Swiss market leader for scan-to-BIM & 3D as-built models in remodeling

Anyone planning in existing buildings knows the reality: no up-to-date plans, crooked geometries, several construction phases - and yet the demand for absolute planning reliability.

This is precisely where VDE Villa Digital Engineering AG comes in - not as a "digital engineering all-rounder", but with a clear core:

3D as-built survey & scan-to-BIM for conversions - even when no plans exist.

The problem with renovations: existing buildings without a reliable basis

• Architects are faced with the same questions again and again when working with existing buildings:
• Old buildings, often with no or only incomplete plans
• Leaning walls, subsidence, grown structures
• High time pressure with simultaneous liability for planning

The solution: Scan-to-BIM with clearly defined output

VDE captures existing buildings in their entirety using 3D laser scanning and translates the point cloud into deformation-compliant CAD and BIM models - in exactly the level of detail required by the project.

Typical output for renovation projects:

• Geo-referenced point cloud & 360 degree viewer
• 2D floor plans, sections and facades
• 3D BIM models (Archicad / Revit / Vectorworks / Allplan / IFC)
• Clearly defined detailing and modeling standard

The result: models that can be processed directly - with no room for interpretation.

Who we work for

Our services are aimed specifically at projects in existing buildings:

• Architectural firms with a focus on conversion and refurbishment
• GU / TU who need a reliable basis
• Private clients who require clean planning right from the start
• Monument preservation & public clients where precision is crucial

VDE is called in when there are no plans - and yet everything has to be right.

Why VDE is perceived as No. 1

Not through marketing platitudes, but through consistent specialization:

• over 10 years of focus on building surveying in existing buildings
• Technical depth instead of simplified models
• Experience with complex, historic and deformed buildings
• Planning principles that measurably reduce risks

This is exactly what architects value: clarity, precision and planning reliability.

Our claim

We don't want to "also offer scan-to-BIM". We want to be the reference for 3D as-built models in renovation projects in Switzerland.