Your Design Journal entries for this module should highlight your design thinking and analysis results that influenced your decisions about:
- your overall HVAC system strategy
- your heating strategy and how you implemented it in your design
- your cooling strategy and how you implemented it
- any special HVAC system challenges that you encountered
This week, I focused on modeling the plumbing systems for the bathrooms, incorporating hot water, cold water, and sanitation pipes. I utilized 100mm pipes for both hot and cold water supply, while sanitation pipes were modeled at 125mm to accommodate waste disposal effectively. The design process involved careful planning of the piping layout to ensure proper routing and connections in tight bathroom spaces. One of the main challenges I encountered was technical issues with Revit. Specifically, I struggled with adjusting the elevation of the sinks, as the constraints in the family editor were unyielding, which prevented me from positioning the sinks accurately. Additionally, I faced difficulties with pipe routing, as the available tools in Revit seemed less flexible than expected when trying to navigate through constrained areas. To overcome these obstacles, I experimented with various workarounds, such as unlocking dimensions, creating custom instance parameters for elevation offsets, and adjusting reference and work planes to optimize the routing of the pipes. Although the technical hurdles required several iterations and troubleshooting steps, the experience deepened my understanding of Revit’s limitations and the importance of flexibility in the design process.
