The Year in Infrastructure 2008 - (Page 35) InnovatIon In CommerCIal or resIdentIal BuIldIng DHV BV Blaak 31 Residence Rotterdam City Rotterdam, Netherlands For the construction of a multistory residence at Blaak 31 in rotterdam, architects needed to contend with a series of existing conditions that required careful planning and design, including the creation of a single-level car park below the building that would be located in close proximity to the city’s metro tunnel. MicroStation, TriForma, Bentley Structural, and STAAD.Pro were used to develop 3D models that generated both the necessary drawings and the figures underlying the calculations. The great advantage of this approach was the savings in time, with a consequent increase in design freedom and reduction in costs. Also, by providing material quantities in the model together with ground and frame plans and reports, the client could carry out calculations with greatly increased accuracy. ALSO NOMINATED IN SpEcIAL cATEgOry: cOMMuNIcATINg ThrOugh VISuALIzATION SpEc EcIAL cATE u uNIc ugh V uALIz ALIzATION DHV BV Las Palmas Penthouse Rotterdam, Netherlands One of a pier’s buildings formerly housed the workshops of the Holland Amerika Lijn, and using the original structure of the building, architects designed the new Las Palmas to house museums, catering establishments, and a wide range of business while preserving the distinctive architecture that reflected its industrial roots. The construction of the penthouse with its two floors of offices was so light that it could be built onto the existing concrete structure without any additional structural reinforcement. Architectural requirements made it necessary to revise the design repeatedly, which was simplified by using a 3D model created in MicroStation and TriForma. The model was also used to generate ground plans and sections for use with 2D drawings. THE YEAR IN INFRASTRUCTURE 2008 ALSO NOMINATED IN SpEcIAL cATEgOry: cOMMuNIcATINg ThrOugh VISuALIzATION SpEc EcIAL cATE u uNIc ugh V uALIz ALIzATION 35
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