Case Studies

During the CaribCad development, two pilots were conducted.

The Pilot 1 was of the "Heritage" and "presentation" type: regeneration of (paper) drawings of existent buildings

This project dealt with the digitalisation of the existing paper drawings for a refurbishment project of a hospital in The netherlands. It specially focused on:

• sharing and drawing conventions
• active designer participation in distant visualisation work

The Pilot 2 was of the "joint venturing with local firms" type

The Pilot 2 was conducted in two phases. The first phase addressed the issue of outsourcing work on a new construction project, a swimming pool constructed in the UK. The second phase reversed this situation; the project was built in the DC and the local firm sub-contracted to the European office to provede the "local presence" and DC specific knowledge. Emphasis was on

• sharing product information
• visualisation
• partnering styles
• sharing "local presence" information