Possibilities for building spatial planning using BIM methodology

Abstract

The life cycle of a building begins with the planning process. The planning or pre-planning stage is when the most effective decisions are made. Both in terms of time and financial resources, changes made to certain design solutions at this stage are less costly compared to later stages of architectural design, not to mention during the construction process itself. The success of a building's architectural planning solutions, how convenient the site and the building are to use and the economical indicators of constructing the building depend mostly on decisions made during the planning stage. BIM can be used for building spatial planning. This would allow architects to assess the planned building, its influence on the environment and the influence of the environment on the building even earlier and more comprehensively. The paper proposes a model and algorithm for the planning stage of building using BIM. Creating a spatial model for a building using the proposed algorithm will produce a model for specific building and site solutions. The entirety of the solutions used in the building and site design has been considered in compliance with all of the requirements of national law and compulsory regulatory technical documents. The model can then be used for further architectural design.