The path to sustainable design and development requires collaboration.

Design and construction teams today are tasked with designing structures that can be built more sustainably. It’s a global imperative more urgent than ever before. At the same time, players are operating in silos and struggling to collaborate effectively on creative, systemic solutions. Some claim there is in fact no “AEC” industry at all,  but individual contributors who are each doing their best to improve efficiency and sustainability on one-off projects without the ability to impact the whole system. Once collaboration is centralized into a single virtual environment that’s capable of modeling all processes, components and their variants, the real opportunities for creativity and sustainability are unleashed.

Download this e-book that demonstrates how a systems-based approach is making productization viable for architects through a real-world example of the design and development of an Electric Vehicle (EV) Experience Center.

https://discover.3ds.com/path-to-sustainable-design

The EV Experience Center, born from the collaboration between Partisans, James Kotronis, and Dassault Systèmes, is a breathtaking example of sustainable design, collaboration, and technology. It is a turnkey, programmable canvas and event venue that responds to the unique needs of any owner. It advances access to renewable energy, is made from recyclable materials, is comprised of reusable assemblies, and responds to its environment. “

“Our collaboration with Dassault  is a unique opportunity to showcase transformational leadership in AEC”

“This engagement is resonating with industry, academia, and a larger architectural audience.”

says Pooya Baktash.

Not only can the resulting structures and building processes be more sustainable and reduce waste, but with downstream stakeholder collaboration starting at the early design phase, proposals are reliably constructible and each player can deliver more value to the owner.

About Partisans

Partisans is an award-winning Toronto-based architecture studio that specializes in the integration of design and technology, invention and programming, culture and creative services. Through the course of an engagement with an automotive client, the Partisans team generated an idea for an EV charging pavilion made entirely from recyclable materials.  When the client wanted to move in another direction, the designers decided to upcycle the concept. Partisans cofounder Pooya Baktash believes that good design is universal and can be tailored to various locations and clients, so he supported bringing this one to life independent of a commissioned project. Partisans partnered with advanced building delivery expert James Kotronis.

Together they set out to virtually construct the EV Experience Center thanks to 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA 

"There’s no longer space for silos of architects versus engineers versus contractors. Everyone must have a say in the final product... This is the future of architecture."