by Gehry Partners
Las Vegas, NV, USA
The Lou Ruvo Brain Institute is a health care facility specializing in research and care for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s, ALS, and Memory Disorders. The facility has approximately 31,000 square feet of clinical care and research space; and nearly 7,000 square feet is dedicated to the Museum of the Mind. Construction began in February, 2007, and completion was in 2009.
GT served as BIM consultant during design and construction to ensure Frank Gehry’s innovative designs for the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute were fully realized. Project team members used Digital Project to create a 3D building model which allowed fabricators, erectors, and constructors to view building components layer by layer with a 360 degree viewpoint for exceptional detail, thereby removing ambiguity, ensuring design intent realization, supporting accurate fabrication and construction, and reducing change orders and requests for information. Three 3D models covered the building life cycle: the design model, the construction model, the as-built model. The project team kept the models synchronized.
