The Regina Building in Aarhus

We used laser scanners to scan each room, each floor and each and every corner in detail – both inside and out. We scanned the entire building: all rooms, columns, door openings, corridors, beams, ventilation systems, inserted floors and the façade of architectural interest with its unique ornamentation around the windows.

The resulting BIM model makes it easier and faster to plan the renovation, for client, architect and engineer alike, because it shows the building’s actual construction rather than what we assume it to be.

LE34’s scans are highly precise, with exact details in three dimensions (x, y and z). This captures the complete geometry and provides reliable data which is processed and collected in a sophisticated BIM model. We can then add numerous details to the model – according to the client’s preferences. These could include information about wall types or materials, such as a precise specification of which doors are wooden and their dimensions. BIM models are typically accurate to the centimetre and we are able to model each detail extremely precisely. This can be very important for the documents and drawings the client needs to send to authorities when applying for building permits.

The BIM model of the Regina Building was used by the architects working on the project – Aarstiderne Arkitekter – to draw up specific proposals for the renovation based on the client’s ideas.

When a building has as many staggered floors and reproductions as the Regina, you need a sound basis from which to work. BIM provides this basis. And it saves both time and money because we can test our ideas in a realistic model before we begin the actual work. If we get the design right from very the beginning, we minimise the risk of mistakes. The BIM model also gives all of the parties involved in the renovation work access to the information and details they need to perform their work accurately. The renovation began in 2017.