BIM Case Studies
B9 Architects
www.b9architects.com
Bradley Khouri, an architect, is the principal of b9 architects inc., located in Pioneer Square in Seattle, Washington. He received his Master of Architecture at Harvard University in 1996 and his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture at Washington University in 1992. The practice began in 2000; current work centers on single- and multi-family residences. In addition, b9 architects designs projects for commercial and graphic design clients, develops small infill speculative projects in Seattle, and exhibits their photography.
Brad teaches Architectural Design studios at the University of Washington in Seattle and is also working to develop large-scale inhabitable sculpture (architecture without program). Prior to establishing b9 architects, Brad worked at firms in New York, Boston, Minneapolis and San Francisco and co-taught a design studio at the Boston Architectural Center.
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Quattrocchi Kwok Architects
www.qka.com
Founded in 1986, Quattrocchi Kwok Architects provides thoughtful collaborative design services to the clients we serve. We offer responsive design work that supports those who use the facilities we create through client centered design, human scale, innovation, sustainable practices and the willingness to stretch our imaginations to suite the needs of our clients. QKA?s diverse portfolio reflects our commitment to design that responds to use, climate and the community.
With a staff of 40, Quattrocchi Kwok Architects has provided design services for over $600 million of public and private projects. This experience includes master planning, new construction, renovations and historical restoration. While our experience is varied, each project shares a common goal: The facility must meet the needs and wishes of all the users.
Our public and private clientele include higher education, public & private schools, community agencies and commercial projects. The number of repeat clients is testament to the service and attention we give to their projects. The success of our client?s projects is the standard by which we gauge and evaluate our own.
Our Mission Statement best reflects who we are? Giving the best possible service to our clients, providing quality design and making QKA the best possible place to work.
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Anshen + Allen Architects
www.anshen.com
Anshen + Allen is an international architectural practice committed to achieving public architecture of the highest quality. We believe that good design can enrich and transform lives.
Our specialist portfolio in healthcare, education and research, allows us to focus our energy and talent on efforts that benefit humanity, contribute to community and culture and demonstrate a commitment to social progress.
Our buildings perform with great precision, reflect their unique location and exemplify great design.
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Acla:works
www.aclaworks.com
acla:works, an architectural and urban planning firm based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, sought a new strategy to become competitive in today's aggressive worldwide market. Its first step to strengthen the 60-year-old practice was to merge with two younger architectural firms, requiring the principals to examine every element of the new organization and evaluate what would help drive it closer to its goals. Computer-aided design (CAD) and architectural modeling technology were considered key components of the newly merged firm.
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Allan Murray Architects
www.ama-ltd.co.uk
Allan Murray Architects is a design-led architectural practice based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
We are known not only as innovative architects, but also as urbanists. We apply our understanding of the city to our buildings - capturing new public spaces, making better use of our cities' limited resources, making a difference to our cities for everyone. Our aim is to make the experience of using buildings rich, rewarding and enjoyable.
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B3 Architects
www.b3architects.com
B3 Architects, a Berkus Design Studio was founded by Barry A. Berkus, AIA. He leads our talented team of professionals in custom and multi-family housing, mixed use, golf resort/clubhouse, public places, educational buildings, planning and design. Berkus design teams have received over 450 design and planning awards, and Mr. Berkus has received some of the highest achievement awards in the industry.
With today's economic conditions demanding practical solutions that save time and money, it is more important than ever that a building design and planning firm be forward-thinking and unrestrained by traditional approaches to architectural design.
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Behr Browers Architects
www.behrbrowers.com
BBA is a skilled master plan and urban design firm, in addition to being highly experienced in the planning of large corporate and speculative office complexes, major commercial/retail and mixed-use centers, and designers of master plans for multi-familyhousing communities. BBA has an outstanding record of managing and overseeing complex projects and governmental approval processes. BBA's experience and expertise have earned us numerous design and achievement awards for such diverse projects as religious institutions, historic renovations, and rapid transit concept design. BBA also has designed and planned over 100 cinema projects throughout California, Colorado, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Washington, and is globally recognized as an award-winning specialist in the design of cinemas and related entertainment facilities.
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House+House Architects
www.houseandhouse.com
Steven and Cathi House and their associates endeavor to create beauty, serenity and awe in their work. Their greatest inspiration comes from the subtleties of each site and the deepest recesses of their client's souls. Through intimate analysis, they mold each project into a unique, magical and harmonious environment. Deeply sensitive to elements of form, color, texture, light, and movement, House and House attempts to create a tangible spirit with each home, molded to the process of living.
ArchiCAD has helped this small residential architecture firm move into the computer age without forfeiting the exceptional beauty they achieved by hand.
Kirksey
www.kirksey.com
Kirksey is an architectural design firm specializing in architecture, interior design, master planning and sustainable design & consulting, Kirksey has rapidly expanded in the national and global marketplaces. What began as a small commercial architecture firm in 1971 has evolved into a diverse organization of 11 focused practice groups - Commercial, Community/Religious, Country Clubs & Spas, Education, Government, Healthcare, Hospitality, Interior Architecture, Laboratory/Industrial, Residential, and Retail - each supported by departments of design, eco-services (kirkseyGREEN(TM)), technology and marketing.
It is this diversity of project types that allows us to provide our clients full architectural design services carried out by experts whose knowledge and talents best match our clients' business strategies and objectives. With this team-based approach, every architectural design project benefits from individual expertise while leveraging the collective knowledge of the entire firm.
An Archicad customer since 1998, Kirksey has long reaped the benefits of using virtual building technology throughout its scope of work on projects from hospitality to K-12 education. The technologically-advanced, 115-person firm recently standardized on Graphisoft's Archicad, and now uses the software to design all new projects.
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McCleary German Architects
www.mgarchitects.com
MGA specializes in financial facility design. Based in Houston and working throughout the U.S. we have completed over 700 financial projects in the past thirty years.
We are the only architects endorsed by IBAT Services, Inc. Call Chris Williston or Ramona Jones at IBAT for a reference. We are privileged to work for some of the largest institutions in Texas, including Bank One, Bank United, Bank of America, Comerica, NationsBank, Washington Mutual and Wells Fargo.
Our primary clientele are independent banks, thrifts & credit unions. We make available a large portfolio of completed projects to help you make decisions about site plans, floor plans, exterior appearance and equipment. Our budget estimates are based on actual projects similar to yours. Our documents are 100% CAD based, incorporating bank equipment details and ADA compliant lobby and teller layouts.
When Texas-based MGA started investigating 3D and rendering technologies, the firm originally sought software that would help it better present designs to clients. When the firm's architects started using Graphisoft's Archicad® in 1998, they realized they realized the software's capabilities extended far beyond three-dimensional modeling, giving them more versatility.
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MorrisBray Architects
MorrisBray is a medium-sized Australian practise of 23 staff with a 30-year history of delivering innovative projects. Its recent Strand project combines creative design with cost-effective planning and construction methods.
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Noldesign
www.noldesign.com
Noldesign is an architectural design-build firm based in Hampton, New Hampshire. Its talented professionals specialize in creating inspiring homes that incorporate both the beauty and rugged strength of the natural world.
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Oppenheim Architecture + Design
www.oppenoffice.com
Oppenheim Architecture + Design is an award-winning Miami design firm specializing in luxury single- and multi-family residences.
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Orcutt Winslow Partnership
www.owp.com
Archicad has helped raise our level of production. We've found that when we've completed the design-development phase, we're already close to 60 percent finished with construction documentation.
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Orren Pickell Designers & Builders
Virtual Building Technology Used to Strengthen Firm's Business Objectives and Eliminate Redesign in Construction.
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Paastudio
www.paastudio.com
ArchiCAD helps California design firm expand into commercial real estate market.
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Peter Stoner Architects
stonerarch.com
Stoner Architects focuses on the craft of building. Staff members are experienced in construction techniques which makes the communication with builders more effective and realistic.
Richard + Wittschiebe Architects
rplusw.com
Balancing strong design principles with a truly collaborative spirit...
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Seymour Harris
www.seymourharris.com
A well-established and widely respected multi-disciplinary practise, Seymour Harris was established in 1947 and now employs seventy-five staff across three U.K. offices. Never resting on its laurels, Seymour Harris has continually looked to innovate as a ...
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Thomas A. Heinz, AIA
Renowned Frank Lloyd Wright scholar and leading authority on Frank Lloyd Wright designs, was selected as the architect to model the house based on five sketches drafted with pencil and paper by Wright...
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Woods Bagot
One of the world's oldest architecture firms with a reputation of excellent designs and timely delivery operates with Archicad at its core. Woods Bagot has just completed a 78,000m2 project with exceptional results...
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