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2 July 2007
Implementation Investments
Sauerbruch Hutton Receives Revit BIM Experience Award for Use of Building Information Modeling on Sustainable Commercial Projects
Autodesk, Inc . announced that Sauerbruch Hutton Architects has been presented with a Revit BIM Experience Award for their use of Revit Architecture software on complex, sustainable commercial buildings. The Berlin- and London-based firm uses Revit Architecture to unite function, high-quality design and ecological sustainability in each of their projects. The Revit BIM Experience Award honors firms for their innovation and excellence in implementing the Revit platform for building information modeling (BIM) to create quality, complex designs and collaborate across the building design disciplines.
Founded in 1989, Sauerbruch Hutton is an architecture, urban design and interior design practice of approximately 100 people. Winner of several national and international awards, the firm's work encompasses office and commercial buildings, laboratories and production halls, residential housing, as well as urban design commissions. The firm has been using Revit Architecture since 2005 on a variety of building projects.
Recently, the firm utilized Revit Architecture on the 37,900 square meter, 15-story extension to the KFW Banking Group West Arcade project in Frankfurt, Germany. Revit Architecture facilitated innovation and collaboration from schematic design through construction on this challenging project. The project completes an existing ensemble of office structures built in 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, offering space for around 550 workplaces as a well as a conference center. For over one year, eight architects collaborated on the project, using Revit Architecture to design a special curtain wall system and exterior and interior multi-layer curved walls, as well as customizing 2D and 3D building components, such as individual doors and furniture.
The West Arcade will be one of the first office buildings worldwide to operate on less than 1.000,800 kwh/m2. Green innovations, such as a double-layered, wind-pressurized facade, offer natural ventilation independent of external conditions. High insulation values and efficient solar protection also play a role in the new building meeting the German Solar Building guidelines.
"With a history of leading the industry in innovative software solutions, Autodesk is dedicated to supporting customers in their quest for more sustainable designs," said Jay Bhatt, senior vice president, Autodesk AEC Solutions. "Sauerbruch Hutton shares Autodesk's commitment to building information modeling and green building, and is well-deserving of this award."
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