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The object of this essay is a research about one of the most ancient buildings in Naples, Palazzo Penne, a residential fifteenth-century building which underwent a lot of transformations over time who radically altered its original structure. In particular, a careful multidisciplinary survey was carried out and a 3D BIM model was created, thus focusing on problems and advantages of HBIM systems starting from surveys with range-based technologies.

Energy efficiency, sustainability of interventions and efficient management of the conservation process are three increasingly important features of the restoration and regeneration of urban historic fabrics. Several studies identify in the Heritage-BIM the most suitable instrument for the integration and management of knowledge produced during the conservation process, with ongoing experiments that, from the field of representation and geometric survey, have gone in the direction of a multidisciplinary approach. Numerical simulations are one of the most powerful tools for improving energy efficiency of the built heritage, not only for the understanding of complex phenomena and the analysis of the energy and environmental consequences of conservation interventions (also in terms of deterioration), but also because they allow innovative applications in the field of non-destructive analysis and in the reconstruction of the original passive behaviour of historic structures. An HBIM model already contains much of the information required for numerical analysis of historical structures, and interoperability can save time by reducing errors in manual steps but at the moment the process of integration between the two software environments is still complex and in an embryonic phase that requires a multidisciplinary approach and the involvement of numerous experts from different scientific fields. The article describes the methodology of integration between multidisciplinary analyses, HBIM modelling and simulation analysis adopted within the METRICS research project, where it was possible to test the limits and potentials of the currently available approaches, exploiting the digital medium of computational design to bridge the gap between BIM and simulation environments.

The continuous innovation and growing pervasiveness of the new IT tools available to designers are leading to a real integration between the geometric modeling methods and those involved in non-graphic data management, causing consequences that deeply involve all fields of the construction industry.

The authorization process of concessions to the new hospital of the Sibaritide is based on an extremely enlarged project of multidisciplinary collaboration.
The BIM choice (Building Information Modelling) has ensured transparency, accessibility by sharing of responsibilities to the process and experiencing streaming checking almost in real time.

During the 60s and 70s there was a discreet increase of architectural designs based on the aggregation of modules and their reiteration, concentrating on the main use of structures and reinforced concrete on the facade. It became an architectural movement called Brutalism. Perugini’s Tree House is affected by the influence of Brutalist architecture.
BIM Modelling is based on the use of elements, Families, and their aggregation. The elements are parametric and may vary in size. Construction is carried out by matching the elements. Perugini’s 1970 Tree House is built exactly in this manner.
BIM did not exist in 1970, however, computers did, but were not found in the studios of architects. Perugini didn’t have BIM but he would have certainly have used it if it had existed. The compositional trend of Perugini’s Tree House is based on the use of prefabricated interconnected elements. Observing the Tree House’s modelling has allowed to retrace the design path by decomposing the villa into its constituent elements. The totality of the elements used in the project stems from only 11 families of parametric components which, with their dimensional variations and placed with different orientations, form the complex facades of the villa in Fregene.
The BIM model obtained from the villa was also tested as a 3D database for analysing the state of degradation of the villa itself.

BIM coordination of Doha Major Stations in charge of One Works (Milan, Doha) as project leader. The companies inside the process were Parallel Digital (Roma) for BIM management, HSS (Chennai) as modeler, Inhabit Group (Hong Kong) as lighting design. With the support of previous experiences Parallel Digital designs a strategy, the BIM Implementation Plan. The goal, to develop the BIM strategy, was to define audit procedures for the modeler team and ensure the workflow between Chennai, Hong Kong, Doha, Milan and Rome. In the first phase, about 2 months, was represented the work already done by a previous company in RVT format. Based on existing models for other stations, it was established a basic model strategy, following an advanced model checker system to provide the client the requested quality. In the second phase, about 3 months, was managed the data extraction from the models and the interoperability between the different disciplines. In order to obtain the necessary material to execute the project in an efficient and integrated manner, it was necessary to upgrade the strategy. The result was to obtain in 5 months the BIM model, BOQs, Clash detection and drawing productions in a LOD 300.

The essay deals with some issues related to CAAD (Computer Aided Architectural Design) and BIM (Building Information Modeling) analyzing the specificity about the historical condition on main theoretical references. We consider some significant contributions, including those by Nicholas Negroponte and William J. Mitchell regarding CAAD and Charles M. Eastman on BIM.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a collaborative approach to the building process. The goal is to test BIM for Facility Management (FM) by defining the Levels of Development (LODs), worksharing and data visualization for process optimization.

This research describes the author’s experience in the design of the collaborative spaces of the Apple iOS Developer Academy (Naples). The intent is to explore the new frontiers of BIM using algorithmic tools to manage the formal and informative features of the project.

The new UMC headquarter introduces in the company a new process matching the FCA (Fiat-Chrysler) guidelines compliance (building designed as “shop windows” with wide curtain walls surfaces, which needs HVAC and MEP oversizing) with building and maintenance rationalisation cost asked by the client, facing the environmental and energy sustainability in a very challenging climate by LEED approach.