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The Productive Construction Project Student Name, Student Number, Email Address Executive Summary This paper reviewed a unique construction project, the Ospedale Giovanni XXIII Chapel, located in Bergamo in the North of Italy. The project was undrtaken by Nemesi & partners, who are the architects and construction achieved by Styl-Comp, which made precast components. The Ospedale Giovanni XXIII Chapel has been described as being anexceptionally beautiful and often leaves visitors breathless. It is constucted using concrete, galss, steel, and other materials; the concrete wals are particulalryy detailed and intricately desgned works of art. Achieveing the design objectives within time and budget was a challenge, as was how to get the detailed designs onto concrete panels. Because the project involved many stakeholders, including designers, collaboration was important, and this was always going to be a challenge given even artists worked on the project. These challenges were overcome usng computer aided dsign, precasting the concrete panels and achieving the detailed designs on the concrete panels using GCArt&Design technology. The panels were built off site using a special process and transported and handled using special tools to protect the artwork and keep them safe untl the building roof was complete. The processes are innovative, helping achieve up to 23% savngs, ad enabling timely project delivery, while ensuring reduced wokplace health and safety risks. The innovations can be improved using BIM that will also enance project management. All components can be prefabricted to further cut costs have better control over the project. 1.INTRODUCTION (TIMES NEW ROMAN BOLD 14 ALL CAPS This paper is an analysis of the construction of the Ospedale Giovanni XXIII Chapel in Bergamo, Italy. The paper discusses the building in brief, as well as the company involved, the challenges faced, innovations to solve these challenges, before discussing their benefits and how the innovations can further be enhanced; conclusions are then drawn. 1.1.Nemesi & Partners Nemesi & Partners is an urban design and architecture firm founded in 1997; the company is located in Milano, Italy. The design project undertaken by Nemesi & Partners was done with the help of Styl- Comp which did the precasting(Stelsel, 2015). 1.2.Ospedale Giovanni XXIII Chapel, Bergamo, Italy. The construction project is a futuristic chapel located in the foothills of Bergamo in Northern Italy; the chapel has been described as being exceptionally beautiful and often leaves visitors breathless. The building has a stylish but simple outer design but inside is a small paradise. The chapel is part of a hospitaldedicatedPopeSt.JohnXXIII;designedbyarchitectsAymericZublena,Pippoand Ferdinando Traversi. The building makes a very strong architectural statement while providing a peaceful inner prayer sanctuary and was built using graphic concrete panels with delicate floral designs that create an impression that is airy, light, and calm(Archello, 2020). 1
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Figure I: The Ospedale Giovanni XXIII Chapel-Source Archello Figure II: Graphic concrete panel inside Ospedale Giovanni XXIII-Source Archello
Figure III: Interior of the Ospedale Giovanni XXIII-Source Archello Figure IV: Interior of the Ospedale Giovanni XXIII Showing natural Lighting-Source Archello
2.THE PROBLEM(S) The building was designed by different architects and they had to work with other artistic design specialists as well as work with a precast concrete manufacturer. The objective of the design was to obtain a building that was energy efficienct and ‘one with nature’ so that it could blend in well with its surroundings. Further, the construction of the building (the chapel) had an objective of making an architectural piece that stood out and was also beautiful and relaxing, to provide a suitable sabctuary for hilding prayers(Archello, 2020). As with any construction project, various stakeholders are involved, including architects, building economists, designers, structural engineers, electricalengineers, contractors, and of course the facility ownrs. Collaboration in construction projects is usually a challenge that adversely affects project execution(Mok, Shen and Yang, 2015).The designers envisioned a building made with as much natural material as possible, but with beauty and innovative designs used. Cost was an important factor as well, and the project was to be delivered within time and on budget. Construction projects are notorious for failing, largely because of time and budget overruns (Aljohani, 2017). One of the main causes for this is poor workmanship, poor materials use, weather challenges hindering work on the site, and mistakes and changes to the scope and schedule midstream that sometimes requires extensive rework. Achieving the building (chapel’s) design objectives and visons, including making the chapel energy efficient and as natural as possible was a significant challenge(Archello, 2020). To ensure the building was completed on site and to meet the set design objectives, various stakeholders, mainly designers, engineers, arcitecs, contractors, and atists were assembled to come up with a design and a workable plan for building the chapel. The choice of material (concrete) and the delicate and intricate designs on the building, especially the artworks required the highest standards of collaboration and workmanship. Involving artists and using a diverse array of materials including steel and glass required a high standard of collaboration and accuracy to ensure the design objectives were met and there is no wastage (Deep, Gajendran and Jefferies, 2020). Getting the right intricate designs of the building components, especially the panels on site would also be a challenge and this meant having to make the design panels elsewhere and then bring them on site. The diverse array of materials and futuristic designs for the building exteriors and interiors meant that the entire construction project must be managed to the highest standards. How to achieve this, the desired design principles, within time and budget was a problem, as well as achieving a green building was also a chellenge for the design team. The team used modern design princiles, including the use of computer aided design (Auto CAD and Archi CAD) for the design of the building. This enabled the design to be evaluated, with three dimensional (3-D) models which also enabled other components to be considered; the materials, their quantities, and their cost. However, there was a challenge incorporating the artistic designs into the initial design, although the use of the computer aided systems enabled their integration into the initial design. The construction of the chapel would present a challenge in terms of how to get the designs right, considering the bulky nature of concrete and other technical requirements, including curing time that would result in the correct designs and other detailed decorations being gotten right. The building uses colored concrete panels inside the chapel. The artworks were also supposed to be transferred to the concrete panels, making the entire project complex and challenging. It needed the involvement of all the stakeholders right from the initiation, and planning to the design and building phase, including management of the chapel post construction. Consequently, innovative ideas were required; some of which are ground breaking and represent a significant forward leap for the construction industry, being able to marry classical art with engineering and construction. Another challenge was ensuring the delicate art works were not damaged or degraded as the concrete cured and other compoents of the chepl were built. 3.THE INNOVATIONS The building (chapel) was constructed from a collaborative effort involving the use of computer aided design tools for the design. This also allowed collaboration among the various stakeholders involved in the project, ensuring all ideas were condensed into a single design concept with the stakeholders
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able to discuss and have a 3-D model representation of the finished product (Fleche et al., 2017; Xue et al., 2018). Getting the artworks and intricate designs onto the concrete was another challenge solved in an innovative manner using the GCArt&DesignTMtechnology concept for the design. The GCArt&Design technology enables images and artworks to be transferred on to concrete with high precision (Graphic Concrete, 2017). The technology enabled concrete designs to be achieved. The design for the panels and other structural members and components was also a challenge, especially those to be used for aesthetics. The solution was to have them prefabricated in a precasting facility after being measured to fit and the desired outcomes achieved (Archello, 2020). The concrete panels and other features were then transported on site and assembled or put together. This ensured the design process was well managed and integrated with the manufacture and initial construction of the chapel, helping save costs and time (Tomek, 2017). To achieve elements of green building and enhance the aesthetics of the panels used in the interior of the chapel, the chapel was constructed with with large round openings to allow in as much light as was possible. The outside is made with mind bending slim velarium panels that allow natural light and evoke a futuristic out-of-this-world design concepts (Archello, 2020). Precasting enabled the concrete panels and decorative panels to be made to the highest standard; the panels required extreme care during handling and transporting to ensure the delicate art works were not damaged. At the site, and while curing, special care was needed and precasting made this possible; dedicated handling and stripping frames were used in handling the panels while special protection was applied to the decorative panels until the chapel roof was in place to fully protect the panels (Stelsel, 2015).. 4.OUTCOME – LIST SPECIFIC BENEFITS INCLUDING ANY DATA ON SAFETY, QUALITY, COST, OR SCHEDULE The use of Computer Aided design principles, precast concrete manufacture, using the GCArt&Design technology helped save significant costs in the construction of the chapel. The computer aided design principles helped enhance collaboration among the various stakeholders and helped ensure that the costing was accurate due to using computer models when making budgets. The precasting shaved off an average of 23% off the construction costs while making sure that the project is completed on time and on budget. Precasting and prefabrication are technologies that can help cut costs and make construction more efficient(Hong et al., 2016). Precasting ensured the panels were made to the highest standards and delivered on site just in time, helping avoid wastage and increased handling and materials storage costs. Precasting also helps reduce workplace accidents and workplace hazards because most work is done off-site in specialized facilities and only assembly takes place on site. 5.POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENT(S) ON THIS INNOVATION(S) The innovations used in solving the challenge os putting up theOspedale Giovanni XXIII Chapel are indeed unique and ground braking. However, these innovations can further be enhanced using new technologies and approaches. The most important innovation that can be added to the companies involved is the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technologies (Ahn, Kwak and Suk, 2016). BIM is a 3-D design principle that comes with intelligence; it enables 3-D models to be developed on computers and enables seamless management of documents, including construction documents, simulation, as well as coordination for the entire project life cycle and beyond (Guerriero, Kubicki, Berroir and Lemaire, 2017). The life cycle in this context entails the initiation, project planning, building, operating, and maintenance of a facility). As such, BIM helps integrate project management principles into the project while enabling high level collaboration among the project stakeholders (Liu, van Nederveen and Hertogh, 2017). It also enables document sharing that means that all stakeholders can share their various documents, including construction site documentation to enable all stakeholders have an input in the project. BIM enables building infrastructure designs to be designed and documented with all details modeled using BIM to enable in depth analysis for design exploration. Visualizations can also be created better using BIM to enable stakeholders, such as the
project sponsors, understand how a structure will look like in detail before being constructed. With BIM, adjustments and changes in one aspect of a building also shows how it affects other related building infrastructure elements; for instance if changes are made to the materials used, the effects of such changes on other elements such as energy management and cost are also captured. This helps ensure the project scope and schedule is tightly controlled as it significantly helps in avoiding scope changes and mistakes that lead to expensive reworks (Borrmann, König, Koch and Beetz, 2018). BIM is also a very useful tool for the life cycle management of the building, enhancing facilities management and operation of the building as well as maintenance practices. Long after the building is constructed, BIM data and information can still be used in manging the facility, including in energy management. BIM also integrates well with project management because it is a one stop solution for managing large and dynamic data volumes and information. BIM helps facilitate Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), which is a proven method in the context of effective project delivery (Rowlinson, 2017). Such a project is complex and brings together several stakeholders including engineers, architects, designers, project managers, practices, systems, suppliers, and project owners. BIM brings all these various stakeholders together and this significantly improves project success, especially when IPD and BIM are used together. The whole chapel or any other building can be fabricated using precast materials and then on the site only assembly is done. This will further save costs, time, ensure less materials wastage, less rework, and enhanced construction site safety. 6.CONCLUSION The construction of the Ospedale Giovanni XXIII Chapel is evaluated in this paper, especially the futuristic design and the challenge of bringing it all together to achieve the desired design within budget and on time. The chapek is a unique, beautiful, and breathtaking design as the images above show. It was a chalenge to achieve the highly sought after collaboration by the stakeholders and getting the intricate concrte designs right in the final structure. These challenges were overcome by using computer aided design, using prefabrication technologies to precast the concrete panels usng special methods incorporatingGCArt&Design technologies to transfer intricate designs to concrete panels, which were then assembled on site. These innovations helped cut costs, ensure the stunning and detailed designs were achieved at significantly lower costs by up to 23%. it also ensured the project was completed on time without any major incident with respect to workplace health and safety. However, the innovations can further be improved using BIM technology for greater collaboration and ensure a whole life cycle management of the chapel, including maintenance and operation. BIM also enhances collaboration through seamless documentation exchange, including construction documents and when used with IPD, greatly enhances project management. 7.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We acknowledge the invaluable help from our lecturer [] for [his/her] unwavering help, support, and guidance. We also acknowledge the invaluable insights provide to use by Archello in providing us details about the project.
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