The document discusses the use of an immersive 3D model of the new Library of Birmingham created by Daden Limited. The model was used for consultation, planning, and training purposes during the development of the library. It allowed library staff and the community to experience the new spaces before they were built. A variety of interactive tools within the model gathered feedback that informed the project. Quotes from those involved expressed how the model helped with layout, positioning of features, and engagement during the planning process. The document argues that immersive 3D models can provide benefits beyond traditional BIM/CAD by allowing for collaborative and subjective first-person experiences of a space throughout its lifecycle.
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Video links:
Slide 16: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNIrs8FgYKU
Slide 28: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI_tuYlVg-I
Slide 114: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/207474036/iconic-advanced-icons-for-the-modern-web
Slide 116: http://simplefocus.com/flowtype/
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The Library of Birmingham was a £188.8m project to build an iconic new Central Library of Birmingham. In 2010, Daden developed an immersive model - working from architects plans - for use by Library staff to plan the use of the new building and to engage with the community. Daden delivered the immersive build in Dec 2010 and then opened to the public to explore in April 2011, 2 years before the real build was complete.
Buildingscapes - Immersive Worlds and the Built EnvironmentDavid Burden
This is a presentation version of our white paper on Buildingscapes, - Immersive Worlds for the Built Environment. Working form the specifics of our work on the Library of Birmingham it looks at how immersive models can bring benefits to almost any building project - and save costs.
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Parametric design:
Enables the exploration of alternative designs within a single representation using parameters and associative relationships to control geometric and constructive aspects of the design.
New developments in computational design as well as in digital fabrication are currently leading to a rethinking of architectural design, material science, engineering and fabrication.
Typography and Responsive Grids in the World of Mobile DevelopmentTiago Pedras
To designers and art directors, responsive web design poses a challenge. Responsive grids and patterns and, above all, the behavior of typographic design need to be taken into consideration across mobile platforms, since mobile devices are particularly restricted in terms of readability. Although typographic design may look nice on a smartphone or tablet, what about usability? This workshop will provide an answer to this question, and it will analyze the influence of typographic design on the user experience. It will be held in German and English.
Video links:
Slide 16: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNIrs8FgYKU
Slide 28: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI_tuYlVg-I
Slide 114: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/207474036/iconic-advanced-icons-for-the-modern-web
Slide 116: http://simplefocus.com/flowtype/
Modern computer-aided design (CAD) systems and software tools have played a significant role in improving the efficiency of the overall product design process, ensuring geometric accuracy and the exchange of product model data. However, the impact of these technologies is largely restricted to the detailed modeling and engineering analysis that occur during the embodiment design phase. Conceptual design has not benefited from these sophisticated and highly precise software tools to the same degree because the creative activities associated with developing and communicating potential solutions with minimal details is far less formulaic in its implementation. At the early stages of product design the specifications and constraints have not been fully established. The industrial designers and engineers need the freedom to change and modify the product configuration and mechanical behavior to investigate a wide range of alternative solutions. Any CAD system that seeks to support and enhance conceptual design must, therefore, enable natural and haptic modes of human-computer interaction. Recent advancements in high-speed, multi-core computer hardware and virtual reality (VR) technology provide opportunities to link the more fluid processes of creative conceptual design with the rigidly defined tasks of product detailing and engineering analysis. This paper discusses the role that virtual reality can play for concept design module.
Urban Interaction Design: Exploring the Space between People and the CityMichael Smyth
Presentation at the Connecting Cities Urban Media Lab Event at iMal, Brussels, June 2014
Video of presentation can be viewed here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xCxPlQoOa0
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The Library of Birmingham was a £188.8m project to build an iconic new Central Library of Birmingham. In 2010, Daden developed an immersive model - working from architects plans - for use by Library staff to plan the use of the new building and to engage with the community. Daden delivered the immersive build in Dec 2010 and then opened to the public to explore in April 2011, 2 years before the real build was complete.
Buildingscapes - Immersive Worlds and the Built EnvironmentDaden Limited
This is a presentation version of our white paper on Buildingscapes, - Immersive Worlds for the Built Environment. Working form the specifics of our work on the Library of Birmingham it looks at how immersive models can bring benefits to almost any building project - and save costs.
A sliideshow based on our recent white paper looking at the role that 3D technologies might play in building dynamic and information rich whole city models and their contribution to the Smart City agenda
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This is a presentation version of our white paper on Buildingscapes, - Immersive Worlds for the Built Environment. Working form the specifics of our work on the Library of Birmingham it looks at how immersive models can bring benefits to almost any building project - and save costs.
A sliideshow based on our recent white paper looking at the role that 3D technologies might play in building dynamic and information rich whole city models and their contribution to the Smart City agenda
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This case study looks at how Daden built an immersive 3D model of the new Library of Birmingham that was then used by the Library staff for over 2 years to help inform the fit-out of their new £189m Library. It includes a gallery of images comparing model and reality, and information on the consultation and other interactive systems which were deployed, and quotes from the Library staff.
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I really hope this was of great help to you.
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2. Background
The Library of Birmingham was a £189m project to build an iconic new
Central Library for Birmingham
In 2010 Daden developed an immersive model – working from
architects plans - for use by Library staff to plan the use of the new
building and to engage with the community. Daden delivered the
immersive build (developed in Second Life) in Dec 2010
Architect's original image 2D plans in the 3D world 3D immersive model
3. Consultation Tools
To help users interact with the model, and to give Library staff information on the
user experience we provided a range of consultation tools including:
voting & survey podiums,
layout selection choices,
a virtual tour guide,
a “flying book” tour,
information icons,
virtual smiley “post-it” notes
The virtual post-its could be used to make comments, and then voted on by other
visitors. All data was logged on the web and available to the project team.
4. Orientation Space
The orientation space provided the same function as a site Marketing
Office. It helped to put the build in context, provided links to
information about the physical build, and also showed users how to
choose an avatar and how to use the consultation tools. There was
even a virtual receptionist!
11. Quotes
“The opportunity to reach more
people, more quickly and in a
more meaningful way was
extremely important to the
planning for the new Library. “
- Tom Epps, Development Project
Manager, Birmingham Library Service
“ I got one of the kids out of the audience
to drive himself around the Virtual Library
while his Mom and Dad were watching on
the big screen and they were absolutely
staggered ... to try and have the same
impact other than through a 3D model, it
would be really, really difficult.
- John Marsh, Project Manager, Service Birmingham
“The virtual model showed us areas
where we needed to review our
existing plans, and was a huge help in
planning the layout of the facilities that
were installed”
- Tom Epps
“ Wouldn’t have had the nerve to
position the screens the way we
did if we had not been able to
test out first in the virtual build.”
- John Marsh
“This has proved a powerful tool for the
project team and staff as we develop the new
library, enabling us to get a really good feel
for how the spaces in the new building will
work that would not otherwise be possible.”
- Brian Gambles, Library Director, Library of Birmingham
“As a new building planning tool,
that has be a big tick for me and
absolutely tremendous.”
- John Marsh
12. The “3 Ring” Model
We can see the need for 3 models in a built environment project – ideally
sharing data, information and even 3D renders, but each speaking to a
different audience and providing different functionality
The Architect's Model
- Overall Use
- Aesthetics
- Sell the project
The Builder's Model
- Structural Integrity
- Bill of Parts
- E&M Services
- Building Information
Modelling (BIM)
- Build the project
The User's (Social) Model
- Planning by Real Managers
- Practical Use by Real Users
- Training and Education
- Use the project
13. Immersive Environments
A real sense of “being there” -
regardless of the technology being
used
Somewhere that lets users wander
where ever they want, meet with
other people and potentially carry
out real-world tasks and make
changes to environment
NOT just a virtual world (eg
Second Life), or needing special
hardware (eg CAVEs and 3D
screens), or Virtual Reality (with
fancy headsets), or a Game or
Serious Game – but may support
any or all of these
A subjective experience
14. Why an Immersive Build?
Save cost (and time) by reducing rework (typ. 2-20% project costs).
Users and stakeholders are more engaged and have a real say and
influence in the process, helping to design and build the space they
will use – resulting in improved client satisfaction (which may mean
higher revenues or reduced churn costs)
Dispute risks are reduced due to a greater shared understanding at
all levels on all sides during the project
Operating risks are reduced as you've been able to virtually
practice evacuations, health and safety and emergency
management, and even inform the security planning of the building
Shared across different parts of the business to provide further
benefits during live use (including training, security, change
management)
15. Different Uses #1
Planning – working out how the build will
rework in the context of the local built
environment
Consultation – taking the model on the road
and allowing public access to gather views
from across the community, virtual “planning
for real”
Project Management – holding virtual meetings
actually in the build. Working with sub-
contractors.
Social – what is it like to actually use the
space. Are escalators and signage OK.
Where are the toilets?
16. Different Uses #2
Security – overlay CCTV, access control and
other feeds, giving security staff a better
planning tool & greater situational awareness
Environment – overlay environmental data
feeds and models, giving users and managers
a visceral sense of the environmental data
Disabilities – let users (and project staff) try
accessing the build in wheelchairs, reduced
mobility and other challenges
Services – visualise E&M systems from BIM
and other data and link into back-end systems
to support maintenance engineers
17. Different Uses #3
Navigation – use the model to support touch-
screen, kiosk and mobile navigation aids and
systems
Training – from business-as-usual training for
staff, through health & safety and fire
evacuation, to major incident training
Live Services Delivery – use the model to
deliver real services pre and post build – such
as virtual performance and conferences
Simulation – visualise the output from
business process simulation systems, crowd
models and other simulations
18. Different Uses #4
Whole Life – from initial ideas to demolition,
the immersive model can support planners,
owners, maintainers, managers and users
through the whole life of the building
Retrofit – support the planning of through-life
redesign and retrofit, creating “white room”
models and then building back up
19. Benefits beyond BIM/CAD
Gain a more subjective, first-person, view of the environment,
from first-person view and freedom to roam, and interact
The environment is multi-user, so users can interact with each
other – supporting collaborative working and consultation, and team
training
Controlled changes can be made by users in-world and are
instantly visible to other users, and can be fed back to BIM
Objects can be interactive, even linking to real systems, eg
signage, letting users practice real use
Users can annotate the space, vote and make choices, feeding
back comments which can be automatically collated
Users can be tracked through the building, and their interactions
with its systems logged – helping to understand future traffic flows
The virtual building can actually be put to “live use”, e.g. for
entertainment or training