Commercial High-Rise
One World Trade — BIM Coordination & MEP Case Study
How Heleos VDC supported coordinated MEP and interior fit-out work inside One World Trade with scan-to-BIM as-builts and multi-trade clash detection.
Project Facts
- Location: New York, NY
- Building type: Supertall commercial high-rise
- Primary service: BIM Coordination
- Services used: BIM Coordination, MEP Coordination, 3D Laser Scanning, VDC
- Tools: Autodesk Revit, Navisworks Manage, Autodesk BIM 360, Leica, Bluebeam
- Deliverable: Federated coordination model & backgrounds
The Challenge
Fit-out and systems work inside an occupied supertall tower demands millimeter-accurate existing conditions and tightly coordinated MEP routing within congested ceiling and shaft spaces, where there is little tolerance for field rework.
Our Workflow
- Laser scan the existing conditions and register the point cloud to the tower's coordinate system.
- Author an accurate as-built Revit model from the scan data.
- Federate the trade models in Navisworks Manage and run clash detection.
- Resolve conflicts with each trade in weekly coordination sessions until the model is sign-off ready.
- Issue the coordinated federated model and shop-drawing backgrounds through Autodesk BIM 360.
Tools Used
- Autodesk Revit
- Navisworks Manage
- Autodesk BIM 360
- Leica laser scanner
- Bluebeam
The Outcome
A coordinated, verified model that reduced field surprises and supported confident installation in a demanding high-rise environment, keeping MEP systems within the available ceiling and shaft space.
Service & Location Summary
This New York project shows how Heleos VDC delivers BIM coordination for high-rise interiors in Manhattan — combining survey-grade reality capture with rigorous multi-trade clash detection so installation goes smoothly the first time.
Frequently Asked Questions
What did Heleos VDC do on the One World Trade project?
Heleos VDC captured existing conditions with 3D laser scanning, built an as-built Revit model, and ran multi-trade BIM coordination and MEP coordination in Navisworks Manage to produce a sign-off-ready federated model.
Why does high-rise fit-out work rely on scan-to-BIM?
Occupied towers rarely match their legacy drawings. Scan-to-BIM gives the team millimeter-accurate existing conditions so MEP routing can be coordinated within the real, congested ceiling and shaft space.