A grandeur hub for all things grand, the India International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC), located in New Delhi, is a multipurpose convention centre. Spanning over 10,00,000 square metres, the IICC is India’s largest convention and exhibition centre.
It sits right next to the Indira Gandhi International Airport and consists of multiple auditoriums, arena facilities, and exhibition halls. Developed under the smart city initiative of the Government of India, it has vision to be an icon of India and to obtain platinum certification from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC).
Challenges
1. Difficulty in coordination between the ASMEP services.
2. Continuously evolving design expectations from the client.
3. Spatial coordination issues leading to delay in construction processes.
4. Software compatibility issues resulting in reworks.
5. Delays and breaks in workflow due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Solutions
To make the entire plan-to-handover method seamless, one of the design consultants on the project called The BIM Engineers deployed the latest technological know-how in BIM. This helped in developing the dynamic facilities of IICC.
It further provided a seamless and efficient flow in designing the structure by transitioning from in-silos data in AutoCAD to collaborative Revit models to efficiently control and develop the design and coordination process.
This entire flow of process made coordination easier between design and document management, saved time, cost, and quantity estimates, and gave better control over site inventory and project plans.
By using the Autodesk Navisworks, clashes were discovered early to monitor damage control whereas, Autodesk’s Revit helped in improving the construction quality.
“Initially, this project was started using traditional CAD-based tools, and BIM was a lateral entry platform. However, using Autodesk Revit as one of the BIM solutions, we were able to bring design improvement and construction efficiency to this project, which will be a landmark for generations to come,” says Palanimuthu Kasinathan, Vice President, The BIM Engineers.
