As a previous owner of a medium-sized Architectural practice, I bring to the table knowledge and understanding of the challenges of meeting client needs, process development, technology implementation and change management.
The deliverables of an Architectural practice are evolving. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is becoming mainstream, and we are seeing deliverables move from the traditional drawings, specifications, and schedules. Clients are beginning to ask for BIM deliverables for visualisation, coordination, estimation, and facility management purposes.
Unlike most BIM experts I do not believe in doing BIM just because you can. I believe in developing processes that enable an Architectural practice to meet the needs of its clients today and into the future, with a clear purpose that is aligned with a business case and an implementation plan. A review of any business and its capabilities needs to not only investigate current outputs from their BIM authoring software but really interrogate the business at all levels.
Skewed can assist you via several different levels of consulting services to advise you on current market expectations, review your current processes, identify optimisations, document, and create new processes and assist you in implementation. Below are examples of services we can provide.
Managerial Review | Archicad Template Review and Feedback Report
We will undertake a review of your Archicad Template against 63 key elements broken into 10 sections. As part of our review, we rate each item and provide detailed feedback on areas of improvement required to improve your template to a best practice level
Managerial Review | CAD/BIM Manual Review and Feedback Report
A review of your CAD/BIM Manual against 33 key elements across 10 sections. As part of our review, we rate each item and provide detailed feedback on areas of improvement required to improve your template to a best practice level.
Technical Review | ARCHICAD Project Review and Feedback Report
A review of your project in Archicad against 83 key elements across 10 sections. As part of our review, we rate each item and provide detailed feedback on areas of improvement required to maintain your project files at a best practice level.
Technical Review | Skills Survey – Skills gap report for ARCHICAD users
Helps focus your learning in areas that you need to work on, and for practices help identify gaps in the skills of your team and deliver training in key areas that are critical to your practice and the efficient and effective delivery of projects.
360-degree Review, Feedback, and Implementation Plan Report
A review of your current business relating to BIM and Archicad. It takes on board key information from many factors within your operations to then make recommendations and an implementation plan.
openBIM Process Development and Implementation
As openBIM experts, we can assist your practice in the development of templates, translators, and processes to enable you to successfully collaborate in IFC format. We can also assist you in the implementation of other openBIM software packages.
ISO19650 – Information Management Services
We can assist you to understand the appointing party issued information requirements and assist you to complete the following documentation.
Skewed BIM Template for Archicad
Skewed can create a custom template for your practice to use in Archicad based on world leading best practises
What others are saying...
Skewed conducted thorough and insightful investigations into our practice in order to gain as much knowledge of operations and staff and therefore provide a detailed and well-considered report. The report details our staffs' abilities and shortfalls as well as all aspects of CAD-related improvement opportunities tailored specifically for QOH.
- Aylie O'Hanlon, Director Quinn O'Hanlon Architects
Skewed was approached to provide an expert opinion on advanced BIM content for building product manufacturers. The project was a unique, first of its kind, solution that could only provide an impeccable result with the correct knowledge; hence this knowledge needed to come for one of the most reliable sources. We have a long history with Nathan and are well aware of his thorough understanding of BIM processes and how they are influenced by our content; hence we went straight to Skewed for expert advice on this project.
