siliconindia | | March 20209Aayush ChaudharyBenefits of BIM· It helps solve most of the prob-lems on-site while designing. · It helps in reducing the cost and speeds-up the entire construction process. · It helps in the estimation of the cost, resources, material and time, enabling the contractors to be pre-pared for the task in advance. · It helps to know the exact quan-tity of the material used in the project.· The process is instrumental in the maintenance of a building, as we can find-out important infor-mation, including the make, war-rantee, people responsible and others, from the model, which is helpful in saving a lot of conflicts and issues during the mainte-nance of the building.· It helps in timely detection of a problem in the structure, MEP or any other systems during the maintenance phase.Minimalist Design: Today, people are inclining towards a more moderate approach for design and structure. The idea of `toning it down would be ideal' has picked-up prominence once more. As a design movement, minimal-ism picked-up popularity in the late 1960s and 70s in US. Designers are embracing a similar procedure once more, where most essential and vital components are communicated in the design, and the excessive components are hurled-off.In architecture, minimilism is used to describe a subject which has no extra design elements. This refers to a con-nection between two perfect planes, stunning lighting, and negative space. Minimalism likely came to be as a re-sponse to the chaos and business of ur-ban life. The designs are simple yet ele-gant and functional. Minimilism is also an essence of design that is influenced by the natural elements.Segmented Open-Space Design: Designs with open plan and open spac-es have gained popularity recently, where people can perform their desired function within the open plan. This has been very widely seen in co-working office spaces, where a huge space is being utilized by multiple offices, seg-regating the open plan design with co-lours, materials, levels, and lighting to create a visual partition of the spaces. Designs with the open arrange-ment and open spaces have picked-up prevalence recently, where individuals can play-out their ideal capacity inside the open arrangement. Open Space designs are getting popular in residen-tial designs as well. Some of the res-idential projects are seen with a false partition wall between the room and toilet, giving a sense of one big open bedroom. The Open Space Design will surely find a way in all types of proj-ects as it reflects the modern lifestyle of the people. Virtual & Augmented Reality: Virtual & Augmented Reality have re-defined the way designers depict their imagination to the clients. This tech-nology enables the client to visually ex-perience the entire space, walk around the space and give valuable feedback to the designer. It also helps the architect to enhance the idea as per the needs of the client.These technologies help archi-tects to present their work in an ex-periential way to the client. Though the technology is not used widely in architecture, it can be potential-ly highly beneficial to visualize three-dimensional architectural de-signs. Furthermore, one can replace an architectural scale model with an AR one. The idea is that you can take the building with you wherever you go, put-on an AR headset and see it on a tabletop in a boardroom as if it's standing right there.Sustainable & Green Designs: Sustainable construction and designs are the future of the world. The ar-chitects are focusing on reusing the waste to generate energy for the buildings, making them green build-ings which will cause less damage to the environment. The considerate designers are constantly finding new ways to create green buildings, which will create a better future for every-one. Sustainable or green design also attempts to safeguard air, water and earth by choosing eco-friendly build-ing materials and construction prac-tices. It is more than a passing trend, as it ensures that the resources are not over exhausted and that the design is maintable for generations to come. DESIGNERS ARE EMBRACING MINIMALIST DESIGNING ONCE MORE, WHERE MOST ESSENTIAL AND VITAL COMPONENTS ARE COMMUNICATED IN THE DESIGN, AND THE EXCESSIVE COMPONENTS ARE HURLED-OFF
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