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Commercial & Residential

Office buildings, apartments, mixed-use developments, retail spaces and residential buildings.

  • Architectural
  • Structural
  • MEPF
  • Civil / Site
  • Coordination
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Commercial / residential BIM model | Architecture + Structure + MEPF + Civil/SiteIllustrative composite - does not depict an actual client project.
Overview

Commercial and residential buildings repeat floor after floor, so a clash in one riser or ceiling zone repeats too. The model resolves cores, shafts and tenant interfaces once and carries that through every level.

Services Used
Layer by Layer

What each discipline models

  1. L.01Architectural

    Unit layouts, cores, facade and common areas.

  2. L.02Structural

    Slabs, columns, beams, cores and foundations.

  3. L.03MEPF

    HVAC, electrical, plumbing and fire protection.

  4. L.04Civil / Site

    Grading, landscape, access and utilities, where included.

  5. L.05Coordination

    Risers, shafts, ceiling zones and apartment or tenant interfaces.

Typical Challenges

Where these projects go wrong, and how the model prevents it

  1. C.01

    One riser clash repeats on every floor

    Approach

    Risers and shafts are coordinated on the typical floor first, then checked through every level.

  2. C.02

    Ceiling zones are tight over units and common areas

    Approach

    Services are routed by zone and clash-tested against structure and ceilings.

  3. C.03

    Tenant and apartment boundaries carry services

    Approach

    Interfaces between units, tenancies and common areas are coordinated in the federated model.

Coordination Focus
  • Risers and shafts stacked through every level
  • Ceiling zones over units and common areas
  • Apartment and tenant interfaces
  • Site access and utility connections
Deliverables
  • Architectural model of units, cores, facade and common areas
  • Structural model of slabs, frame, cores and foundations
  • Coordinated MEPF models for each trade
  • Site model of grading, landscape and utilities, where included
  • Federated model with clash reports and a tracked issue log

Standard modeling capability: up to LOD 400, across every discipline.

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How the Work Runs

Process

  1. 01

    Brief & inputs

    Drawings, models, standards and templates collected, with scope agreed by discipline and level of detail.

  2. 02

    Discipline modeling

    Each discipline modeled on the project's shared coordinate system, to your naming and template standards.

  3. 03

    Federation & clash cycles

    Models federated and clash-tested, with issues tracked through resolution with the responsible trades.

  4. 04

    Sign-off & handover

    Issue log closed out and coordinated models and drawings handed over, with a change log.

FAQ

Commercial & Residential: common questions

Yes. Office, retail and residential areas can be modeled in one building with their interfaces coordinated.

Related Project Types

Same disciplines, different buildings

STRATA models design intent supplied by your architect or engineer of record. We are not the architect or engineer of record on your project, and we do not stamp or seal drawings.

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