Custom Computational Workflows for BIM Design Implementation

Zaha Hadid Architects are known for their signature fluid architecture and computational design. The transformation of these projects into Revit BIM models represents a special challenge and requires custom workflows. During the last years, we have created BIM models for a number of iconic global projects and have used a variety of different methods. This presentation will explore practical examples that deal with the efficient cross-application transfer of geometry and metadata using custom software, visual scripting, and the cloud. We will show how to utilise the different types of Revit families to generate parametric, rule-based geometry and freeform elements. How can visual scripting in Dynamo enhance our computational design and how could an efficient faﾍade workflow utilising computational design, intelligent BIM elements, and metadata analysis look? What challenges did we face and how did our methods evolve?