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Mortenson Uses 4D Construction Modeling for USD 1.4 Billion Sports Destination
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization
- Wearables - Augmented Reality Glasses, Headsets & Controllers
Applicable Industries
- Buildings
- Cement
Applicable Functions
- Maintenance
- Product Research & Development
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- Augmented Reality
- Construction Management
Services
- Testing & Certification
The Challenge
The Golden State Warriors decided to move from their home since 1971, the Oracle Arena, to a new space across the bay in San Francisco. The new project, the USD 1.2 billion Chase Center, was not just an 18,000-seat arena but also included two 11-story office buildings, a broadcast studio, over 20 unique retail locations, 3.2-acres of publicly accessible plazas and open space, and a 925-space, below-grade parking structure. Mortenson | Clark, a joint venture team with decades of experience in constructing sports facilities, faced numerous challenges. The project was set in the Mission Bay neighborhood along the San Francisco Bay, surrounded by other construction projects and an active helipad. The ground was saturated and soft from the nearby water, making it difficult to work on. The Warriors also gave a firm deadline for completion – the start of the 2019-2020 basketball season, which meant the team had to work quickly.
About The Customer
The customer in this case study is Mortenson | Clark, a joint venture team with decades of experience in constructing sports facilities. They were tasked with the construction of the Chase Center, a USD 1.2 billion project that included an 18,000-seat arena, two 11-story office buildings, a broadcast studio, over 20 unique retail locations, 3.2-acres of publicly accessible plazas and open space, and a 925-space, below-grade parking structure. The project was set in the Mission Bay neighborhood along the San Francisco Bay, surrounded by other construction projects and an active helipad. The ground was saturated and soft from the nearby water, making it difficult to work on. The Warriors also gave a firm deadline for completion – the start of the 2019-2020 basketball season.
The Solution
Mortenson | Clark used SYNCHRO, Bentley’s digital construction management software, to create a 4D model of the proposed arena. The application’s visualization capabilities separated the facility into definable features, clarified the relationship between the base structure and a façade inspired by flowing water forms, and enabled the schedule to be accelerated. The project was broken into manageable pieces with unique, but interconnected schedules. For example, the arena itself was built separately from the other structures and broken up into four cores. Each core had its own schedule for concrete and steel work. Within each core, each vertical level had its own timetable for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and finish works. The plan required meticulous scheduling, with trade partners providing multiple teams that would rotate around the arena. Therefore, all four cores would take shape simultaneously, rather than the traditional method of finishing one section and then moving onto the next.
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