Technology has always been a part of the Grimshaw practice. We are inspired by the world around us, and by finding ways to make those ideas real.
Our in-house team is involved in every project that we do. This global group of specialists works across a range of digital and innovative fields including BIM, computational design, and extended reality (XR), as well as other emerging fields including data analysis, digital fabrication and tool development. We utilize the broadest network of appropriate disciplines to foster innovation and provide added value across all sectors and scales.
Project Enabling
A parametric design process linked to an intelligent BIM model was implemented so that design and construction input could be accommodated rapidly as the design evolved.
Monash University Woodside Building for Technology and Design →
From an early stage, BIM processes were used to coordinate the exposed steel structure – a critical element of the overall design – with the steel fabricator. Changes were quickly tracked, allowing the team to overcome long lead times, avoiding delay to an already tight schedule.
While developing this world-class garden with a global team of consultants, Grimshaw was able to work closely with team members around the world on a common set of computational processes, allowing for much faster design iterations reduced from weeks to hours.
Applied Innovation
Terra ― The Sustainability Pavilion Expo 2020 Dubai →
The design of Terra’s eye-catching, multi-functional canopy leveraged design technology processes from start to end. Computational design allowed for form-making and design decisions that balanced anticipated photovoltaic gain with structural loading to create an efficient design. Terra is also an exemplar combination of virtual reality and a data-rich BIM model. Our design teams were able to explore the pavilion in an immersive environment, both as part of internal design reviews and also as part of client presentations.
Our computational design and extended reality teams have been working with the HS2 Euston team to develop a solution allowing rapid exploration and mark-ups of the design not only in immersive environments, but in handheld platforms as well.
Urban Computation
Our team is also leveraging new experimentation in urban computation and data collection to explore potential challenges and opportunities in project sites and cities of varying scales.
Research
Our work on the Construction Innovation Hub allowed us, in partnership with Buro Happold, to develop a prototype framework allowing for parties from across the construction supply chain – from client to designer to fabricator – to develop digital solutions that can all chain together, allowing a far more efficient and intelligent use of data throughout the design and construction process.
Our internal extended reality (XR) team develops innovative solutions that allow project teams to experience and explore their designs in the most intelligent ways. Our in-house developed Portal application allows users to quickly navigate between birds-eye views and 1:1 scale walking views, using whatever device they have at hand.
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