Optus Stadium, located in Perth, Australia, is one of Western Australia's largest and most eagerly awaited projects. The project team completed the stadium three weeks ahead of schedule. The project is the winner of the "Sports and Leisure" category of the 2018 Tekla Global BIM Awards. Optus Stadium was inaugurated in January 2018. The five-storey facility, Australia's third-largest venue, hosts major AFL (Australian Football League), cricket, rugby, soccer and entertainment events. It complements the Sports Park with children's play areas, communal areas, restaurants, bars and cafés open all year round. Arup and PDC were involved from design to completion as part of the Multiplex-led Westadium consortium of architects and consultants under the DBFM (Design Build Finance and Maintain) project agreement.
BIM optimizes engineering for greater speed and precision
The engineering of this complex project involved a number of stakeholders and generated a number of requirements. The engineering team worked with the builder in the pre-project phase to develop the work processes and overall BIM documentation. Multiplex and PDC then joined in and implemented the BIM strategy throughout the construction and operational phases of the project.
The Tekla model of the stadium was divided into eight quadrants: four grandstand quadrants (north, south, east and west) and four roof structure quadrants. These quadrants enabled the design and execution teams to achieve greater flexibility while keeping to schedule.
