Process plant with tall distillation columns, pipe racks and platforms at sunset; the columns and racks on the right are shown as a blue wireframe model.

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Industrial & Manufacturing

Factories, production facilities, warehouses, process buildings and industrial support spaces.

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

Industrial buildings are planned around equipment, so structure, platforms and services all have to fit around it and still leave it maintainable. The model coordinates framing, pipework and building services against equipment interfaces and access routes.

Layer by Layer

What each discipline models

  1. L.01Architectural

    Building envelope, internal spaces and access.

  2. L.02Structural

    Industrial framing, platforms, mezzanines and supports.

  3. L.03MEPF

    Ventilation, power, plumbing, fire protection and service routing.

  4. L.04Civil / Site

    Yard layout, drainage and utilities, where scoped.

  5. L.05Coordination

    Equipment interfaces, pipework and maintainability.

Typical Challenges

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

  1. C.01

    Building structure has to fit around equipment

    Approach

    Framing, platforms and mezzanines are modeled against the equipment layout and clash-tested with it.

  2. C.02

    Pipework crosses platforms, supports and services

    Approach

    Pipework is coordinated with structure and other services so routes and supports work together.

  3. C.03

    Equipment must stay reachable once installed

    Approach

    Access and maintenance clearances are modeled so blocked routes show up before construction.

Coordination Focus
  • Equipment interfaces with structure and services
  • Pipework routing across platforms and mezzanines
  • Maintenance access around plant and equipment
  • Yard drainage and utility connections to the building
Deliverables
  • Architectural model of envelope, spaces and access
  • Structural model of framing, platforms and supports
  • Coordinated MEPF models for each trade
  • Site model of yard, drainage and utilities, where scoped
  • 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

Industrial & Manufacturing: common questions

Equipment is placed from the information supplied so structure and services can be coordinated around it; equipment design itself stays with the specialist.

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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