Irregular Shaped Building Design Optimization with Building Information Modelling

Lee, Xia Sheng; Yan, Chung Pui; See, Zi Siang

doi:10.1051/matecconf/20166600027

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“…Despite this, interest in irregular-shaped buildings with considerably complicated structures compared to typical buildings is continuously growing [8]. An irregular-shaped building is used mainly in terms of "irregular-shaped buildings [8,9]," "freeform building [10,11]," "informal structure [12]," "complex-shaped buildings [13]," and "iconic building [14]." In general, it refers to a building to which an irregular design element such as a two-direction curved surface is applied to the interior or exterior of the building.…”

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Project Benefits of Digital Fabrication in Irregular‐Shaped Buildings

Ham

Lee

2019

Advances in Civil Engineering

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e main purpose of this study is to investigate the advantages of digital fabrication pertaining to construction project management, in particular, in terms of different project management factors, using case studies of irregular-shaped buildings in which digital fabrication has versatile applications. is study collected secondary data corresponding to 27 construction projects of irregular-shaped buildings that implemented digital fabrication. Success criteria were developed based on the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) to assess the benefits of implementing digital fabrication for management of the considered construction projects of irregular-shaped buildings. Content analysis was performed to investigate the degree of satisfaction for the success criteria of each project. With this approach, it is possible to see which success criterion appears more times as a positive factor and which ones appear as challenges or problems. Among the positive benefits of digital fabrication on construction project management, quality increase and control appeared in the highest number of projects (17 out of 27 projects) at the highest frequency (26 instances). However, among the negative benefits that were mentioned as challenging or causing difficulties of digital fabrication on construction project management, cost reduction and control appeared in the highest number of projects (14 out of 27 projects) at the highest frequency (21 instances). But it does not mean that the use of digital fabrication was overall negative.

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