5 CRESCENT DRIVE

The staircase at 5 Crescent Drive is an excellent example of advanced BIM collaboration and parametric modeling. The original BIM model of the staircases' wood cladding was engineered before the steel substructure was completely installed. This enabled the claddings' mock-up and fabrication to begin far earlier than traditional methods would have allowed. The parametric model was simply updated with the accurate field dimensions from a 3D laser survey of the room once the steel was finished, long after work was already done. The accuracy of EMI's model afforded between 70 and 80 unique modules to be prefabricated off-site and simply delivered when the substructure was ready for their installation. This kind of engineering and fabrication is possible with reliable parametric 3D modeling input methods like the Trimble Total Station Laser but commands an equal level of precision in all subsequent steps. Abundantly clear in all of EMI's work, modern methods allow incredibly complex geometry to be modeled and fabricated off-site with an extremely high level of precision, speed and safety.