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BIM BUZZ@Singapore 2011

Introduction

BCA and buildingSMART Singapore jointly organised the first international 48-hour BIM competition

for both Professional and Student categories on 8 September 2011.

Participants were given information pertaining to the project on the day of the competition itself

and given 48 hrs to come out with a BIM design that can demonstrate integration and collaboration

across the construction value chain as much as possible. Participants were also given points for

demonstration of sustainable design features.

The theme for both the Professional and Student categories is “BIM for Sustainable Design”.

Competition brief

Within the 48-hours competition, teams are required to provide the detailed BIM model and

documentation as much as possible. These included architectural and structural designs, building

services designs and calculations, sun and wind analysis, energy analysis and consumption data,

constructability analysis, model checking, among others.

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Professional category

Slated for hotel and commercial development, the site is located along the Kallang Riverside, by the

waterfront and will be the latest addition to the Greater Marina Bay district. With its great views of

and access to the waterfront, the site is an excellent site for a hotel and commercial development.

With its tropical beach and riverfront, Kallang Riverside will be transformed into a vibrant lifestyle

village for Singaporeans and tourists. When completed, the area will have a mix of waterfront homes,

hotels, offices, shops and entertainment outlets.

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Student category:

The site is located near Singapore’s historic district of Little India, which is rich with heritage and

home to a charming maze of shop houses that sell interesting traditional Indian crafts:

- A site area of 0.38 ha (the 3D site terrain is given in a CAD file format)

- Gross floor area of about 13,500 sqm

- Plot ratio of 3.5

- Car parking of at least 60 car park lots

Capitalising on its close proximity to Little India, each team must design and develop a hotel, with

not more than 100 rooms, on the site. The future hotel development will add to the other hotels

which are within in the area and make Little India more of an attractive destination for tourists.

The site is served by the Farrer Park MRT Station, which allows tourists and businessmen to travel to

the Central Business District at Raffles Place and Marina Bay easily. The convention and exhibition

centre at Suntec City and the shopping and entertainment that Orchard Road offers are also only a

few minutes’ drive away.

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From large retail developments such as City Square Mall and Mustafa Centre, to pre-war shophouses,

the area promises tourist a unique and diverse shopping experience. The Connexion nearby is a new

medical specialist centre, which is a full service hospital, convention centre and hotel.

All of these unique features in Little India will make the future hotel development attractive to

tourists who are keen to explore Singapore’s rich ethnic Indian culture.

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Teams

Professional category

Teams (Total: 16) Software used

Australia (1 team)

Notorious B.I.M.

REVIT

Hong Kong (4 teams)

BIM Evangelist

BIM Power

BIMER_HK

ISBIMTEAM

REVIT

REVIT

REVIT

REVIT

Malaysia (2 teams)

HTA Architect

myPGBIM

REVIT

REVIT

Singapore (4 teams)

BIM ADDICTS (BCA Academy)

Jurong Consultants

Sur Bim

Woh Hup Team (Woh Hup (Private) Ltd)

REVIT

REVIT

REVIT

REVIT

South Korea (2 teams)

Junglim

WE THE ONE

REVIT

ARCHICAD

The Philippines(2 teams)

Aidea Philippines

Asya Design

ARCHICAD

ARCHICAD

Taiwan (1 team)

Team Archi.5

ARCHICAD

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Student category

Teams (Total: 21) Software used

Singapore (18 teams)

BCA Academy: 4 teams

Institute of Technical Education (ITE): 4 teams

National University of Singapore (NUS): 2 teams

Singapore Polytechnic (SP): 8 teams

REVIT

REVIT

REVIT

REVIT

South Korea (1 team)

KhuteamBR

REVIT

The Netherlands (1 team)

HVABIMLAB

REVIT

Taiwan (1 team)

Perfume1

ARCHICAD

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Winners

Professional Category

Best use of BIM for integration and collaboration

Woh Hup (Private) Limited, Singapore

(S$2,000 cash prize)

The hotel features solar panel louvers which supply enough energy to light the entire building. A

specially designed atrium, which is an opening at the central part of the building’s two towers, gives

natural ventilation for the hotel’s common areas and helps to maintain the temperature of the

building’s interior. The hotel also has a roof garden, which not only beautifies the building but also

reduces heat absorption and therefore, lowers energy usage.

The Woh Hup team was able to demonstrate the full spectrum of BIM capability very well from

design all the way till construction planning and sequencing. In particular, they were able to show

how contractors can fully derive the full benefits of using BIM. This was demonstrated by the way

they were able to show construction planning and sequencing to aid the construction process.

Visuals (Download links are valid till 25 September 2011)

Team intro video (on YouTube) or http://bit.ly/oO0vxw

Final design (5.47MB .png)or http://bit.ly/pKU0Jw

Presentation video (on YouTube) or http://bit.ly/pNHpUl

Best use of BIM for buildability, sustainability and constructability

Aidea Team, the Philippines

(S$1,500 cash prize)

Aidea demonstrated good coordination and planning in their approach in producing a sustainable

design. They also used analysis and simulations tools that work seamlessly with the BIM model. The

judges were all very impressed by the way the team was able to demonstrate their use of BIM tools

to a great effect.

Visuals (Download links are valid till 25 September 2011)

Final design (6.31MB .pdf) or http://bit.ly/oOMqZ0

Presentation video (on YouTube) or http://bit.ly/prKzfK

Best use of BIM for multi-disciplinary use and interoperability

BIMER Team, WSP Group, Hong Kong

(S$1,500 cash prize)

BIMER was able to demonstrate excellent use of BIM tools for multi-disciplinary use and

interoperability. They are able to fully illustrate that BIM model could be exchanged across different

software platforms without problems. The judges were of the opinion the BIMER HK was able to

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demonstrate effectively a structured approach in using BIM across disciplines.

Visuals (Download links are valid till 25 September 2011)

Team intro (86.9KB .jpg) or http://bit.ly/pZ6oZX

Presentation video 1 (on YouTube) or http://bit.ly/pOfpDM

Presentation video 2 (on YouTube) or http://bit.ly/ogOR2w

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Student Category (Top 3)

Best use of BIM for sustainable design

1st prize - HVABIMLab, the Netherlands (Prize: S$1,500 cash)

HVABIMLab was able to demonstrate the use of BIM to a high degree of professionalism. Their

design was complete at every stage with well documentations.

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Team introduction video: http://bit.ly/oOjSOl

Team’s final submission:

i. Poster (556KB .pdf)

ii. Walkthrough of building model or http://bit.ly/qeuoQx

iii. Promotion video or http://bit.ly/mTNPLq

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2nd

- NUS - Team 1, Singapore (Prize: S$1,000 cash)

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3rd – Khuteambr, South Korea (Prize: S$500 cash)

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Special mention: BCA Academy Team 3

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Panel of judges

Professional Category

Mr. Ashvinkumar – President, Singapore Institute of Architects

Dr. Evelyn Teo – Associate Professor and Director of External Affairs, National University of

Singapore

Mr. Ben Thum – Director, SIACAD Pte Ltd

Mr. Cheng Tai Fatt – Director, Building and Construction Authority

Mr. William Lau – President, buildingSMART Singapore

Mr. Lars Chr Christensen – buildingSMART Norway

Student Category

Mr. Theo Chan - 2nd

VP, Singapore Institute of Architects

Ms. Vivien Heng – Director, RSP Architects

Mr. Goh Ngan Hong – 2nd VP, buildingSMART Singapore and Council fellow, Singapore Institute of

Surveyors and Valuers

Mr. Teo Koon Pong – 1st VP, buildingSMART Singapore and Advisory member, Singapore Certified

Energy Manager Monitoring Committee, Singapore Institution of Engineers

Mr. John Mitchell – Chairperson, buildingSMART Australiasia

Mr. William Lau – President, buildingSMART Singapore

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Judging criteria

Teams were judged on their:

• Ability to complete BIM model with as many disciplines as possible (architecture, structure

and mechanical and electrical)

• Their BIM skills and their ability to show as many benefits of using BIM as possible within a

short time (e.g., conceptual design, modelling, documentation, simulation, analysis,

walkthrough, quantity take-off and crash detection)

• Creativity and innovative use of BIM for better sustainable or buildable design

• Team work, team effort and time management

• Ability to develop their models across various software applications (e.g., modelling to

simulation and rendering)