Case Study: Eigen Haard renovates Het Schip with Archicad, BIMx and BIMcloud from Graphisoft

Eigen Haard cuts BIM meeting time from 4 hours to 30 minutes with Graphisoft

Eigen Haard, a Dutch social housing corporation, faced the challenge of renovating the historic 'Het Schip' monument in Amsterdam. The project required meticulous planning to modernize apartments within the architectural constraints of a national monument, and the client mandated a fully collaborative BIM workflow for the first time on such a heritage project. The vendor, Graphisoft, provided its Archicad BIM software as the core platform for this effort.

Using Graphisoft's Archicad, the design team created a detailed existing conditions model and managed the complex renovation design. The implementation of Graphisoft's BIMx PRO on iPads revolutionized on-site communication, allowing contractors and supervisors to work digitally. This solution drastically improved efficiency, reducing issue coordination meetings from four hours to just thirty minutes and enabling a seamless, paperless workflow during construction.

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