Tekla 2024 Global BIM Awards Category Winners
Infrastructure Project Category and Overall 2024 Winner: Kruunuvuori Bridge, Finland
Promising to be a true landmark at its completion, the Kruunuvuori Bridge in Helsinki will be the longest car-free bridge in the world spanning 1,200 meters. It is a cable-stayed bridge with in situ concrete substructures and a 135 meter-high pylon. The project was a cooperation between the City of Helsinki Urban Environment Division (KYMP), WSP Finland Oy, Kreate Oy, YIT Infra Oy and Ramboll Finland Oy. The project was voted the overall winner of the 2024 Tekla Global BIM Awards as well as the winner in the Infrastructure category.
The tram, pedestrian and bike bridge project features a model-based design from a host of applications (Tekla Structures, Trimble Novapoint, Trimble Connect®, Autodesk® Civil 3D®, Navisworks® and Grasshopper). The team did wind tunnel testing for structural design and stability testing using both a BIM and a 3D-printed model. IFC format models ensure efficient geometry control for each construction phase, including model-based erection guidance, and BIM and BrIM integration ensures precision, efficiency and transparency throughout the project's lifecycle.
The jury specifically praised that the team is managing the project as a full-blown BIM project, using a multitude of software, and with bidirectional field-to-office and office-to-field connectivity enabling a unique quality in handling the complexity of the project.
Public Project Category: Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion, U.S.A.
In the Public Projects category, the jury was most impressed by the technical challenges the Turner Construction team had to overcome with the Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion project. The 50,000 square-foot exhibit features complex designs such as a shell-like tank with no straight edges based on 229 CNC router-shaped panels and connects to existing city infrastructure.
The team relied on a bidirectional data exchange between Tekla Structures and Rhino and Grasshopper to ensure consistent geometry. The detailed installation sequence drawings and constructability analysis were done in Tekla Structures. In the field, the team could access the latest 3D models using Trimble Connect, and used a cohesive model-based lay-out workflow based on Trimble FieldLink and robotic total stations.
Industrial Project Category: Brewery Roman, Belgium
The Brewery Roman project, entered by Matthieu Gijbels, was the Best Industrial Project category winner. This expansion of one of the oldest family breweries in Belgium started with a 3D scan to generate a high-density point cloud that would serve to identify potential conflicts and fine-tune the model throughout the project. This was crucial in the light of the partial preservation and reconstruction of the building's facade.
The model, generated in Tekla Structures, was shared between the project stakeholders using Tekla Model Sharing. Using Trimble Connect AR, the team ensured that all stakeholders could always access an up-to-date version and view the model as an augmented reality overlay over the camera image displayed on a tablet. The project was characterized by the high level of detail of the model (LOD400) with highly-detailed steel structures and precast concrete elements.
Sports & Recreation Projects Category: Al Hudayriyat Island Velodrome, U.A.E.
The winner of the Global BIM Award in the Sports & Recreation Projects category is the Al Hudayriyat Island Velodrome in UAE. This new cycling track has seating for over 3,500 spectators. ASSENT Steel Industries LLC and Ramboll cooperated on the design of this indoor cycle arena featuring unique elliptical fins and sawtooth cladding on the facade out of aluminum profiles with vision and spandrel glass.
The project met BEP and LOD300 requirements by using a combination of Tekla Structures and Autodesk Revit® in tandem. The Tekla software was used for the connection design, detailing, fabrication and erection and facilitated cooperation between disciplines like facade, RCC and MEP, enhancing communication and reducing errors through its 3D modeling capabilities. The Tekla software assisted in managing the complex presetting of the more than 2,500 meters of roof, ensuring the right camber after erection.
Commercial Project Category: Lyyra , Finland
Ramboll Finland Oy, Ylva, Haahtela, Arco Architecture Company Oy and Byggnadsekonomi Oy were winners in the Commercial category for their Lyyra project, a new block of real estate in the city center of Helsinki. The jury especially valued the data-driven nature of the project and the fact that a new city block was built on top of a fully-functional metro station and in between two buildings. This took strong collaboration and coordination between Ramboll as the main structural engineer and Peikko (the steel frame producer). The team applied laser scanning for the initial design and on-site comparison of the as-built situation with the data model in Tekla Structures. The model was shared between the two companies using Tekla Model Sharing and used in a 'live' situation, with workers on site having the models both on tablets or mobile phones and on paper.
Due to the limited amount of space on the job site, all deliveries were just-in-time, requiring a lot of coordination work, which was also model-based. The team applied Deltabeam® Green beams, and recycled 95% of demolition waste on-site to further the sustainability aspect (striving for a LEED Platinum and Well certification).
Small Projects Category: Te Veld Modular Homes, The Netherlands
The residential project 'Te Veld Modular Homes' from The Netherlands is the winner in the Small projects category. The project revolves around designing and engineering a model of a temporary house. The house was designed specifically for a residential project encompassing a total of 700 semi-permanent homes. The homes feature a high level of sustainability as they are prefab timber structures with some steel elements for structural rigidity.
All co-makers were an integral part of the design and production process. The plumbing and electrical installers drew their installation in the 2D model after which the engineers from prefab builder Barli converted these to 3D for the timber frame production using Tekla Structures. The design by LA Architecten allowed for rapid production and also the delivery planning was optimized for the least waste and impact possible. The Tekla model even included fall protection during the factory assembly, slope insulation, kitchen cabinets and overflows.
Student Projects:
Tomasz Stęplowski (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology), Poland
