How is virtual reality is changing the way we design and construct buildings? This presentation illustrates the use of VR and BIM in the design and construction of UCSF Mission Hall, and looks at how VR can be implemented in the design process, and benefits over traditional modes of architectural representation.

1.  60 people
 Founded 2005 in San Francisco
 Diverse portfolio: Higher Ed, Tech,
Transit / Parking, Civic, Healthcare, K-12
 Ranked #1 firm in the nation,
Architect magazine’s 2013 “Architect 50”
WRNS Studio
Jason Halaby

2. UCSF Mission Hall
•Design-Build Project with Co-Location on site
•264,000 SF Faculty Office & Teaching Building

3. BIM Project Lifecycle

4. Schematic Design Competition, Week 1
Massing Model

5. Schematic Design Competition, Week 1

6. Schematic Design Competition, Week 2

7. Schematic Design Competition, Week 4

8. Schematic Design Competition, Week 8

9. •text
Design Development & Construction Documents
Construction / Fabrication Simulation

10. Design Development & Construction Documents
Construction / Fabrication Simulation

11. Design Development & Construction Documents
Construction / Fabrication Simulation

12. Detailing Simulation

13. Detailing Simulation

14. Visual Simulation
still rendered images

15. Visual Simulation
still rendered images

16. Visual Simulation
flythrough animation

18. Virtual Reality Simulation
•Immersive
•Scalable
•Collaborative
•More confident decision-making
•Complements BIM

19. Design Process
Integration

20. •Inexpensive
•Runs on any PC with decent video card
•BUT, can cause motion sickness
HMD for orientation input and
stereoscopic display
Game Controller for
movement input

21. Lobby Stair Design Review

22. Software Workflow (BIM to VR)
•Design authoring
•Building Information Modeling
•Model optimization
•Bake Lighting (for vizard)
•Materials
•Optimization
•Bake Lighting (for unity)
•Interactivity Scripting
•Occlusion Bake
•Stereoscopic Integration
export .FBX
export .FBX or .OSGB

23. Software Workflow (BIM to VR)
Light Baking

24. Software Workflow (BIM to VR)
Before Occlusion Baking

25. Software Workflow (BIM to VR)
After Occlusion Baking

26. Atrium exampleOffice Building Atrium Example

27. Presentation Tool vs. Design Tool

28. Applications throughout design
Massing / Site
Studies
Schematic
Design
Detail
Design
Construction
Coordination