Intended users
- Construction Site Superintendents
- Project Managers
- Construction Engineers
Need you’re trying to provide a solution or support for
Site layout is crucial on construction projects. Proper staging and site layout ensures that construction is efficient, especially in terms of material delivery and storage, tower crane positioning, and above all, safe and as clean as possible.
The site layout consists of various elements which can be fixed or varying depending on the project size and type, and the sequencing of site operations. However, site layout planning is often carried out manually, or at most using Computer Aided Design (CAD) to visualise the layout. In many projects, the site layout is not optimized. This can pose a challenge for projects with limited space by making site navigation difficult (for example, inefficient time taken to reach the meeting room), or even hindering the safety of construction (for example, preventing the user from exiting the site in the event of danger).
Hence, a Generative Design study can be used to allocate the various key elements of the site spatially to minimize idle time getting from location to location and also minimize inconvenience and safety to the construction team.
Inputs
- Design Variables:
- Number of each element below on site
- Size of each element on site
- Elements to represent:
- Security
- Materials Storage
- Welfare Facilities
- Construction Trailers
- Tower Cranes
- Loading and Unloading Zones
- etc.
- Constants
- Total available site space and shape of site
- Relationships between elements
- Radius from element to element
- Visibility of elements from other elements
Underlying logic of the model you’ll implement
First, the user will be offered inputs to configure the sizes of key auxiliary and administrative facilities on site. The user can use the default sizes provided for each of these elements, or customize to reflect site requirements.
Next, the user will be asked to verify some relationships between these elements. For example, materials storage radius from tower cranes, minimum proximity of welfare facilities to construction trailers, distance between construction and restrooms, etc.
The tool would then generate a number of suitable designs for the user to pick from based on the inputs they have specified.
Outputs
The tool leverages Revit to generate a number of suitable site layouts for the user to select based on the inputs given. The site layouts minimize the location to the meeting room and exits.