Success Story | Fast-track Design and Construction of a COVID-19 Modular Hospital Using Digital BIM Methodology

PT. Wijaya Karya Delivers State-of-the-Art Healthcare Facility in Jakarta,
Increasing COVID-19 Bed Capacity

South Jakarta, Indonesia

The Hospital Design Project

Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta, like many places around the globe, faced soaring pandemic cases that exceeded hospital bed capacity. To accommodate COVID-19 patients, the government-initiated plans to construct 14 new hospitals. PT. Wijaya Karya (WIKA) was tasked with building one of them on a 22,700-square-meter former soccer field. The USD 4 million hospital has a 300-bed capacity, 35 intensive care unit rooms, and 10 emergency rooms, as well as state-of-the-art facilities to prevent the spread of contaminated airflow.

Given the critical pandemic situation, the government tasked WIKA to complete design and construction works, as well as have the hospital fully operating, in less than a month. Delivery also needed to be cost-effective and environmentally
sustainable.

Accelerating Hospital Design Process by Integrating Modular Construction with BIM

With lives at stake, time was of the essence. As a pioneer in modular construction in Indonesia, WIKA strived to push the boundaries of design and construction through their innovative approach. However, their modular system is challenging to execute, requiring streamlined processes and complex decisions that make conventional design strategies insufficient to meet project deliverables.

As a multidiscipline engineering project, WIKA needed to coordinate structural, architectural, and mechanical, engineering, and plumbing (MEP) works to facilitate simultaneous design and construction and meet the tight delivery schedule. To address these planning, collaboration, and management challenges amid a socially distanced team, WIKA sought to integrate their modular construction standards with digital BIM application. Their goal was to accelerate the design review process, manage complexity of design changes during construction, and achieve efficiency in time, cost, and quality using BIM technology to digitally collaborate.

 

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Leveraging Interoperable Digital Applications for On-Time and Error-Free Hospital Design

WIKA established a connected data environment using ProjectWise, and adopted Bentley’s reality modeling and BIM methodology to carry out their modular approach. They used a quadcopter drone and ContextCapture to capture and process images of the two-hectare project site, creating a reality model of the topographic area.

WIKA leveraged OpenBuildings Designer to generate a model of the entire hospital building, including structural, architectural, and MEP elements. To optimize design of the indoor airflow system to support patient recovery and prevent viral transmission, WIKA used Hevacomp to perform airflow analysis and simulation within the building model, designing an HVAC system that complies with proper standards. They integrated the 3D models with the construction schedule and costs using SYNCHRO 4D while using LumenRT for visual animation, improving construction visualization for better design verification.

Leveraging Bentley’s interoperable applications, WIKA implemented a collaborative BIM methodology, enabling immediate access to real-time data and 3D models without needing to be in the same room. The integrated digital modeling solution facilitated survey, design, simulation, and visualization, allowing design and construction to occur simultaneously, identifying, and resolving design clashes, and making virtual changes to avoid errors and costly rework on site.

Design and hospital construction using modular digital approach and BIM technology

Image: Courtesy of PT. Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk

 

Establishing an Industry Benchmark with Modular Approach and Digital BIM Workflows

By establishing digital BIM workflows, WIKA completed 95 design revisions and resolved 62 clashes in three days to deliver the modular design in 10 days. Using SYNCHRO 4D for digital construction management reduced construction time by four days to complete construction within 16 days, 20% faster than targeted. This result was extremely important, as it was necessary to have this building completed as soon as possible to provide care to patients with the COVID-19 virus. By streamlining workflows and having complete insight into costs, planning, and scheduling. WIKA improved cost efficiency by 18%. The modular approach and BIM technology increased their return on investment by 24%, accelerating hospital operations by two months. Moving forward, WIKA will expand BIM application and develop a digital twin, serving as a benchmark for future developments.

BIM Software Used for Hospital Design and Construction

OpenBuildings Designer, ProjectWise, ContextCapture, SYNCHRO 4D and LumenRT.

 

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Facts

  • The Indonesian government faced a hospital bed deficit amid soaring COVID-19 cases.
  • WIKA was tasked with delivering a 300-bed, state-of-the-art hospital facility in less than one month to treat pandemic patients in South Jakarta.
  • Integrating collaborative BIM methodology with their modular construction approach streamlined workflows and improved decision-making to meet the tight construction schedule.

quote “Bentley technology has the capabilities and tools to make effective and efficient modular workflows so we can optimize project costs and improve efficiency of the design process. 

Rizky Yusuf Ramadhan
BIM Coordinator
PT. Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk