Stonebridge Community Centre - design for complex shapes

Helium3 were employed to integrate a diverse range of design information from disparate sources into a single external envelope model.

The buildings complex organic shape was converted into component level manufacturing detail. Concrete floor profiles and the secondary steelwork was modelled directly from 2D CAD data. Joist hangers were positioned and 1200 unique Mullions and Purlins were "in-context" modelled to exactly reference the curvature of the buildings skin. Window positions, modelled from 2D plans, were positioned in 3D space.

Our core 3D data was made available for automated fabrication processes. From this an 'airfix' kit of building components could be created, significantly reducing the number of drawings required.

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