The Shard required high-accuracy spatial data and continuous monitoring to support design, construction and lifecycle management in a highly constrained urban environment. Key drivers included:
The project was delivered in three key phases:
Plowman Craven implemented an integrated survey and BIM programme, combining high-accuracy laser scanning, structural monitoring and digital modelling.
Planning and Design
Construction Delivery
Post-Completion & Asset Lifecycle
This programme delivered detailed digital intelligence to support safe, efficient and coordinated delivery across a complex high-rise structure.
A fully integrated, high-resolution model spanning architecture, structure, MEP and underground assets supported coordinated decision-making.
Continuous structural monitoring and laser scanning supported accurate construction, early issue identification and safer delivery.
TruView™ and 3D visualisation tools enabled effective offsite review and stakeholder coordination.
A comprehensive, maintainable BIM dataset supports ongoing operations, maintenance and future upgrades.
Plowman Craven delivered a highly accurate, fully integrated BIM model informed by extensive survey, scanning, and monitoring data. This enabled Sellar Property and project partners to manage a technically demanding construction programme with confidence, reducing risk and ensuring alignment between design intent and as-built conditions.
The resulting digital model delivered certainty throughout construction and established a reliable foundation for future asset management and maintenance planning.
