Post by Mike Loleke

Our recent meeting with the Springfield Brewery workers has been a blessing towards the first stage of our Heritage BIM (HBIM) urban modelling project. The site visit along with the brewery workers did not only allow the previous employees to reminisce but for us to also visually appreciate and envision their experiences.

They were able to specifically guide us regarding the functionality of the brewery.

Their insight played an effective role towards modelling the brewery back to its historic former glory.

For example, before our collaborative support, I recently blogged concerning an unknown building structure in Block B. Having met with the group of the brewery employees, it was pointed out that the building located at the corner in block B (which I was querying about) used to be an engineering workshop before its demolition.

Development of Engineering workshop model

The collaborative experience did not only end there. Few employees of the brewery were gracious enough to provide us with few photos captured in the times of their employment along with dates and functionalities processes. This enhanced our knowledge and understanding towards completing our stage 1 HBIM project.

Here are few examples of images that supported the first stage of the Springfield Brewery HBIM modelling process.