patio In

Bandung Case Study

By Enzyme Team Posted 8 June, 2016 In BIM, Design

BIM IS THE BEST OPTION FOR CONCEPT DESIGN

This article will show a Case Study of the Concept Design of a Residence we recently completed in
Java, Indonesia. I wanted to take the chance to show a practical example of how to implement BIM
from the beginning of a project. Still a lot of Architects dont see the benets of starting a Concept
Design in BIM at an early stage. For us and for our client the workow and the result has been a
complete success.
Since we are promoting the use of BIM in Asia we want to share some experience starting with a small
scale project. Soon we will show some other cases with more complexity and bigger scale..

Concept
The Project is located in a residential area of Bandung, Java, Indonesia. The plot is of 12,5 by 24 meters
big and seats next to similar size plots facing the residential street.
The actual site has not a great value per the outer views, but has a great potential of being a notable
example for a living cored building that encloses the outside and lters the light to the inside, growing
the green life with a temporal use of the surroundings, opening a green frame that will evolve into a
patio house.
Based on this idea of the Patio or Courtyard the living areas open to an inner green space that
provides light and privacy. All the layout of the house is arranged around this private garden. The
common areas and services are located in the ground oor and the private rooms in the rst oor.

The project was designed having in considerations the technical requirements and construction
methods of the place, Indonesia. Most of small constructions use Bricks and concrete structures with
render nishes in some cases. The use of wood and Bamboo is very common as well and is a matter of
choice the way of combining these building technics. In the case of the Villa Patio the client was very
clear in establishing the use mainly of Concrete, Bricks and Render as a main materials for the house.
Simple clean space and Versatile family house were some of the clients intentions from an early
beginning.

Team
The whole team involved three Architects, all of them with high experience in developing projects in
BIM. The BIM model and all documentation produced was developed in ARCHICAD working in the same
le using Teamwork.
1 Senior Architect: In charge of developing the Concept Idea from the beginning and Developing the
BIM model with the rest of the team and producing the Brochure with all deliverables to the client. Its
level of involvement was three weeks full time.
1 Architect BIM Manager: Involved in the Concept design as BIM Manager during the development of
the Model and responsable of production of documentation. Its level of involvement was part time the
rst week and full time the second and third week.
1 Architect BIM Modeler: Involved in the Concept Design building the BIM model and production of
Documentation. Its level of involvement was part time the rst week and full time the second and third
week.

Deliverables
The brochure compile all documentation necessary for Concept Design intent:
Introduction: Explanation of the Intention of design.
Inspiration: References, Benchmarking, Ideas and similar projects.
Design Options: Variables and Iterations of the Concept design.
Drawings of the Proposed Design: Floorpan, Sections, Elevations to a 1:100 scale. All extracted from the
BIM model.
Diagrams: Axonometric views for explanation of the project, Floorpan diagrams of functions and Areas.
CGI: Rendering of the interior spaces and exterior.

All documentation was provided in a PDF document of the Brochure and a real structure folder of the
separated Documents, Images and Drawings. A BIM model le was not required by the client but was
submitted along with the mentioned Documentation.

Workow

Workow
The whole Concept Design was developed in a Period of Three Weeks. The project was developed in
BIM using ARCHICAD from the beginning. All graphic documentation provided was developed inside
ARCHICAD 19. Adobe Photoshop was used for editing the Computer Generated Images and InDesign
was used for the elaboration of the brochure of the projects.

FIRST WEEK
Elaboration of Ideas and iterations for the development of Concept Design.
The Senior Architect is in charge of the Design task. The team (two Architects) were involved in the
Design process developing options and sketching design intentions.
Preparation of the Template and the BIM le for production of documentation. Starting a simple
volumetric modeling task that will start to show the main design intentions in 3D and 2D.
The Architect BIM manager is the one in charge of setting up the template at the same time as joins the
rest of the team in the design tasks. The Teamwork le is already set up with the template.

SECOND WEEK
Developing the BIM model of the Chosen Design Option using Teamwork.
The client feed back was using during this period to make alterations of the design. The whole team
was involved full time during this process. The BIM manager prepares the production and generation of
documentation, managing graphic standards, attributes and libraries. Senior Architect and Architect
BIM modeler were modeling the project within the Teamwork le.

THIRD WEEK
Production of documentation and deliverables.

During the third week the BIM model is getting ready for exporting graphic documentation and 2d
Drawings. Minor changes and details can be applied to the design and all documentation provided
would be updated accordingly. BIM manager task is to export all Documentation for postproduction in
the case of the CGI and Diagrams; and for the Brochure preparation purpose in case of 2D drawings.
Architect BIM modeler is in charge of post production of CGI and Diagrams for inclusion on the
Brochure and for separate delivery.
Conclusion of Brochure and Submission.
All documentation is input onto the Brochure document by the Senior Architect who prepares and
Design the Brochure format and presentation.
The BIM le is cleaned and prepared for submission. PLN le with separated Libraries folder and PLA is
prepared for the client.

About APD (Architectural Design Process)

Regarding Design process in an Early Concept Stage there is still an open debate about the eciency
of BIM versus the 2D and 3D separated process. In the case of our practice the Implementation of BIM
from the early beginning of the project is nothing but an advantage in confrontation with clients and
all external actors involved in a project such consultants and other parties. All the work inside the
oce and all coordination with exterior parties just benets from a smart process like BIM.
A very simple template prepared for Concept Design is something that allow to start a project in BIM
without loosing time at the rst step and allowing designers to see results of the evolution of the
project in a very early stage, both 3D and 2D.

A process where all 2D documentation is exported directly from the Model in a Smart way Speeds Up
the whole schedule and provides a level of accuracy that minimize any mistakes. This is only possible
to achieve with a true BIM model built from the beginning.
All members of Enzyme have already tested during our previous working experiences in dierent
oces the disadvantages of a 2D design process. The amount of time wasted in coordination and
manual separated tasks maximize the mistakes accumulated the will impoverish the process during the
posterior evolution till its execution.

By using a Design Process that involves BIM our practice basically achieves the best result with a
better use of time and resources in a much more accurate way. ARCHICAD is the rst BIM software
and was born for Architecture projects from the beginning.
Jumping from Sketch to BIM empowers Architecture Design.