Marta Hergueta Ortega
A bit about myself/ Un poco sobre mi
I've been asked lots of times during my work experience how have I learnt Revit. As everything on life, I was on the right place at the right time.
I failed Structures on my last year of university on Madrid. 5 exams, 50 minutes each of them, all of them the same say, and you had to pass all. Basically, the only way you've got the exam checked was by having the final result, the force diagrams drawn.
I lost my slot to go on Erasmus.
From that day I learnt and I like to think that everything happens for a reason, and if someone hits us, we need to get ready to hit stronger next time.
It was a usefull year, learning english, preparing the exam of structure and working in some fairs as a furniture seller. Time to think about my plan A, and just in case a B and... likely a year after, I've gor some great news!
I've got a place for erasmus in Copenhagen, one of the four available spots was for myself. Some months after, I passed the subject of structures and I passed the First Certificate Exam of English.
Everything was ready to start a new year, full of new challenges and living independant for first time on my life.
How did you learnt? / ¿cómo aprendiste?
Lots of times I've been asked how did I learn Revit. I am quick and I like to use it for designing and improving the efficiency of people's work.
When my colleagues and me arrived to our first class at KEA university, all Danish workmates knew Revit. We had to work together to equalise them. Revit classes at uni + youtube videos to learn how to model and use Revit as a tool to undertake the bachelor project.
Bachellor Project
1. CONCEPT STAGE (CS)
1.1. Documentation
1.1.1. Procurement
Tender model and proposed tender criteria
1.1.2. Organisation
1.1.3. Calculation of areas
Gross Floor Area
1.1.4. Contract
Contract for consulting services
1.1.5. Sustainability
Environmental Programme
1.2. Drawings
Location Plant (1:500)
Development Plan (1:200)
Plans, Elevations and Sections (1:200 /1:100)
Perspective sketches or Renderings
Model of Site and building
1.3. Project Budget
Construction Costs
Preliminary Project Budget
1.4. Project Time Plan
Study Work Schedule - Concept
Master Time Frame
2. DESIGN DEVELOPMENT (DD)
2.1.Documentation
2.1.1. Requeriments and properties analysis
2.1.1.1. List of requeriments for building parts
2.1.1.2. List of requeriments for rooms
2.1.1.3. Property analysis and choice of constructions
2.1.1.4. Function diagrams
2.1.2. Alternatives
Alternative solutions for building part
Choice of solution
2.1.3. Fire safety
Analysis of Fire safety
2.1.4. Notes and references
2.1.4.1. Building part notes and References and documentation
2.1.5. Quality management of Design Dvelopment
2.1.5.1. Building technique checklist
2.1.5.2. Risk estimation of ideas and constructions
2.1.5.3. Scrutinising of solutions and constructions
Sustainability
2.2. Drawings
Location Plan
Plans and elevations
Sections
Utilities drawings/plans
Fire analysis
Any spatial presentations
2.3 Project Budget
Elemental Costs Plan
Project Budget
2.4 Project Time Plan
Study work schedule
Schedule of Construction works
Construction durations estimate
Construction time schedule
Master Time schedule update
3. TECHNICAL DESIGN (TD)
3.1. Documentation
3.1.1. Structural analysis
Exploded isometrics
Calculations for selected structures
Tolerances for prefabricated elements
3.1.2. Calculations for selected utilities
Energy frame
Analysis of lighting, acoustics and moisture
Quality Management
Quality assurance of the Technical Design
Scrutinising of constructions
3.1.3. Specification
Building Element specifications (section 4 in the Work specification)
Project Specification
Health and Safety Plan, including a Construction Site Plan representative
3.1.4. Drawing register
3.1.5. Sustainability
3.2. Drawings
Main drawings:
Location plan 1:200
Plans and elevations
Sections
Utilities drawings (ventilation, water supply, electricity…)
Supplement drawings
Special room drawings (plans and internal elevations)
Key junction details, vertical and horizontal
Building part drawings,
Construction Site Layout
3.3. Project Budget
Elemental Costs (update)
Works Sections Cost
Project Budget (update)
3.4. Project time plan
Study work schedule
Master time schedule (project)
Construction time schedule (update)
Of course, Revit was used as a tool to develop the project during the 6 months.
On the right hand side a quick sketch to show the fire sectors on the building. REI-120 on red and REI-60 on blue.
Build up from structural elements as hollow core slabs or concrete columns until design the distribution os panels in a façade.
Puedes construir desde los elementos estructurales como losas alveolares o columas de hormigón hasta diseñar la distribución de los paneles que forman la fachada.
On Construction Stage, materials were added and a precise cost schdule was developed with the schedules from Revit
Wood House.
Sketchup
During my fourth year of university in Spain, I learned how to build timber-framed constructions following the American system.
Not only the information provided by the teacher was enough to realize this project, we were free to go as far as we would like in the study of the subject and, for that reason, I learnt Sketchup. I also found information in magazines showing real works at the site. I calculated the dimension of beams, walls and ceilings with tables and I developed, either the measurement or the cost, of the house.
I enjoyed performing these small project, seeing the whole process of building with wood, a little used material in Spain.
Residential Building
Autocad 2D and 3D
During my first year at the university, I learned to solve architectural details.
The typical spanish structure with unidirectional slabs and brick facade.
We do not learn Autocad during the classes because we only have this subject 4 hours per week, and the teachers have time to explain the contents but not software. In other subjects, it was mandatory to hand in handmade works, but in this case, teachers gave both options and I decided to learn Autocad.
My experience with this individual work helped me realize the need to go one step ahead from others.
Al Ain Hospital in Abu Dhabi
We use Revit MEP to modelate the instaalations of this huge Hospital in Al Ain. This was my first project when I started at the company. We were divided in groups formed with 4 members each one. My team work modeled the ground floor. At the beginning, I focused my work on the electrical model, modeling cable trays, lighting, plugs, communication, fire protection and special systems. After that, I modelated some installations of the mechanical model, and I was encharged of "pipping water" and "HVAC pipes" for ventilation system. I also work with Naviswork to coordinate the worksets and correct the clashes.
Farwaniya Hospital in Kuwait
We use Revit MEP to modelate the instaalations of this huge Hospital in Al Ain. I was encharged of lighting and power systemss during two weeks. My principal labour was compare the information provided by the engineers with the model of revit, check that every family placed in the model was the correct one and it is well coordinated with the electrical and mechanical installations. I also checked if they were in the correct workset and position at the suspended ceiling.
The most important was the work developed by some workmates using dynamo to place each kind of luminarie family in his correct possition using as a reference the CAD file.
I also worked in the university of Copenhagen with the programme Dialux andit gave me an idea about the calculation of light inside of the rooms.
Elecnor Haiti
This was the more important project I have made until now. I started the modelate of these 1o buildings from zero, creating all the elements and families and organising the keynotes of the different elements for a future measurement of the building cost with the pluggin called "cost it".
I also formed part of a group to modelate drainage system and electricity.
Here you can see a little presentation of one of them.
Warehouse buildings
I used Revit Architecture to modelate this industrial building and organise inside the distribution of the palets.
