Success Story
Founded in Baroda, Gujarat, in 2005, Mass & Void Architect, Interior & Landscape Consulting is focused on consulting, designing, and developing architecture and interiors.
One of India's most reputable architectural and interior design firms, Mass & Void Architect, Interior & Landscape Consulting has worked in the real estate sector for over a decade, with projects across Central, Western, Southern, and other regions of Eastern & Northeast India. Their portfolio spans over 50 completed residential, commercial, hospitality, educational, and industrial projects, and more than 100 in the design and construction phases.
Centric to their ethos is the aim for sustainable development rooted in human and environmental relationships. At Mass & Void Architect, Interior & Landscape Consulting, the designers emphasize the context of people's creative and personal lives. Their practice places comfort, affordability, and function at the core of projects.
Before adopting BIM and VDC for their projects, the organization struggled on many fronts. There were many queries, miscommunication, and a lack of coordination between the planning and site teams. Aspects of the construction in drawings were often not translated on the site due to issues in coordinating service, structural, and architectural drawings.
With the adoption of BIM, coordination aspects are better handled right from day one. Site teams are better prepared to understand and implement construction drawings. Clashes are readily identified and resolved much earlier. Changes are immediately reflected, and all teams are updated in real-time.
For these solutions, Mass & Void Architect, Interior & Landscape Consulting sought the assistance of 5D VDC Services LLP, who employed BIM technologies made possible by Autodesk Construction Cloud to streamline project delivery throughout the construction lifecycle. The digital-first construction consultants are helping several AEC businesses utilize BIM to their maximum potential.
The following goals were defined based on the client's major business outcomes and planned business improvement, 5D VDC objectives, and SMART project management principles:
For a consolidated repository of construction data, 5D VDC deployed Autodesk's Architecture Engineering & Construction (AEC) Collection in conjunction with Autodesk Construction Cloud & Autodesk Assemble System. The Autodesk Construction Cloud offers a comprehensive selection of BIM and CAD tools supported by the cloud-based common data environment Autodesk Docs, making it easier to deliver projects from the early stages of design through construction.
The following are the primary service advantages of Autodesk products and solutions that were successfully utilized to meet the project goals that were specified:
Beyond merely introducing new construction technologies, 5D VDC relies on sophisticated BIM systems and applications to deliver improved business outcomes. The emphasis is on data-driven project collaboration. This helps render the benefits of improved design accuracy and quality for architectural practices like Mass & Void Architect, Interior & Landscape Consulting, reduce errors and ensure more seamless and efficient coordination. In contrast to project owners and contractors, architectural practices like Mass & Void Architect, Interior & Landscape Consulting also stand to benefit from BIM and BIM services, with direct impacts in the form of cost and time savings, better visualization, clash detection, and environmental analysis.
5D VDC also helps project participants communicate in a shared language where all necessary information is clear and accessible. Issues are resolved pro-actively and cooperatively, which benefits the client by increasing productivity, efficiency, speed, and resource optimization.
One of the most visible business outcomes was in the form of enhanced productivity for the Mass & Void Architect, Interior & Landscape Consulting team in terms of project planning, documentation, and implementation. At the same time, the visibility of changes, updates, comments, and clashes has also improved, making project planning and implementation more easily manageable by all stakeholders.
Another benefit is seen in the area of project progress. Earlier, the entire project moved forward in siloes, waiting for one stage (say site inspection or development) to be completed before any updates in drawings could be made. This has changed with the introduction of digital construction, where parallel developments and drawing updates can be made and shared in real-time.
Mass & Void Architect, Interior & Landscape Consulting had inherent obstacles in their construction projects earlier, which 5D VDC was able to overcome by harnessing the many advantages of advanced 3D modelling and end-to-end BIM services. Additionally, they assisted in meeting schedule and cost requirements while delivering a framework for design process management that was greatly enhanced.
Because of a transparent approach, clearly defined project goals and standards, a knowledgeable and tech-savvy 5D VDC team, and the usage of cutting-edge technology solutions like Autodesk's AEC Collection and BIM360 Documents, the engagement was special and meaningful for the client.
“With improved coordination for all aspects of the project implementation on ground, we can now ensure error-free, timely, and cost-effective delivery of projects,” shares Ranajit Dey, Architect, “Mass & Void Architect, Interior & Landscape Consulting“ The high accuracy of 3D models representing the real construction progress as-is is also making it easier to communicate with our clients and developers. They can envision how the project will eventually look, share their inputs at critical stages regarding construction, services, and design,” he adds.
“This is giving our team a major confidence boost because we know our work is seamless, on-time, and error-free. The use of such advanced technology is also helping us scale our business not just by saving us more time to take up new projects but also by attracting new client pools. Before BIM Adoption the Complete Design Development stage including coordination and reviews used to take up to 12 months can now be cut down to 3 to 4 months," Ranajit Dey notes.
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Construction Planning and Design with Rajat Buildtech
Rajat Buildtech, established in 2005, is a construction company and a part of the Rajat Group of Companies, which has been catering to various industries since 1975 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. To achieve its vision of creating significant landmarks and contributing towards urban infrastructure development in the newly formed state, Rajat Buildtech used to employ separate teams for designing, planning, and budgeting. Besides, most of their construction processes were manual and paper based. The teams working on the project would design traditionally through 2D drawings. This often resulted in multiple errors and improper collaboration between various design teams, which would often creep into the next stage without being noticeable right towards the end, resulting in multiple redesigns, adding to the costs and timelines. Moreover, due to the mostly manual processes, the team at Rajat Buildtech could see only one drawing at a time, which would demand a longer timeframe for preconstruction planning. The team would often need to go the site to manually monitor each stage of the preconstruction work. On the budgeting front, manual take offs were used to calculate estimates of the construction budgets at various stages. To solve these challenges, 5D VDC Services LLP used Autodesk BIM 360 and ASSEMBLE software modules enabled by Autodesk to facilitate project delivery for the Rajat Buildtech Group to solve the challenge of manual preconstruction planning and design. 5D VDC Services, a services and software training partner with Autodesk India, is a digital-first construction consultancy that aims at delivering the promise of Virtual Design and Construction across all stages of construction life cycle. The team has emerged as industry disruptors, innovators, thought leaders, and technology evangelists, harnessing the full potential of BIM across the construction spectrum.
Reshaping Construction Planning for Wallfort Group
Wallfort Group is one of central India's most admired real estate brands, operating in five important industries: real estate, jewelry, ferroalloys, financial services, and wealth management.The brand name of Wallfort is synonymous with quality, delivery, and transparency. With ground-breaking initiatives like Wallfort City, Wallfort Enclave I, and Wallfort Orchid, to name a few, Wallfort identifies and addresses the genuine needs of homeowners and occupants in today’s age.Wallfort is now working on 35+ projects across Raipur and is a one-stop shop for all needs and budgets. As part of their new programme, they offer building services to clients who want to develop homes according to their unique needs, with the promise of affordable yet superior quality of service compared to other independent contractors.Due to widespread reliance on 2D drawings and limited coordination among stakeholders earlier, Wallfort Group often faced challenges in pre-construction design and planning. Not being able to test the complete application in the initial stages led to gaps in understanding the project and problems in regression testing. It was also tough for different teams to understand and converge on the company processes.This affected the Wallfort Group’s relationship with developers since testing was always under severe time constraints. These challenges led to high attrition rates and delays in planning, implementing, and completing projects.To solve these challenges, Wallfort resorted to the support of 5D VDC Services LLP, who used BIM tools enabled by the Autodesk Construction Cloud & Autodesk Assemble System to facilitate project delivery from early-stage design to construction implementation.With substantial VDC and BIM experience, the digital-first construction consultants successfully delivered on the promise of virtual design and construction throughout the construction life cycle and emerged as industry disruptors.
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