BIM Enablement and Strategic Support for a Global Architecture Practice
Client Overview
The client is a leading design consultancy with a proven legacy of delivering over 40 million square feet of residential, commercial, and hospitality developments across India, the Middle East, and the United States. With a growing international footprint, the firm recognized the need to elevate its digital capabilities to remain competitive and scalable.
Problem Statement
Despite a strong design pedigree, the client’s teams operated with varied workflows, scattered content libraries, and inconsistent adoption of building information modeling (BIM) practices. They needed a cohesive strategy, standardized processes, and continuous support to help integrate digital methodologies into day‑to‑day design and documentation.
Key Challenges
- Lack of a unified BIM strategy and documented standards
- Dispersed content libraries with inconsistent usage
- Limited exposure and training for project teams on evolving digital workflows
- Need for scalable processes to support growing international projects
- Requirement for ongoing guidance to keep pace with technological advancements f
DGTRA’s Approach & Solutions
We partnered with the client to build a holistic BIM enablement program tailored to their operational and project needs:
- Defined a clear digital roadmap and BIM adoption strategy, aligned with their business goals
- Developed a comprehensive BIM standards handbook, ensuring consistency across projects
- Established centralized content and library management, streamlining asset reuse and accuracy
- Delivered project‑based content creation support, accelerating active project workflows
- Conducted customized training and onboarding sessions, empowering teams to confidently use BIM tools and methodologies
- Provided ongoing BIM process guidance and support, ensuring sustained improvement and adoption
Solution Ecosystem
A carefully integrated ecosystem of model‑based design platforms, content management systems, and collaborative data environments supported the implementation—structured to remain vendor‑neutral, scalable, and adaptable to evolving needs.
Conclusion
Through this engagement, the client transitioned from fragmented workflows to a well‑structured, standards‑driven digital design environment. Teams experienced greater efficiency in project delivery, reduced rework through standardized content, and enhanced collaboration across global locations.
The result: a future‑ready architecture practice equipped with the tools, knowledge, and processes to deliver projects with precision, consistency, and scalability.
