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An Automated Design Workflow for Piled Foundations in Hong Kong
Tom Bush
Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd.30 May 2019
Outline
• Digital Transformation of Design
• Planning for Automation
• Pile Design: Automated
• Reflections
Digital Transformation of Design
How we design
We generate data sets …
… by carrying out processes
How we could work
Culture shift from designing artifacts
To designing logic
Planning for Automation
Automation Platform
3D CAD Package Visual Programming Plug-in for Rhino
BIM / Attribution Plug-in for
Grasshopper
How does visual programming work?
How does visual programming work?
Pile Design: Automated
Scalable Automation
Foundation Design
Scalable Automation
Foundation Design
Architectural Model
Structural Design
Façade Design
M&E Design
Construction
Benefit: Improved Quality
More time Checkable
∞
Repeatable
Reflections
Reflections
• Capturing logic is not easy – but once it is captured, it is captured forever.
• There is a distinction between scripts and tools.
• Our industry needs to upskill rapidly.
• Eliminating repetitive work allows more time for the interesting stuff.
Thank you!