We welcome you to fusionBIM

At fusionBIM Everything works out better in the end. 
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Architectural Design Excellence is much more than just pretty pictures. Developing a crystal clear project brief & budget, attention to detail, clear specification and a solid grasp of legislative parameters for each project, ensures that we have happy clients and project teams. ​​

We do Architecture but also go outside the box. We fuse Architecture, Technologies and Best Practice with insight to help our Clients and Project Teams from Concept to Design to Construction to Operation of their Buildings and Properties. We exploit the full benefit of Building Information Management "BIM" on real building projects.

Our main services are:
  • Architectural Design, documentation & specification and Project Management (Stages 1-6)
  • 3D Digital scanning & surveying of buildings 
  • As-Built Drawings and Asset audits
  • Virtual Reality & 3D Render Studio
  • Specialized practical BIM Implementation Consulting
  • Francois is a passionate & accredited trainer for Design Software and BIM.

Registered as SACAP Architectural Professional and an active member & advocate of both the BIM Institute and the BNI Business Network. 
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We are looking forward to serving you and helping you to make your property/projects the best it could be.

Announcement: Brand New Course

​This is an Archicad Masterclass to help You Excel. 
Learn to think and speak the Archicad Language and connect the dots,
​so you can leverage the power of BIM, instead of working against it.
Anatomy of Archicad Training Course - Modules outline
Packed in a library of 10 x Video Training Modules, sample files & guides
This on demand online course is brought to you by the joint efforts of fusionBIM & CONTRABIM.
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Take a 3D Virtual Tour of our featured project

BIMx of Modern Home in Cape Town by Francois Swanepoel - www.fusionbim.co.za (Modeling, Rendering, Drawings) and Marvin Farr Architects (Design)
Our BIMx App helps our clients, consultants and contractors to explore the rendered 3D BIMx Hyper Model and the project drawings of our projects direct in a web browser or on your Apple iPhone / iPAD or Android Phones / Tablet.
You can watch these videos to find out How to use the BIMx Web App or BIMx Mobile Apps or the BIMx Desktop App. ​To download the BIMx Apps CLICK HERE.
We would love to explore the best solutions for your project

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We offer our Clients the following services

designBIM

BIM Design Projects
​fuse Architecture - Technologies - Best Practice from Design to Construction

consultBIM

Optimize your workflows
We guide your team through development & implementation of your company’s BIM strategy

Scirrus

Future ready, digital 3D data now!
Virtual Reality Capture & BIM Modelling Studio
3D Digital Design, Data Integration & Marketing

trainBIM

​Sharpen your skills
We teach you how to properly ​use the tools via various training methods

supportBIM

Meet your deadlines
We guide and support you online via your supportBIM account

BIMxpo

Get them to see
We create a virtual expo of your real-life expo or conference event

​BIM2fusedVR

Scan2BIM - 3D Virtual Africa

We offer a state of the art 3D digital media experience of places & spaces that literally brings customers and visitors to a business’s or venue’s doors faster & more often.
Our main services are:
> The latest in 3D Virtual and Video Tours 
> 3D Digital Marketing Media for properties
> 3D Point Cloud surveys
> As-Built BIM models and 2D drawings of existing buildings
We would like to actually show you how our Tools and Services can give your business a new edge in the market.
The term BIM started out as an acronym for building information modelling, with various definitions offered, our favourite being this one from RICS. Recently there has been proposals to have the BIM acronym defined as building information management, as it incorporates much more than just the modelling.
​"BIM is an innovative and collaborative way of working that is underpinned by digital technologies which unlock more efficient methods of designing, creating and maintaining our built environment. 

In essence BIM embeds key product and asset data within a series of 3D computer models that can be used for effective management of information throughout the project lifecycle from earliest inception through to occupation. 

It has been described as a game-changing ICT (Information and communications technology) and cultural process for the construction sector."  
​     RICS

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It is no secret, we firmly believe in BIM.

All our projects are delivered through BIM, one way or the other.
​Here is why:
The Built Environment from design to construction to asset operation is notoriously inefficient with the highest waste factor of all industries internationally. The sheer scale of the Built industry has a direct impact on environmental and human resources across our precious earth. 
 
We believe that "BIM" has the ingredients required to literally turn the AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Operation) industry into much higher contribution to resolving many of the issues we face while delivering even better design & building solutions.
​This creates a better future for us all. 
BIM: done right, ​
​> ​gets Everybody on a project on the “Same Page”.
> is an integrated way to design, construct and operate built assets.
> delivers real savings to ALL aspects and stakeholders.
> uses the best technology for the job on each project phase.
> adds value to the full building lifecycle, "from cradle to grave".
> is proven to deliver better buildings, full stop.
"The integrated coordination, organization and control of all of the information about a building project in advance of its design and construction and continuing throughout its entire lifecycle, i.e. from the inception of the project pro forma through design, construction and the day to day operation of the building until and including its demolition."
​   IGI Global

3D Digital Surveys for renovation projects

We are Scan2BIM - 3D Virtual Africa. We use Matterport's technology for 3D Digital Surveys and As-Built Drawings of existing spaces and environments.
The Matterport camera system gives us and our clients the fastest, most cost effective and accurate Building Surveys. 
This service by us offers our clients these distinct products:
  • realistic, interactive 3D Virtual Tour and Virtual Reality experiences that makes you feel like being there.
  • a 3D BIM Model (formats: ARCHICAD, Revit, Sketchup, IFC and more) from the Point Cloud survey data extracted from the initial capture on site.
To find out more about our Design services for New buildings and Renovations to Existing buildings 
Both the old and new national mottos of South Africa, as well as the national flag, express the need for a collaborative culture, and the strength it offers.
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Ex unitate vires 
    translates "unity is strength"
ǃke e: ǀxarra ǁke 
    translates "diverse people unite"
We have found The B1M website to be a valuable source of information to help the industry better understand all the aspects of BIM. And perhaps you could start here to find out what it means to you.

building lifecycle fusionists
​​We fuse the technological advantages of BIM tools and the collaborative culture among the role players into an optimized workflow for the BIM process​, in order to achieve huge innovative improvements for all stages of building lifecycle management.














We are commited to use the best tools to deliver the best possible and most efficient service to our Clients
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Collaboration

Collaboration is key to the successful completion of building projects. Our task is to assist the design, construction and operation team to optimize the project deliverables. To this end we believe that the OPEN BIM concept best suits our clients, because of it’s nature to create a working environment with little or no restrictions.
"​OPEN BIM is a universal approach to the collaborative design, realization, and operation of buildings based on open standards and workflows. OPEN BIM is an initiative of several leading software vendors using the open buildingSMART Data Model." 
​      GRAPHISOFT
The buildingSMART data model use the following standards to facilitate an open workflow, irrespective of which software (BIM tool) is used by the team members:
  • Industry Foundation Classes [IFC]  - the difference between BIM and open BIM.
  • Information Delivery Manual [IDM]
  • International Framework for Dictionaries [IFD]
and also harvests externally developed specifications:
  • BIM Collaboration Format [BCF]
  • Model View Definition markup language [mvdXML]
​It is within this context that in-house collaboration is also facilitated by the GRAPHISOFT ARCHICAD software, which developed the leading-edge Delta Server technology that dramatically decreases network traffic, so team members can collaborate on BIM models in real time through the Teamwork platform. The same technology makes BIM projects accessible through standard internet connections from virtually anywhere in the world. By adding the GRAPHISOFT BIMcloud technology the sky is the limit to real-time BIM collaboration.
ContraBIM - 5D Take-off Tools & Training for Archicad

​BIM2fusedVR

​designBIM

BIM Design Projects
​fuse Architecture - Technologies - Best Practice from Design to Construction

​consultBIM

​Optimize your workflows
We guide your team through development & implementation of your company’s BIM strategy

Scirrus

Future ready, digital 3D data now!
Virtual Reality Capture & BIM Modelling Studio
3D Digital Design, Data Integration & Marketing