Tchoban Voss

Stunning design combined with forward-thinking urban sustainability: a workplace for the future. Read more at: https://www.creebuildings.com/project/edge-suedkreuz-berlin

EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin

NBBJ

This project addresses the rapidly evolving needs of the city’s most innovative commercial tenants and the future of work by repositioning all of the building’s public spaces. Boldly current and reflective of complex fabrication techniques, the spaces are now centered on the human experience and are ready to support the city’s meteoric growth as a high-tech hub.

The design elements directly reference motifs found in and around Seattle, from wood ceilings that emulate the motion of wind and waves to a fractal travertine wall inspired by the region’s tectonic activity. They all work in harmony to shape a series of calming spaces for tenants and visitors to work, recharge, and connect.

Advanced technologies, such as VR modeling, were at the core of a design process through which the team developed a highly tactile and emotional experience for the spaces. The fractal wall was computationally designed and engineered, and each of the 1,400 stone pieces used in its construction was optimized.

Two Union Square Repositioning

Grasshopper is a visual programming language and environment that pairs with Rhino 3D, a software program also developed by Robert McNeel & Associates. Grasshopper allows users to build algorithms by dragging and connecting components on a digital canvas. From parametric modeling and fabrication, lighting performance analysis, to building energy consumption, Grasshopper provides an intuitive way to explore design without requiring programming experience.

Grasshopper

Autodesk Revit is a building information modeling (BIM) software used by architects, landscape architects, structural engineers, NEP engineers, designers, and contractors. 

Revit

With Enscape, BIM modeling and visualization are finally united. Unlike other renderers, you don’t have to stop design to create high-quality visuals. Quickly iterate and present concept studies to find the design strategy which responds best to the unique challenges of the project. 

Accessible rendering that requires no prior specialized knowledge to use. Simply click “start” to see and experience your designs like never before.

The two-way asset placement feature enables you to pick and place single or multiple assets into designs via the rendering window.

The new navigation mode enables you to explore panoramas further with markers that allow you to jump to various panorama views.

Enscape 3.2 - Dynamic Design. Vivid Visualization.

Enscape

Enscape™ is a real-time rendering and VR plugin that empowers design workflows by turning building models into immersive 3D experiences.

Unity Reflect is a design review and coordination solution that connects all project members on one immersive, collaborative, real-time platform regardless of device, model size, or geographic-location

Unity Reflect

Rhinoceros 3D is a 3D computer graphics and computer-aided design application software developed by the American company Robert McNeel & Associates. Utilizing NURBS mathematical modeling to produce precise representations of free-form, curving surfaces, Rhino is used in industries such as architecture, industrial design, automotive design, product design, and multimedia and graphic design.

Rhino 3D

Franz Nüsing GmbH & Co KG, founded in 1878, is a world leader in movable wall technology, including mobile partitions, glass walls, and folding walls. These products are frequently customized to meet specific technical requirements. Nüsing uses ARES CAD software to produce the technical drawings that document its projects. The design is facilitated by an application developed by Nüsing and running on top of ARES Commander. This application, named Nüsing CAD, assists technicians with parametric components that can be inserted
in the drawings.

Nüsing Speaks About ARES Kudo and Cloud

With ARES Commander, users can work both locally and with files stored in the cloud to improve collaboration. Sync files across users and devices. Create and modify DWG drawings in 2D and 3D, leveraging the drafting and design features that you’ve come to expect — all at a significant cost savings. ARES Commander can stand alone or coordinate with ARES Touch and ARES Kudo to form the Trinity of CAD, unlocking productivity-boosting collaboration features. 

Files created in ARES Commander can be accessed in ARES Kudo or ARES Touch

ARES Commander CAD Software for DWG: Modern 2D and 3D CAD for Windows, Mac and Linux

DWG for BIM Features in ARES Commander: Drawings Automation

Read and Export BIM Properties with ARES Commander

DWG Drawings from Revit and IFC BIM Projects with ARES Commander

BIM Drawings Automation: Materials Mapper, BIM Labels, BIM Dimensions

The ARES Trinity of CAD Software: Create and Modify DWG Files with Modern Collaboration Tools

ARES Commander

ARES Commander runs on Windows, MacOS, and Linux platforms

Keßler Solutions

The Web-CAD, an integrated CAD core for the FAMOS WebPortal from Keßler, was built on the basis of ARES Kudo in a relatively short development period. This means that a CAD viewer is now available for mobile devices, enabling users to work as they normally do, without having to learn anything new. This makes it easier to integrate CAD data into the database — for example, by comparing different planning stages on the construction site. The Web-CAD is ideal for everyday usage, such as on building sites (construction progress/status documentation) or in facility management procedures (occupation, relocation, inventory, events).

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ARES Kudo is the cloud's most agile CAD solution for DWG drawings. You just need an Internet browser to access, share, and modify your CAD files — anywhere, anytime, on any device.


ARES Kudo: Online CAD for DWG Viewing, Creation and Modification in Your Internet Browser

Online CAD in DWG: ARES Kudo User Working Remotely with Cloud

Online CAD in DWG: Enable Free Viewing and Commenting with View-Only Links

How Online CAD and Mobile CAD Improve Collaboration Around Drawings

ARES Kudo

Because ARES Kudo runs in a browser, it can be accessed on any computer

Automating Solar Mounting Designs

SkyCiv is an all-in-one Structural Design and Analysis Software for professionals and engineering firms. As a company created by engineers, we are dedicated to build a product that can meet the evolving needs of the profession.

SkyCiv

Cantilevered Solar Array Prototype

HVAC plant mounting systems 

Serving as the centerpiece amenity of Amazon’s new urban campus is a four-story, 65,000-square-foot, glass-enclosed “urban forest,” located on Block 19. Standing variably at 85 to 95 feet tall, the three interconnected domes feature a steel frame with Catalan-inspired geometric patterns, made to resemble sprouting, intertwined vines. The concept for the spheres relies on the well-documented effects of natural light, plant life, movement and visual stimulation on employee productivity, sleep and wellbeing. Data was employed for every step of the Spheres’ design process, from the shapes of the structure, to the delicate combination of natural and indoor lighting, to humidity and temperature controls for people and plant life, to the workplace strategy design. 

The plants in the spheres are unique species from around the world. Many of them require more daylight than is achievable in an all glass building in Seattle, so supplemental lighting was required. The NBBJ team worked with horticultural experts to understand the calculations to determine usable light from the sun and a variety of different fixtures. A custom daylighting tool was created in grasshopper to simplify the lighting calculation to allow the lighting designers to test the impact of adding or removing lights in real time. This enabled our designers to quickly craft a custom solution that provided the right amount of light in each of the planting areas with the least amount of fixtures.

Parametric tools were also created to optimize the Spheres’ structures, which resulted in a highly efficient manufacturing and construction process. The steel fabricator said significant money could be saved if the sweeping free form curved steel could be rationalized into 3 distinct radii. The engineer said that the steel would lose too much strength if the steel curved tighter than an 8' radius. The team used Galapagos in Grasshopper to iteratively divided each curve into three tangent arcs and measured their deviation from the original curves until the optimal division points were located.
A custom Grasshopper tool was also developed to rationalize the glass and steel geometry into to fabricatable pieces. Our subcontractor told us that we could reduce the cost of the glazing system if we standardized the glazing pieces within specific extents. The custom tool dimensioned the glass pieces that would not fit on the standard sheet. It also allowed the designers to push points in 2d while projecting the glass shapes back into the 3d which made the modification process much faster. Creating the tool, and modifying the glazing scheme took only 3 hours.

Amazon in the Regrade, Spheres

Ladybug Tools is a collection of free computer applications that support environmental design and education. Of all the available environmental design software packages, Ladybug Tools is among the most comprehensive, connecting 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD) interfaces to a host of validated simulation engines.

Ladybug

The campus comprises a 10-story tower, an amenity pavilion and parking garage. The design encourages interaction among staff and invites the community on campus. The tower houses 2,000 Samsung employees. A courtyard connects the entire building, creating a central gathering place. The headquarters is also a highly energy-efficient building. The tower’s façade is designed to reduce solar heat gain, which reduces energy costs related to cooling a building; clear glass allows natural light deep into the floorplate; and trees and water features provide connections to the environment.

Through the utilization of a custom Grasshopper plugin that analyzes circulation, an expressive simulation was performed to study spontaneous interactions between employees that can increase innovation within a company. The tool allowed decisions makers to study how people working at Samsung would occupy the space, how much potential for visual connection there was throughout the day, and how many calories each individual might burn

By designing a space that fosters these interactions the designers can improve the potential for innovation of their client. Spontaneous interactions are most likely to occur when employees cross each other's paths or can easily see each other. 

The tool makes assumptions about how employees will use the space and simulates a full day for each employee, specifically looking at unobstructed sightlines – blue are on the same floor, red are on different floors. By comparing the results of multiple studies, decision makers can quickly understand the impact of building form on employee innovation.

Samsung America Headquarters (DS)

Hines

Link to the full case study: https://bit.ly/3GYg6E1

The Square By Hines Partners With SWAPP to Increase Interior Planning Process Efficiency
AI-based platform to reduce development planning time by 85%

(HOUSTON) – Hines, the international real estate firm, through its flexible workspace platform “The Square” announced today a new collaboration with Tel Aviv-based AI-powered construction planning company, SWAPP, to increase the efficiency of the planning process of Hines’ flexible workspaces.

The collaboration supports the initial design of each Square location by deploying SWAPP’s innovative AI-based platform to automate and significantly reduce the planning time by 85% and optimize flexible spaces utilization. A process that used to take three to four weeks, can now be done in just a couple of days. Improving communication between all stakeholders involved in the process, including the architects and the project owner.

The planning process that merges the high standard of Hines with SWAPP’s AI capabilities, introduces a new level of planning efficiency and flexibility for large enterprises and small businesses alike across The Square commercial spaces.

The announcement is part of the real estate company’s innovation strategy which includes implementing new technologies to enhance operating efficiency.

Using advanced AI algorithms, SWAPP’s system automatically generates office layouts including leasable space optimization, meeting rooms arrangements and amenities area calculations, enabling Hines to quickly evaluate different options for their tenants, and a financially viable benchmark for their in-house design team to complete the design which will significantly reduce delivery times.

The partnership is set to improve the way commercial space planning is performed. Hines is one of the largest privately held real estate investors, managers and developers in the world, with a global team of 4,787 employees and $160.9 billion¹ of assets under management across 27 countries. Through this partnership, Hines will use SWAPP’s AI-based platform to create efficient planning processes for their commercial buildings.

Hines Director Annie Rinker notes: “In the wake of the pandemic, occupiers are considering numerous return-to-workplace strategies including how to redesign their spaces. SWAPP’s platform has been an invaluable tool for Hines as we continue to optimize flexible space design for future Square locations and prepare for substantial growth of The Square portfolio.”

SWAPP Co-Founder and CEO Eitan Tsarfati said: “We welcome Hines’ commitment to use the latest AI technology in the field to create an efficient and cost-effective planning process, one which takes couple of days instead of long weeks and even months. By automating this long and tedious planning process, we are enabling property and asset owners to optimize their assets both by cutting costs and increasing the potential ROI."

About Hines

Hines is a privately owned global real estate investment firm founded in 1957 with a presence in 240 cities in 27 countries. Hines oversees a portfolio of assets under management valued at approximately $160.9 billion¹, including $81.7 billion in assets under management for which Hines serves as investment manager, and $79.2 billion representing more than 172.9 million square feet of assets for which Hines provides third-party property-level services. Historically, Hines has developed, redeveloped or acquired approximately 1,450 properties, totaling over 485 million square feet. The firm has more than 180 developments currently underway around the world. With extensive experience in investments across the risk spectrum and all property types, and a pioneering commitment to ESG, Hines is one of the largest and most-respected real estate organizations in the world. Visit www.hines.com for more information. ¹Includes both the global Hines organization as well as RIA AUM as of December 31, 2020.

About SWAPP

SWAPP is an AI-driven construction planning company that has developed a single-platform for real-estate developers and construction companies to control their entire construction planning, from feasibility assessments to detailed construction documents and enter the construction phase within weeks. With the use of their one-stop-shop platform, SWAPP is redefining the pre-construction planning process and introduces smart, efficient, and flexible construction planning. Using their platform, real estate developers and construction companies can control every phase of their project planning process and readily adjust them to their budget and needs. 
For more information, please visit: https://www.swapp.net/



The Square By Hines Partners With SWAPP to Increase Interior Planning Process Efficiency

Swapp is an AI-driven architecture firm that collaborates with real estate developers and planners to apply intelligent, advanced algorithms that deliver detailed building designs and cost estimates faster than ever before possible.

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