{"id":14240,"date":"2019-01-29T13:33:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T11:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/?p=14240"},"modified":"2022-12-05T18:35:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:35:41","slug":"vr-model-of-the-snowcastle-of-kemi-was-created-on-the-sweco-virtualsite-service-the-virtual-snow-fort-amazes-trade-fair-visitors-both-inside-and-outside-finland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/insight\/news\/vr-model-of-the-snowcastle-of-kemi-was-created-on-the-sweco-virtualsite-service-the-virtual-snow-fort-amazes-trade-fair-visitors-both-inside-and-outside-finland\/","title":{"rendered":"VR model of the SnowCastle of Kemi was created on the Sweco VirtualSite service\u2013 The virtual snow fort amazes trade fair visitors, both inside and outside Finland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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VR model of the SnowCastle of Kemi was created on the Sweco VirtualSite service
\n\u2013 The virtual snow fort amazes trade fair visitors, both inside and outside Finland<\/h1>\n

Building information modelling has been used throughout the structural engineering of the new, year-round SnowCastle of Kemi. The project\u2019s supplier, Peikko, also uses the illustrative virtual model on the Sweco VirtualSite service.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peikko Group Oy from Lahti, Finland, manufactures innovative concrete joints and composite girders. The company operates in 33 countries and has seven production plants around the world. This international family business requires digital tools and virtual modelling to remain a pioneer in its field.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were looking for a solution that we could use at the FinnBuild trade fair last autumn and that would support our pioneering strategy,\u201d says\u00a0Heikki J\u00e4\u00e4maa<\/strong>, Peikko Finland\u2019s Sales Director. \u201cSweco is our long-term and traditional partner, but also a strong virtual service developer for VR development projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead of a single digital solution, Sweco wanted to offer Peikko multiple options.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe organised an event for Peikko\u2019s staff to allow the people to try out the possibilities of our digital tools in practice,\u201d says\u00a0Jyri Tuori<\/strong>, Sweco\u2019s XR Technology Manager. \u201cAfter that, we engaged in open dialogue and found the right tools to start from.\u201d<\/p>\n

VirtualSite makes communication and data transfer more efficient<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peikko selected Sweco\u2019s virtual working environment, VirtualSite, to visualise its products. The options from other service providers turned out to be too short-sighted for Peikko\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe chose VirtualSite since we didn\u2019t want to create a single-use virtual model, but something that we could develop further,\u201d says\u00a0Juuso Salonen,\u00a0<\/strong>Peikko Finland\u2019s Business Manager. In the future, Peikko will create VR environments similar to the SnowCastle of Kemi for its other projects and also use VirtualSite at project meetings. \u201cThe entire project can be visualised at a whole new level when the structural engineers and others can explore the site in a virtual environment even before the design process starts.\u201d<\/p>\n

VirtualSite has been developed in collaboration with clients, and the development will continue in the same manner. The service will be constantly improved, based on client feedback.<\/p>\n

\u201dVirtualSite is absolutely the best tool for managing a vast amount of information and compressing it into a form that can be comprehended by the human mind\u201d, says\u00a0Janne R\u00e4s\u00e4nen<\/strong>, developer at Sweco. VirtualSite\u2019s group use enables user-oriented inspections and design sessions where people from different parts of the world meet within a virtual model. \u201dWhen the data transfer and communication of a project become more efficient, you can save money and achieve better quality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Data transferred directly from BIM to VirtualSite<\/strong><\/p>\n

The year-round SnowCastle of Kemi, opening this winter, has 400 square metres of cold facilities and 3,500 square metres of heated facilities. The cold facilities include ice sculptures and an ice restaurant, while the heated facilities include a scenic restaurant, saunas and other services offered by Kemi\u2019s tourism services. Sweco is in charge of the structural engineering of the SnowCastle.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeikko and Sweco\u2019s structural engineers worked together in a shared Tekla information model throughout the design process, so the team didn\u2019t really need to use email and information was transferred seamlessly,\u201d Tuori says. \u201cEveryone had access to accurate and up-to-date information, which also made decision-making more rapid.\u201d<\/p>\n

The structural data of the SnowCastle of Kemi was transferred automatically and directly from the information model to VirtualSite. The SnowCastle was selected for the virtual modelling because of the timing of the project and national interest towards it.<\/p>\n

\u201dVR modelling didn\u2019t require anything of the owner and project developer of the SnowCastle \u2013 it only offered positive publicity for all parties,\u201d says Peikko\u2019s Salonen, emphasising the nature of the virtual modelling.<\/p>\n

The main attraction at trade fairs: product demonstration in a virtual space<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last October, Peikko Finland demonstrated its products to the visitors of the FinnBuild trade fair by using the virtual model of the SnowCastle. The visitors were able to take a fascinating tour of the virtual reality, where the structures that are hidden in the finished building could be seen in a concrete and comprehensible fashion. For many visitors, this experience was the first of its kind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trade fair visitors were surprised to learn that Peikko\u2019s experts could join the virtual space remotely from Lahti, move around the shared space with their avatar and present the site by using their own voice,\u201d Tuori says. With the help of the virtual model, customers received an exceptionally flexible service even though only a few representatives were physically present at the fair. \u201cFor example, a Russian-speaking customer was given a virtual product demonstration in their own language since one of Peikko\u2019s experts in Lahti is fluent in Russian.\u201d<\/p>\n

The experience in the virtual reality is extremely immersive.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m particularly fond of the memory that, once they took off the VR glasses and headphones, nearly every visitor was surprised to find themselves in the convention centre and not in the SnowCastle of Kemi!\u201d Salonen says. \u201cI\u2019m sure that VirtualSite helped many laypersons understand what it is we do and in which parts of buildings our products are used.\u201d<\/p>\n

In January, Peikko\u2019s VR equipment was also used at the BAU trade fair in Germany.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeikko Group\u2019s subsidiaries are clearly interested in VirtualSite, and the subsidiary in Germany is already purchasing its own equipment,\u201d Salonen says.<\/p>\n

\u201dVirtualSite also opens up future opportunities for us to make our operations more efficient and serve our clients even better,\u201d J\u00e4\u00e4maa adds.<\/p>\n

Read more about VirtualSite and Sweco\u2019s other digital services.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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