ARCH2170 Building Information Modelling Assignment 1 Project Brief Term 1, 2025 | UNSW

ARCH2170 Learning Objective and Task 

The objective of Assignment 1 is to establish basic BIM modelling skills that include site and massing modelling. 

You will build a partial site model for a terrace house in response to a given brief. You will be guided by weekly lectures and computer lab tutorials that will lead you through each stage of creating your basic BIM model. A set of videos is also available at the Moodle course site to provide technical guidance. The intention is that you learn the basic BIM modelling skills and process by working through the guide and then apply those techniques to the gradual development of your own design model, starting from the basic BIM model (which is Assignment 1) to the detailed BIM model (which is Assignment 2). 

ARCH2170 Brief 

Revit version: 

Revit 2023is available in the computer labs; therefore, if you are using your own laptops, ensure that you have installed the same version. 

Site location: 

The site is located in an urban block in Millers Point along Kent Street, which is a historical site of Sydney. The base model of the site is provided in Moodle. 

Site requirement: 

A terrace house with a 10m width limit. The terrace house can beconnected or disconnected from 94 Kent Street, Sydney. 

Project requirements: 9m height limit; two-storey or three-storey; one unit or two units; attached or detached dwelling(s) 
ARCH1201 students have options to link to their studio project. This is optional for ARCH1201 students. 

ARCH2170 The Task: Site and Massing Modelling 

The Assignment 1 project task requires you to build a partial site model, based on the base model of the site provided in Moodle (Figure 1). The site model components required (Figure 2) include: 

CAD file is linked correctly. 

• Placed at the correct level - Datum 
• "Linked" instead of "Imported" 

Generate topography from a CAD file. 
Set true north/project north correctly. 
Modelling of roads, footpaths and cliff face as subregions. Application of materials of footpaths, roads and cliff face subregions. 
Massing model of tower and podium: must be joined 

Please note: The stairs and building pads are NOT required. 

Assessment Criteria 

Assignment 1 (Mark: 100, which will count a 20% of the total mark in the course) 

Build a partial site model, based on the base model of the site provided in Moodle (Figure 1). See the area required for a partial site model below (Figure 2). If there are any questions on the required area, check with your tutor.