Case Study: Stevens Lawson Architects delivers Auckland's HomeGround with Graphisoft Archicad

Stevens Lawson Architects delivers HomeGround with Graphisoft, cutting embodied carbon by 80%

Stevens Lawson Architects, an award-winning practice in New Zealand, sought to design HomeGround, a pioneering tall mass timber facility providing integrated housing and healthcare. This complex project required seamless collaboration with multiple suppliers and innovative construction methods. They chose Graphisoft's Archicad as their primary BIM software, supported by Graphisoft BIMcloud and BIMx, to manage the design and coordination from start to finish.

Using Graphisoft's tools, the team maintained a federated Archicad model for early contractor collaboration and offsite prefabrication. They utilized IFC and Solibri for coordination and provided the BIMx Hyper-model on-site for issue resolution. The solution delivered a landmark building—New Zealand's tallest mass timber structure—which achieved an 80% reduction in embodied carbon and successfully created a nurturing community space, marking a resounding success for the architects and the vendor's software.

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