Hybrid projects are projects where new buildings or environments are designed and added to an existing building or environment for the purpose of modifying or enhancing building use and performance.
According to Egan & Latham’s reports on the construction industry, problems such as fragmentation, lack of innovation and life-cycle feedback are some factors that make the industry inefficient. Another crucial factor is information management; acquisition, processing and use. The accuracy of information (graphically or otherwise) utilised during design bears heavily on the successful implementation of a construction project. This is particularly so in hybrid projects because of the unique challenges presented by existing site constraints.
The aim of this survey is to explore the importance of existing building information (or the lack of) on design decision making for hybrid projects. As well as identify the potential impact information deficiency could have on related design and construction activity.
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Based on your firm’s portfolio, please rank the following project types in order of percentage completed in the past 5 years? Do you have hybrid projects as part of your firm's project portfolio? Please rate in percentage how many hybrid projects (compared to other projects) were completed by your firm in the past 5 years? Which of the following best represent skills available in your practice? (Select as many as possible) Who is responsible for liaising with clients/users to acquire information needed for design? Which of the following stages of the RIBA Plan of work is the design team generally involved with? Rank the following information sources needed for effective design of hybrid projects. (1 = most important, 10 = least important) Project brief Condition survey Detailed geometric/spatial survey Spatial analysis Site, topography survey Previous drawings Internal and external photographs GIS or OS Maps User feedback Building regulations/ standards Currently, which of the following information sources do you obtain prior to designing for hybrid projects? Ideally, which of the following information sources would you obtain prior to designing for hybrid projects? Which of the following design criteria is considered while designing hybrid buildings. Which of the following factors influences information acquisition for design? In your opininion, what impact does an existing building have on the following? Which of the following IT design tools do you use to communicate design concepts of hybrid buildings to clients? What design decisions are made using the information sources listed below? (Multiple selection possible) Which of the following design output do you produce for hybrid projects? Based on the RIBA Plan of Works, at what stages are these design outputs produced?
(Stage: B = Feasibility, C= Outline proposals, D = Scheme design, E= detailed design, J= Project planning, K= Action on site)
CONSEQUENCES OF INADEQUATE DESIGN INFORMATION
In your opinion, which of the following is most affected by inadequate information during design and construction of hybrid projects? From your experience of hybrid projects in the past 5 years, which of the following problems arise as a result of inadequate information prior to design?
CURRENT SOLUTIONS TO LACK OF DESIGN INFORMATION
How will you normally compensate for lack of up-to-date existing building information prior to design? (Please rate frequency and in order of efficiency)
POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO LACK OF DESIGN INFORMATION
Are you aware of or have used any of the following 3D digital technologies? How effective do you think the following technologies will be for resolving lack of hybrid design information in the future? The following potential advantages of 3D data capture technologies were identified from literature. Are these benefits significant compared to current design practise? How significant are these barriers to utilising 3D data capture technologies such as laser scanning and photogrammetry as part of design activity? |
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