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Education & Institutions

Schools, universities, classrooms, laboratories, libraries, campus buildings and learning facilities.

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

Learning buildings mix standard classrooms with specialist rooms like labs and libraries, each with its own service needs, often across a whole campus. The model coordinates those room requirements against ceiling services and the campus around them.

Layer by Layer

What each discipline models

  1. L.01Architectural

    Classrooms, labs, circulation and learning spaces.

  2. L.02Structural

    Framing, slabs and long-span spaces.

  3. L.03MEPF

    HVAC, electrical, plumbing and fire protection.

  4. L.04Civil / Site

    Campus roads, walkways, landscape and utilities.

  5. L.05Coordination

    Specialist room requirements, ceiling services and campus interfaces.

Typical Challenges

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

  1. C.01

    Specialist rooms have their own service needs

    Approach

    Labs and specialist rooms are modeled with their service requirements and coordinated against general services.

  2. C.02

    Long-span halls and libraries interrupt standard grids

    Approach

    Long-span structure is modeled and checked against the services that cross it.

  3. C.03

    Campus buildings connect to shared site networks

    Approach

    Campus roads, walkways and utilities can be modeled and federated with the buildings they serve.

Coordination Focus
  • Specialist room requirements in labs and teaching spaces
  • Ceiling services over classrooms and corridors
  • Long-span spaces such as halls and libraries
  • Campus roads, walkways and utility interfaces
Deliverables
  • Architectural model of learning spaces and circulation
  • Structural model of framing, slabs and long-span spaces
  • Coordinated MEPF models for each trade
  • Campus site model of roads, landscape and utilities
  • Federated model with clash reports and a tracked issue log

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

LOD & Standards →
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

Education & Institutions: common questions

Yes, as learning spaces with their own service requirements, coordinated with the rest of the building.

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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