Forma Building Design is a design and analysis software for the schematic design phase. Architects and designers use Forma Building Design to explore more ideas before it’s time for BIM.
In many schematic design workflows, architects often use tools intended for later, more detailed design phases or advanced modeling. This can make early design exploration, which is necessary for the schematic design phase, slower and require more effort. Forma Building Design fills this gap with tools tailored for fast, flexible concept development.
What's possible with Building Design?
With Building Design, you can explore multiple design options, compare performance metrics, and refine your ideas while maintaining flexibility. With intuitive tools and built-in design automations, you can add detail to buildings in minutes instead of hours.
You can explore multiple design alternatives with less effort, evaluate building performance as you design, and move seamlessly into detailed development when ready.
Building Design runs in the browser. This allows teams to access projects instantly without installation or setup. When you are ready to continue development in Revit, you can transfer the project for further detailing and documentation.
Core capabilities of Building Design
Site context
Set up your geolocated site faster with automatic contextual data, for example, terrain.
Design automations
Create and edit floor plans and facades with a few clicks. Changes update automatically in plan, elevation, and perspective views. Add custom elements such as windows, doors, balconies and walls. Track unit mix with automatic area metrics and schedules.
Integrated analyses
Improve building performance while you are designing with the following analyses:
- Sun hours
- Daylight potential for facades and windows
- Total carbon
Revit interoperability
Turn your Building Design proposal into a geolocated, native Revit model, complete with site context and families for windows, slabs, and walls. Keep your projects connected across applications to reduce rework and maintain continuity between schematic and detailed design.