Scan to BIM Case Study: Skyscraper Building in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
Scan to BIM Case Study
Skyscraper building in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai
Point cloud laser scans to BIM models
OVERVIEW
Dubai, UAE
The Skyscraper Building in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai BIM project required the development of BIM models using point cloud laser scans. A total area of 376,676 m² was scanned for 25 floors. The project consisted of three towers: the Central Tower, the Tubular Tower, and the Beach Tower, which has a basement, ground floor, and fourteen parking levels.Â
CRESIRE was appointed as a sub-contractor for BIM consulting in the Architectural, Structural & MEP disciplines. We used Recap Pro and Revit software for developing Revit models for 25 floors. 10 floors were typical. The total Revit modeling Area was 208,860 m².
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
description
Number of Floors : 25 Floors
Service : Point Cloud to BIM
software used
point cloud to bim
Area Modeled : 208,860 m²
Production Time : 1 Month
Client Description
Feedback On Skyscraper Building in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai from Cresire
Devashish Sharma
Founder
Devashish is the Founder & Director at Cresire. He took the lead role in directing the project. From client engagement till quality assessment, he was actively part of each phase of the project.
“The Palm Jumeirah project was a perfect example of maintaining the cost-time-quality of a BIM project. This was quite a challenging task for such a big area. Kudos to our BIM team for delivering 25-level BIM models in Architectural, Structural, and MEP disciplines within 2 months. The client’s team was quite collaborative and was prompt in arranging meetings with us to discuss the project details. It was genuinely a great experience working on an international project like Palm Jumeirah where the latest digital technologies were implemented and used”
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Vishal
BIM Manager
Vishal was the appointed project manager, who possessed strong leadership and BIM skills. He managed the team of BIM modelers in Architectural, Structural, and MEP disciplines and delivered the project within the agreed project timeline.
“Working on the Skyscraper Building in Palm Jumeirah, Dubai project was a great opportunity. I was glad to have a dedicated team who worked really hard to make the deliveries on time.”
MILESTONES
The point cloud laser scans of floors 1–5 were initially examined by the CRESIRE team. Levels 1-5 served as parking podiums. Creating conceptual Revit models for the architectural, structural, and MEP disciplines was the first step our team took. To make sure that CRESIRE and the Client’s team were on the same page, there were numerous review sessions. Every architectural, structural, and MEP detail that was visible in the point cloud scans was modeled in Revit.
The 6–11 point cloud laser scans of the floor were examined initially by the CRESIRE team. These were common floor layouts on these levels. The majority of this was MEP Revit modeling work. The first assignment for our group was to create Revit models for level 6. It was referred to in the levels above. Each floor had a separate MEP detailing. The client received the Architectural & Structural and MEP models separately.
CRESIRE’s team scrutinized the point cloud laser scans of floors 12-16 initially. Level 12 and level 13 were parking podiums. Our team started developing conceptual Revit models in the Architectural, Structural, and MEP discipline. There were multiple review meetings to ensure that CRESIRE and the Client’s team were on the same page. We modeled every architectural, structural, and MEP detail, demonstrated in the point cloud scans, in Revit.
The CRESIRE team first looked at the floor’s 16–25 point cloud laser scans. These levels were typical floor plans. This included primarily MEP Revit modeling work. Our team’s first task was to produce Revit models for level 16. Used it as a reference for the levels above. The MEP detailing was different on each floor. Architectural & Structural and MEP models were delivered separately to the client.
VALUES ADDED
- Making use of point cloud scans to extract deep-seated design information in a three-dimensional design area
- Maintained a strong cost-time-quality balance by delivering high-quality Revit models within the agreed timeline
- Assisted client with registering point cloud data to make a single recap file by using scans of multiple floors
- BIM models in architectural, structural, and MEP disciplines further used for assessing design, cost estimation, and facilities management
