The Year in Infrastructure 2007 - (Page 21) Länsförsäkringar Jämtland Bank & Försäkring sWecO ffns arkitekter aB Länsförsäkringar Jämtland, a Swedish banking and insurance company, is constructing a new building on top of the existing Storsjöteatern (a theater) on the city square. Swedish laws allow for a “building on building,” which means the site is divided vertically as well as horizontally, with separate owners for each. The new building extension will be four stories high with a glass façade. The proposed solution will only require a total of five columns be cut through the existing building. One of the challenges was to find an architectural design that created a fine balance between the existing building and new one. This was accomplished using MicroStation and the 3D modeling and visualization capabilities of Bentley Architecture. When the rough design of the building parameters, number of floor plans, width, and depth were set, the design team then communicated with external constituents through visualizations, conceptual drawings in PDF format, and DWG files. “ It is an honor to be considered for recognition among such talented people and firms. It makes you step back and realize that the quality of the work produced in the hectic cycle that often exists during building projects is worth the effort. m/e engineering, p.c. 2007 BE Awards of Excellence Winner BIM for Building Engineering ” BE AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 21
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