The £300 million project, designed in close partnership with healthcare specialists, aims to change how we view eyecare, research and education.
The Moorfields and University College London Centre for Eye Health, slated for a 2027 opening, has been giving specialists direct design input through the use of virtual 3D modelling technology.
Led by construction and development company Bouygues UK and collaboration platform Revizto, the £300,000, 47,000 square metre project has been rendered as a navigable 3D structure, which allows clinicians and healthcare professionals to deliver real-time feedback on potential improvements. This design philosophy aims to combat the margin for error involved in large construction projects with varied consultant teams working with separate drawings and models on different timescales.
“[Using the model] design conflicts are being surfaced automatically, and issues are logged, tracked, owned and resolved in real-time. That’s the difference between weeks of back-and-forth and a 10-minute conversation”, said lead digital model generation (BIM) manager, Lewis Wenman.
The modelling technology used on the project is being watched by the NHS as a potential blueprint for future developments in infrastructure, with experts hoping that it can help streamline development involving multiple specialist disciplines and regulatory requirements. “When a surgeon can virtually walk through the space they’re going to work in, flag a problem, and see it resolved in minutes rather than weeks, that’s coordination working as it should,” said founder and chief executive at Revizto, Arman Gukyasan.
