Week 06: Planning Presentation

Aim of the Project

The aim of the project is a mixture of the reasons for undertaking the assignment as well as the opportunities that will evolve from it. The aims and objectives need to be analysed in the initial stages of the works to deliver a successful project. This planning section will develop the schematic design, ideas and collaborations to develop the project brief.

Our Project Outline

Project 'Situation Engine' is a visual expose, informative and communication tool that will enable clients, industry and trade professionals a perspective view in analysing stages of construction in a real time environment using CryEngine3. 

The project will produce two 3D models, recreated from the Revit Architecture Sample model that will comply with the Australian Standards and the National Construction Code. They will be showcased using the CryEngine3 program in real time displaying a live construction site. The project will emphasize different construction methods, various construction stages, different materials, tools and equipment that would likely be used on our assumed site in Sydney.

The overall result will allow clients to better understand and experience the stages within the engine, and allow trades professionals to manage construction phases, effectively reducing cost, time, and waste management. Additionally, it can be used as training environments for new or existing tradespeople entering the field.

Outputs

The outputs of a project need strategic planning and design outcomes to define the tasks and breakdown structure of the assignment. The ideas and implementation need to be clearly defined to complete the initial stages of planning any project. These outputs will determine project objectives, opportunities, risks and constraints. Once the outputs of a project are determined the collaboration of the team will establish project roles, structure, time frames and the individual and group milestones that need to be achieved.

Our Project Outputs

The project will engage the emerging technologies in an innovative way to inform people involved within the built environment.  The project will produce a real time construction site in a virtual environment placed in the CryEngine3. The initial planning of the assignment involved defining roles and structure of the team members.  

The establishment of the assignment was to create ‘a real life project’, to be built in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The architectural planning based assessments include the  ‘assumed’ site, local planning and development controls combined with the recreated Revit Architecture sample models. Further research into the local authority and their planning instruments helped determine the design of the building and if they were to comply with the governing body. The construction of the models was researched and analysed using the Building codes and standards, feedback from Builders in Sydney and researching construction reports and precedents in the industry.  These stages have been completed and the next stages of the assignment have been planned and the roles and structure established.

The models designed through Building Information Modelling (BIM) will be placed into CryEngine3. The model will be separated into stages and construction details and methods displayed. The final interactive environment will explore how building designs can be displayed using the emerging technologies as an informative tool.