BIM Content for Auditorium, Hospital, Stadium, Hotel, Educational Facility, & Data Center

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BIM Content for Auditorium, Hospital, Stadium,
Hotel, Educational Facility, Data Center

• As we all know, content is king (we are sure you
  can relate to battle among Netflix and Disney
  Plus and Amazon Video etc.) and having content
  which can be repurposed or reused can offer
  multifold benefits and so is the case when it
  comes to building design. In a
• BIM-based building design, 3d bim modeling
  services for various products and materials is a
  no brainer, either these types of content are
  provided by product/material manufacturers or
  they are custom created. All buildings are
  designed with a purpose and specifications, every
  building has its function, space, and
  performance requirements and having BIM content
  for these products (i.e. BIM objects) enables
  various types of analysis and estimation.
• According to the 2019 NBS BIM Report, 69 of
  designers from A/E/C firms agreed that
  manufacturers need to provide BIM objects.
  Popular formats for BIM objects are RFA
  (Autodesk Revit family file format) and IFC (an
  open and neutral data file format). Most of the
  manufacturers provide free downloadable BIM
  content through their website and there are
  aggregator sites such as BIMobject ARCAT etc.
  which include downloadable BIM content from most
  of the manufacturers.
• Now, the building design process comprises four
  stages/phases
• Pre-design
• Design
• Preconstruction
• Construction.
• Within the design phase there are three stages
  Schematic Design, Design Development, and
  Construction Documents. Level of Detail (LOD) in
  BIM content at each design stage is different,
  as an example, pre-design phase may require LOD
  100 (conceptual), design

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development requires LOD 300 (precise geometry)
and fabrication requires LOD 400 (fabrication
ready models precise geometry with additional
identity data). Most manufacturers would at
least need to provide LOD 350 (precise geometry
with connection details) details in the building
design in order to start the construction. In
this blog, we have made an attempt to understand
what BIM content would be required in order to
accelerate the design development stage of the
specific type of building such as Auditorium,
Stadium, Hospital, Educational Facility and Data
Center.
1. BIM Content (Revit Family) for an
Auditorium As per the dictionary Auditorium is
a large building or hall designed to accommodate
large audiences and they are used for public
gatherings, typically speeches or stage
performances. Buildings such as opera, theater,
assembly hall, exhibit halls, etc. would also
have the same design considerations as an
auditorium. Architects and MEP engineers
(building designers, A/E firms) would require BIM
content for chairs, lights, CCTV and audiovisual
systems since these elements are key to overall
planning and designing of an auditorium.

• BIM Objects/Elements required
• Chairs Foldable chairs
• Lights Downlights, Wall Mount Lights, LED
  Lights
• AV Systems Audio System Loudspeakers, Mixer,
  Subwoofer, Digital Sound Processor, Microphone
  (Wireless/Wired)
• Video System LED panels, TVs, Stage Monitor
• Projector Projector Screen
• Stage Wooden or Concrete
• Furniture Fixtures Podium Table, Dressing
  Room, Green Rom, Dimmer Room
• Security CCTV

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• Material Fabric Curtain, Seat Fabric
• Insulation Soundproof
• Digital Signage
• HVAC Air Conditioner
• Case Study- A Real Life Project
• In this project, our client a US-based
  Procurement firm needed to develop light-weight
  parametric electrical
• Revit Families of lighting fixtures with LOD 400
  details. The project included creating families
  for 3 types of
• lighting fixtures- Indoor, Outdoor Decorative.

2. BIM Content (Revit Family) for a
Hospital Hospital is usually a multi-story
building with multiple patient rooms, operation
theaters, and a huge amount of medical
equipment. The facility aims at delivering a
message to patients and visitors, one that
conveys welcoming, caring, comfort, and
compassion, commitment to patient well-being and
safety. A/E firms would require BIM content for
Medical Equipments, Patient Beds, Operation
theaters since these are the key components for
the overall planning and designing of a
healthcare facility.

• BIM Objects/Elements required
• Patient Room Beds, Lights, Medical trunking
  Headwall
• Operation Theatre Bed, Stretcher, Medical
  Equipments
• Lighting LED
• Waiting Room Bench
• Nurses Station

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• Conference Room Table, Chair, Screen, Projector
• Cafeteria Tables, Chair
• Staff Locker Cabinets
• Server Room
• Elevator
• Safety CCTV
• HVAC

3. BIM Content (Revit Family) for an Educational
institute Educational facilities are buildings
or structures used to teach students. It mainly
includes schools, colleges universities but
they can also include day-care centers, nursery
schools, private institutions, etc. While
designing an educational facility certain aspects
like daylighting, accessibility for the
students, the specification of sustainable and
non-toxic building materials, etc. are kept in
mind. A/E firms, MEP Engineering firms building
designers would require BIM content for Desks,
Chairs, Projector Screen since they are key to
overall planning and designing of an auditorium.

• BIM Objects/Elements required
• Classroom Furniture Desks, Chairs, Projector
  Screen, Lights, Blackboard
• Auditorium Desk, Stage, Chairs
• Computer Room Desk Chairs, Computer Systems
• Locker Room Cabinets
• Playground
• Safety CCTV
• HVAC
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  Services, we as a BIM modeling

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4. BIM Content (Revit Family) for a Stadium The
stadium space type includes glazed open spaces
with a huge seating area. A stadium is a place
mostly for outdoor sports but along with that it
is also used for concerts, or other events and
consists of a field or stage either partly or
completely surrounded by a tiered structure
designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and
view the event. Architects and MEP engineers
would require BIM content for Ground design,
Audiovisual system, Seating area, Lighting
since they are key to overall planning and
designing of a stadium.

• Revit Objects/Elements required
• Chairs Seat Modules, Bleachers, Platform
  Chairs, Adjustable Stadium Chairs
• Audiovisual Systems
• Stadium LED Lights
• Stadium
• Safety CCTV, Hand Railing
• HVAC

5. BIM Content (Revit Family) for Hotels Hotels
are multi-story buildings with a huge number of
rooms for the guests and along with that it has
a lot of amenities. Hotel space type requires
flexibility, durable finishes, attention to
regular maintenance, and special HVAC systems and
lighting. The rooms specially require
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comfort for the guests and the other areas
design often involves skylights and generous
glazing areas that provide an infusion of natural
light which make them prominent areas well
suited to serve ceremonial and social
functions. Architects, MEP engineers, building
designers would require BIM content for Guest
room furniture-beds, closet, etc. Lighting
since they are key to overall planning and
designing of a hotel.

• BIM Objects/Elements required
• Hotel Rooms Beds, Closet, LED Lights, Table,
  Chair
• Lights Indoor Lights, Decorative Lights, LED
  Lights
• Restaurant Dining Table, Chairs, Kitchen
  Appliances
• Conference Room Projector Screen, Table,
  Chairs
• Gym Equipments
• Safety CCTV
• HVAC
• Elevator
• Case Study- A Real Life Project
• In this project, our client An integrated
  architecture firm needed to develop light-weight
  parametric Revit Families of Furniture,
  Fixtures Equipments with LOD 400 details for
  their Hotel brands Marriott Fairfield Inn
  Suites, IHG Holiday Inn,
• Hilton Tru by Hilton The projects included
  creating families for areas Public space
  Guestrooms.

6. BIM Content (Revit Family) for Data
centers Data center is home to the computational
power, storage, and applications necessary to
support an enterprise business. The data center
infrastructure is central to the IT
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architecture, from which all content is sourced
or passes through. Proper planning of the data
center infrastructure is critical, and
performance, resiliency, and scalability need to
be carefully considered while designing
one. Architects and MEP engineers would require
BIM content for Server Racks, Power Lines,
HVAC since these are the most important
components for the overall planning and designing
of a data center.

• BIM Objects/Elements required
• Equipments Servers, Switches, Routers
• Power Sources Battery Banks, Generators
• Environmental Control Computer Room Air
  Conditioners (CRAC), HVAC, Exhaust Systems
• Security CCTV, Local Central Watch
• Data Center Cabinet
• Raised Floor System
• Power Distribution Units (PDU)
• Workstations
• Mounting
• Storage Servers Disks
• Equipment Rooms
• HVAC
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