Modern hospital building at dusk with a glowing cross on its facade; the right wing is shown as a transparent blue wireframe revealing service piping inside.

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Healthcare

Hospitals, clinics, diagnostic facilities, treatment spaces and clinical support areas.

  • Architectural
  • Structural
  • MEPF
  • Coordination
Healthcare facility BIM coordination | Architecture + Structure + MEPFIllustrative composite - does not depict an actual client project.
Overview

Clinical buildings carry more services per square metre than almost any other type, and the ceiling zones above corridors and treatment rooms are where they meet. The model coordinates those zones against structure and room layouts, with access and service clearances kept clear.

Layer by Layer

What each discipline models

  1. L.01Architectural

    Room layouts, clinical spaces, circulation and finishes.

  2. L.02Structural

    Framing, slabs and openings.

  3. L.03MEPF

    HVAC, plumbing, electrical and fire protection, plus medical-gas systems only where included in project scope.

  4. L.04Coordination

    Ceiling zones, equipment interfaces, access and service clearances.

Typical Challenges

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

  1. C.01

    Ceiling zones above corridors and clinical rooms are overloaded

    Approach

    Services are routed by zone and level and clash-tested against structure and ceilings before drawings are issued.

  2. C.02

    Clinical equipment needs fixed interfaces with services

    Approach

    Equipment interfaces and service clearances are modeled and checked in the federated model.

  3. C.03

    Slab openings must match services exactly

    Approach

    Openings and penetrations in the structural model are reconciled with the MEPF models so both sets of drawings agree.

Coordination Focus
  • Ceiling zones above corridors and clinical rooms
  • Equipment interfaces in treatment and diagnostic spaces
  • Access and service clearances for maintenance
  • Slab openings and penetrations reconciled with services
Deliverables
  • Architectural model of clinical spaces, circulation and finishes
  • Structural model of framing, slabs and openings
  • Coordinated MEPF models for each trade in scope
  • 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

Healthcare: common questions

Medical gas is modeled only where it is part of the agreed project scope, alongside HVAC, plumbing, electrical and fire protection.

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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