Existing state
Understand what is there.
Walls, openings, levels, ground and observed supports. Every gap in the evidence stays visible.
- Measured
- Attributed
- Unresolved
ColivingLiguria / Skill BIM
From scan
to decisions.
We turn building surveys into a connected basis for renovation. Specialist AI agents help reconstruct the existing building and develop the proposal, reducing repeated drawing, counting and coordination work.
Process mapSelect a layer
Evidence
Measurements and documents retain their provenance. Observations, interpretations and uncertainty stay distinct.
Conceptual diagram · no building model
Evidence → Alternatives → DecisionsReal projects · current working models
01 / Explore the work
Real places. Open to explore.
Start with the surveyed village. Then enter the Casa del Noce design study. Both views come from our working IFC models, with separate existing and proposed states.
The 3D view opens as you reach this section.
A building is part of a place.
Explore the current reconstruction of the surveyed Chiappella area: homes, outbuildings, ground and connections. Isolate a building, hide coverings or cut horizontally to read its spaces.
Explore the case in depthCurrent work in progress · Each published view identifies its source revision. Survey coverage and reconstruction are still being checked; unobserved details and hidden structures remain unresolved. This is a public geometry derivative, not the editable IFC or the complete technical dossier. Material textures are illustrative; uncertain materials retain a neutral finish.
Authorised interiors are included. Third-party private interiors and unresolved interior ownership are excluded from the downloadable geometry. Exterior envelopes remain separate.
Why work this way
Less repetition. More decisions.
The opportunity is to reduce the work between a survey, a model and a buildable proposal. Select a change to see where time and cost can be saved.
From scan to BIM
A measurement is clarified.
With separate files
Separate drawings and notes need to be reconciled each time a measurement changes.
With a connected model
The wall, its openings and the related views share one geometric reference. The correction can be checked once, then carried into the next deliverables.
Less repeated reconstruction
AI assists the interpretation; measured dimensions, continuity and uncertain areas still need review.
A shorter path, measured honestly.
Actual savings depend on source quality, building complexity, required detail and review. We define the scope with you and compare effort and deliverables for that scope; no universal percentage is promised.
01 / From evidence to choices
One base. Comparable choices.
The observed building keeps its history. Design alternatives change what we propose, with their own assumptions and reviews.
Proposed design
Compare what could change.
Editable spaces, coordinated structures and services. Each alternative has its own geometry, quantities and costs.
- Parameters
- Alternatives
- Review
Reviewing a proposal does not adopt it. A public view follows a separate authorised release.
02 / The full picture
Expertise across the lifecycle.
Four entry points into the method. Open each area for technical detail; scope and technical detail are agreed for each project.
01
Survey & shared model
Read the building, with its irregularities and unknowns.
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From sources to spaces
Point clouds, photographs, historical drawings and field measurements inform continuous walls, openings and rooms. Unobserved portions remain explicit.
Ground, levels and supports
Survey coverage includes the building perimeter, ground contact, thresholds and interior levels. A visible floor surface does not prove its thickness, hidden foundations or structural capacity.
Objects with a history
Native IFC identities, properties and semantic relationships connect spaces, materials, source evidence and specialist findings. Measured facts and attributed observations retain their different evidence types.
02
Design & structures
Explore alternatives without losing their dependencies.
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Editable proposed design
Partitions, floor levels and roof geometry follow explicit parameters and dependencies in native IFC. An ordinary local edit regenerates the affected elements; a display mesh alone does not establish editability.
Separate design alternatives
When commissioned, alternatives preserve their own geometry, scope, quantities and budgets. Comparing or selecting an alternative for review does not adopt it; missing calculations and costs remain unresolved.
A coordinated structural system
Materials, foundations, walls, frames, floors, roofs and their connections require evidence and competent assessment. Planning constraints and specialist conclusions must be checked again when the design changes.
03
Services, people & territory
Connect technical systems to how a place is lived in.
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Coordinated building services
Heating, water, electrical systems, photovoltaics, automation and sensing interact with the spaces and structure. Device and data requirements retain their privacy and security checks.
Comfort and building life
Interiors, light, acoustics, accessibility, health, durability and maintenance belong to the same project. Fire and emergency requirements retain their specific professional and regulatory review.
The surrounding territory
Site context includes vegetation, geology, water, rainfall and environmental risks within the commissioned scope. A territorial study does not automatically expand a building-only design.
04
Feasibility & reviewed delivery
Make decisions, quantities and deliverables inspectable.
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Quantities and costs
Takeoffs and cost scenarios belong to identifiable elements and a specific design revision. Alternative projects are compared separately, with retained materials, new purchases and missing estimates distinguished.
Review with responsibility
Independent geometry checks, specialist findings and legal questions return to their responsible owners. The review identifies what has been checked and what still needs a decision.
The right public derivative
Drawings, technical dossiers, visual appearance, renders and interactive views have different purposes. Public models use only authorised geometry with private content excluded, and retain clear revision and source-state labels.
03 / Connected expertise
Different disciplines. Shared intelligence.
Browse the ten decades horizontally. Choose a decade to explore its numbered agents, with technical, visual and legal contributions together.
Proposed organisation · the numbered catalogue follows the latest reorganisation plan. Contributions are planned; this view does not confirm operational activation.
00–09 · Choose a decade
Existing building
From historical sources and measurements to a documented existing-state model.
Our homes · this decade’s work
From method to a real home.
Views to prepare
- Measured existing building
- Documented reconstruction
Only models of our own homes, with clear revision and deliverable status. Generic examples do not substitute for the real work.
Explore the current 3D snapshotsCase-study objectives- 10Existing-building coordination
Coordinate historical plans, measured evidence and reconstruction of the existing building.
EC10MG10 - 11Point cloud to building model
Turn measured points into identifiable building elements useful for the design.
EC11 - 12Historical plan acquisition
Recover useful spatial information from old drawings while preserving their limits.
EC12 - 13Measured existing-state plans
Produce a coherent current-state plan from accepted measurements and source drawings.
EC13 - 14Existing-building model completion
Complete and verify the existing geometry needed for the commissioned design and documentation.
EC14 - 15Measured outdoor spaces
Document gardens, courtyards, paths and road frontage within the commissioned survey.
EC15 - 18Geospatial context
Connect measured building geometry to a documented spatial frame and relevant territorial evidence.
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Business / Funding advisory
A technical basis for investment.
Evidence, quantities, design alternatives and cost scenarios support building and energy investment planning. Business connects the technical work to the funding strategy and application dossier.
Discover the service05 / Explore in depth
Show how. Explain why.
Sources, scientific literature and review status make the work understandable. Technical pages retain the detail behind this overview.
ColivingLiguria · Skill BIM
Bring the method to your next project.
For design practices, survey professionals and property owners: start with a defined scope, agree the deliverables and review the result together. Our collaboration programme grows from real case studies.