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Ssangyong Engineering & Construction has adopted 3D design techniques and now has the BIM Center, the first of its kind adopted in Korea.
BIM makes it possible to change designs in real-time and reduce the cost for excavations by 10%.
The 3D virtual reality model apartment is enjoying immense popularity.


The 3D design techniques used by Ssangyong Engineering & Construction (Chairman: Kim, S.Joon) in the process of building construction have become the talk of the town amid the heightened interest in 3D due to the film “Avatar” and 3D TV.

An official of the Company said that its construction site in Hoehyeon-dong, Seoul, for the State Tower Namsan office, has adopted 3D design techniques and is the first of its kind to adopt such technology in the country. Also in operation is the Building Information Modeling (BIM) (which is a 3D version of the existing plane CAD method) Center based on such technology.

With traditional CAD (computer-aided design) methodology, engineers experienced much difficulty in carrying out their work they had to check hundreds of pages of drawings concerning the front, sides, rear and rooftop of a building, not to mention its internal electrical and HVAC facilities. The plane CAD of a building, a 3D structure, was, therefore, likely to lead to errors.

In contrast, the BIM method has the advantage of drastically saving time, materials and energy by making it possible to check the complicated outward appearance and structure of a building on a computer monitor, instead of drawings, and to avoid the overlapping of electrical wiring and piping that occurs in drawings.

In the past, it took 4-5 days to ▷ get a grasp on a design problem, ▷ carry out interdisciplinary discussions, and ▷ change the design. But at the aforementioned construction, it is now possible to change a design in real-time, after grasping design problems with the help of 3D designs.

Not only that, the jobsite can also reduce the cost of excavations by about 10 percent through a simplification of the reviewing process through a 3D view of the rugged surface of the ground. The work period can be reduced by coordinating the schedule for heavy equipment operation and the work schedule.

Director Park Yun-seop of the Architectural Engineering Department of Ssangyong said, “We reviewed the possibility of using the technique for the first time in 2007. In the following year, we applied it at the Ssangyong Platinum construction site in Namsan, Seoul, on a trial basis. Then, in 2009, we expanded our application to the State Tower and Dongsin Apartment remodeling sites in Dogok-dong, Seoul. We plan to include information, such as types of material, schedule for contractual work and operation/maintenance, in the 3D design database, while trying to apply this technique to environmentally-friendly buildings.”

The Company is also operating a model apartment that allows a 3D virtual hands-on experience in connection with its effort to win a bid for apartment remodeling projects. At the theater-type model apartment, located near Songpa-Gu District Office, Seoul, visitors can see 3D images of the interior of a remodeled apartment.

Commenting on the matter, Yang Yeong-gyu, a mid-level manager in the Remodeling Business Department of Ssangyong, said “Visitors of the model apartment have been very positive about the 3D-based exquisite display that allows them to closely inspect the finishing materials, furniture and interiors.”