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BIM Start Date July, 2018

168,245 sq ft

Average Team Size

Project Area

he San Francisco Conservatory of Music T(SFCM) is expanding it’s campus with the start of construction on the new$185-million

budgeted venture at Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Arts (Bowes Center). The school held a ceremonial ground breaking on October 25.The new, 12-story, 171,000- sq-ft building was designed by Mark Cavagnero Associates, and is being built by Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd. The project will provide housing for 420students along with two concert halls, a restaurant with a live performance space, multiple classrooms and rehearsal spaces for ensembles. The center will also feature practice rooms, a recording studio and technology hall, a large observation deck and garden, conference facilities, a student center, and several apartments for visiting artists and faculty.

Trades Covered: Concrete Structure

Software Used: Tekla 2018

LOD: 400

Project Speciality

For this project BIM is used widely to get its benefits. And using Tekla is added advantage as Pinnacle and clients are working together simultaneously using model sharing feature. Tekla has the ability to produce nearly accurate BOM.

San Francisco Conservatory

of Music

[Commercial]

California, USA

Architect Cavagnero

Challenges & Solutions

8 Engineers

We regularly faced the challenges during working in the projects due to design change. The client send us 19 bulletins and 9 ASI drawing packages. By following the latest documents we have to update the model which we had completed before and also we have to do rework on shop drawings.

MEP Engineer

Concrete Contractor

Developer/Owner

Meyers & Engineers

Pankow Builders, Ltd*

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Scope of Work

1. 3D Concrete modeling2. Embed modeling3. Studrail modeling4. Shop drawings5. Co-ordination with other trades.

Pinnacle's Value Addition

Pinnacle team has raised more than 120 RFIs till date. Our team of specialists and experienced engineers resolved the issues and clashes within the allocated time schedule. We tactfully handled and dealt with all critical situations and constructability issues within the estimated time schedule.

Our team members USD a planned and coordinated way in executing the project. All bulletins and ASI drawing sheets were dealt with in a sequential manner orderly. The client was cooperative and helped us in the process by updating the model from their end.