3D large-scale projects & site developments

For whom this service is particularly relevant

3D site models are particularly useful where several buildings, large areas or many stakeholders come together.

Typical clients are

• Architectural and general planners
• Site developers
• Real estate developers
• investors
• Builders of larger transformation projects

All parties involved benefit from a common and reliable data basis on which planning, development and decisions can be built.

Typical projects

Digital area models from laser scans are mainly used for projects in which larger areas are rethought or further developed.

These include, for example

• major site developments
• Campus facilities, universities and schools
• larger residential developments
• historic districts
• hospital complexes
• Complex conversions of existing buildings

A precise model helps to understand the context of buildings, areas and structures, particularly in the case of large-scale buildings.

Initial situation for large existing projects

Many larger projects in existing buildings begin with a similar starting position.

Existing documents often consist of

• incomplete as-built plans
• different plan statuses
• missing height information
• unclear or outdated geometries

Buildings and extensions that have grown over the years often lead to complex structures that are difficult to understand from existing plans.

A digital as-built model brings this information together and depicts the existing structure in a geometrically consistent and site-wide referenced manner.

Benefits for planning and project development

A precise 3D as-built model creates one thing above all: transparency about the existing building stock. Buildings, rooms and areas are digitally recorded and form a reliable basis for planning and development.

This creates advantages such as

• Clear understanding of complex building structures
• Coordinated planning across several buildings
• sound basis for decision-making for project development
• Better coordination between those involved in planning
• Efficient further development of existing buildings

A digital as-built model also provides an important basis for later project phases, for example for area analyses, utilization planning or the long-term documentation of buildings.

Experience in complex projects

VDE has been involved in digital building surveying and the modeling of existing buildings for over fifteen years.

Our working method is designed to efficiently record even large buildings and extensive areas and convert them into structured models.

This includes, among other things

• efficient recording of large buildings and areas using laser scanning
• structured modeling for architecture and planning offices
• precise scan-to-BIM workflows
• Projects throughout Switzerland

This creates a reliable digital basis on which large-scale projects and site developments can be safely developed.