What types of building information are best portrayed in 3D views?
Building exterior and interior facade and layouts are best portrayed in 3D views for client and contractors to understand how the building looks like from the outside and inside. In this way, the team can visualize the building and how it will look like. This especially useful to get client sign off on the design.
Which stakeholders require 2D views, and why? 2D views are more important for construction when the team needs to know the details of dimensions, the different building components and specific locations of each item. Also 2D views are less intensive and can be easily understood regarding how the different walls / floors / windows / doors relate to each other.
Give examples of how the building information for a specific location in the project needs to be filtered for different audiences and purposes?
Client needs a specific filtered view to see casework, furniture and lighting are located in the building. This also helps the client to visualize the scale of the different items and they relate to the building. However, client doesn’t need to know the exact wall dimensions or construction details
Contractors needs a filtered view on the dimensions, types and locations of the walls, floors, doors, windows. These are important for them to know how to build the framing. However, they don’t need to know what furniture and casework that go into the building at the beginning of construction.
Should your design ideas always be conveyed through photorealistic renders?
No, design ideas at the beginning or during design process don’t need to be always conveyed via photorealistic renders. Only the final several revisions of the designs we may need to present in photorealistic renders.
- How does the level of detail in the rendering and its presentation affect the perception of stakeholders reviewing your design? Features like sketchy lines and black/white drawings indicate that the design is in progress and is a good way to convey that designs are not final and can be iterated. The more photorealistic it is, the more it conveys that the design is final.
Name some applications where viewing the building and model information in virtual reality or augmented reality would be most beneficial?
- Are there advantages to using a C.A.V.E as a virtual environment versus VR headsets?