The construction of a building needs to be managed on site to ensure everything works together and crucial elements aren’t overlooked – it’s exactly the same in a digital model. The old saying of “measure twice, build once”, has now become “build it twice: once virtually and once in in the real world”. Importantly, when building the BIM model, it must be managed properly to ensure accuracy and efficiency, it then needs to be optimised and deployed flawlessly in its physical realisation: your project.

BIM is not a static tool – constant improvements in modelling and analytical capabilities have seen huge advancements in cost effective, sustainable designs and technically challenging form development. Combined with the ability to directly alter software elements that interact and enhance the modelling process, this is an ever-evolving field. At studio3eight, we don’t merely use ‘off the shelf’ solutions, we innovate and investigate by combining various capabilities from different sources, often writing our own code to truly push the boundaries of what can be done and how best to achieve it.

BIM is not just the domain of architects and designers, it is often a single, integrated model, shared amongst engineers, project managers, operators, consultants and clients. All these various inputs are incredibly valuable, ensuring that each contributor and user is getting the most out of the process. BIM coordination isn’t merely ‘clash detection’ (though hugely important and beneficial), it is the fusing of multiple design and operation expertise to truly come together in the digital space for better real-world outcomes.