This document summarizes a submission for a best success story award for using Configura software. It describes a project to design the corporate headquarters of a food importing company located in the British Virgin Islands. The Configura software helped the designer effectively communicate design options and visualize the space for the client remotely through webinars. It also allowed quick changes to be made when on site, improving communication and decision making for the client.

1. 2012 Configura User Conference
Best Success Story Submission

2. The Client
Client: Roadtown Wholesale Trading Company
Location: Tortola, British Virgin Islands
Firm Type: Food Importer

3. The Project
Type: Corporate HQ fit-out
Size: 15,000 square feet

4. The Project Scope
 Workstations for 89 employees
 Private offices for 15 employees
 617 lineal feet of moveable wall
 13,056 square feet of raised access flooring
 Installation of underfloor HVAC
 Integration of plug-and-play modular electrical
 Installation of carpet tile throughout

5. Challenges
 Client 2,000 miles away from dealership
 Local code loosely follows British standards
 Decision making by “large” committee
 Scope included never before done approaches
 Needed an effective way to communicate as
project developed via webinar vs. on site
 Needed a tool to help client visualize every detail
 When on site, we needed to make changes on
time, department by department (12 of them)

6. What CET Designer Helped Us Do
 We won… against great odds. Competitor was a
local island dealer located in the same parking lot as
the client but our design process trumped all
 As seen in the following pages, we did multiple
design charettes via webinar and save thousands of
travel dollars
 Designer met on site with 12 department heads and
made changes to each department and provided
visualization and confirmation on the spot

7. Initial Planning Phase – Using Alternatives
In the beginning phases of the project, CET
allowed the designer to quickly create options for
workstation design by utilizing the “alternative”
feature. The designer was able to effectively
communicate in both 2D and 3D the options
available to the client with out taking an intense
amount of time to do so.

8. Initial Planning Phase – 3D Visualization
With the realistic capabilities of Photo
Lab, the designer was able to make the
space look as close to real life as
possible by adding scenes, lighting, and
materials. The rendering time is quick
compared to most 3D rendering
software which allowed the designer to
create multiple renditions for client
selection.

9. Initial Planning Phase - Selections
Instead of using catalogs and websites
to describe to our client what their
reception area would look like, the
designer was able to utilize a
combination of CET’s extensive
furniture library, Project Spec
extension, and SketchUp to effectively
show the client various option. We
were able to get instant feedback on
the overall design by using such
visually detailed renderings.

10. Overall Floor Plan – Partially Frozen
By utilizing the “freeze” tool, CET allowed the designer to
isolate the various departments and make changes to
that specific area without disrupting the entire plan. Each
department was able to focus on their workstations
only, without being distracted by the other department
layouts.

11. Workstation Material Selection
CET provided the designer the ability to make
quick material changes, thus enabling her to
effectively show a client what their decisions look
like immediately. This allowed our client to feel
confident in the selections they were making and
made our design development phase of the
project much more effective with the limited
amount of time (2 ½ days) we were able to spend
onsite.

12. Design Development
Much of the space planning work was done prior to the designer’s arrival onsite. With
CET, the designer was able to make any of the changes quickly, which allowed for an
accelerated turn around time on this fast paced project. This allowed the designer to only
make one site visit to finalize the layout of each department. Utilizing the split screen
capability provided by CET, The client was able to watch their department evolve as the
designer worked in the 2D view. All decisions were made more confidently, knowing they
could see exactly what they were getting, which cut down immensely on the “back and
forth”, via emails, that can often happen in a project of this size with this large a distance
between dealer and client.

13. Thank You
We are proud user and supporter of CET
Designer and without you, this project could not
have been WON !!

14. Next CET Designer User Conference?
Anyone who wants to see the project is welcome…