What are the primary goals of creating a building model? Who are the key stakeholders?
- What do they need?
- What do they care about most?
The main objective of constructing a building is to create a space that meets the needs of its users while considering the surrounding environment. The primary stakeholders in this process are the building's end-users. For this project, the stakeholders were researchers who required a straightforward structure featuring a bathroom, storage, and dedicated areas for work and research. Their priority was a minimally invasive, easy-to-construct space that efficiently addressed their specific requirements.
How much detail should you include in your building model? How do you decide?
- As you develop your initial design?
- As you continue to iterate and develop on your design?
- What are the key stages?
- And how much detail should you include at each stage?
How much detail should you include about the composition (layers, materials, thicknesses) of your wall, floor, and roof assemblies at different stages of your design process?
- Conceptual design
- Preliminary design
- Design development
- Construction documentation
Many door and window manufacturers provide Revit families for doors and windows that you can specify for your building design.
- What is the advantage to manufacturers for providing these families? (it's not free to create and provide them...)
- What is the benefit to you as the designer of using these manufacturer-provided families? Is there an advantage to using them versus the families provided in the Revit library?
One advantage for manufacturers providing these families is the increased likelihood that their windows will be used if they fit the design, resulting in revenue from purchases. For designers, the key benefit is that these windows often have a more polished appearance, enhancing the design compared to the standard options in the Revit library. Furthermore, having access to these families allows for greater variety and flexibility in window selection, enabling more dynamic and creative designs.
What are the advantages of getting the Revit component families (for furniture, equipment, and fittings) directly from the manufacturer versus from an online sharing website like RevitCity.com?
One advantage of obtaining Revit component families directly from the manufacturer is the assurance that the product is real and available. In contrast, components from sources online may look great and enhance the design, but there’s no guarantee that they actually exist as physical products.