Project Information
- Location: Tallinn, Estonia
- Lead Consultant: Drees & Sommer
- Owner: Ericsson Area: Approx. 32,500 m² BUA
- Budget: €150,000,000
- Status: Project paused by client following
- Role in Project: Lead Architect & BIM Lead
Role in Project
As part of the PSP Architekten Ingenieure team, I led the architectural development for the facility, working directly with the lead consultant, Drees & Sommer, and client-side stakeholders. Alongside the design lead role, I directed the architectural BIM effort at a strategic level, coordinating closely with the project’s BIM Manager to align modeling standards and delivery workflows across disciplines.
Architectural Scope
- Led general architecture planning in coordination with the lead consultant, translating client and process requirements into design decisions across the facility
- Coordinated trade interfaces, including alignment with the process equipment supplier on layout and technical constraints
- Directed detailing of key building elements, including facade and process-equipment interfaces
- Represented the architecture team in client meetings and design review presentations
- Prepared presentation materials for client and stakeholder design reviews
- Collaborated with the concept and facade designer to carry design intent through to technical development
BIM Leadership
- Bridged the gap between architectural design intent and BIM execution, ensuring design decisions translated cleanly into coordinated, model-based deliverables across disciplines
- Authored the preliminary architectural BIM Execution Plan (BEP), setting modeling standards and workflow protocols for the project
- Led BIM coordination meetings, aligning architecture, MEP, and process engineering teams on model updates, clash resolution, and delivery milestones
- Implemented an Open BIM workflow to support multi-disciplinary coordination across architecture, MEP, and process engineering
- Identified and resolved technical modeling issues, optimizing the design-to-BIM process to reduce coordination clashes and rework
Further information: Ericsson Announces USD 169 Million Investment to Build Smart Hub in Tallinn, Estonia