162,250 sq ft documented
Full building captured for the Miami Dade College conversion
Heritage · Miami, United States
Scan to BIM for ahead of its conversion to a college campus
The David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse, a 1933 Mediterranean and Renaissance Revival landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is being converted into a 162,250 square foot Miami Dade College educational facility, and the project team needed a precise measured model before design work could begin.
Project facts
Scope, software and timeline at a glanceLocationMiami, United States
SectorHeritage and education
ScopeArchitectural heritage scan to BIM
Level of developmentLOD 300
SoftwareRevit, ReCap Pro
Built1933, Mediterranean and Renaissance Revival
Register statusNational Register of Historic Places, 1983
Delivery time9 weeks
Project overview
Turning a historic federal courthouse into a college campus
The David W. Dyer Federal Building and United States Courthouse, a 1933 Mediterranean and Renaissance Revival landmark faced in Keystone limestone with Corinthian columns and listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983, is being converted into a 162,250 square foot Miami Dade College educational facility, and the design team needed a precise measured model of the historic building before classroom, library and office layouts could be planned.
We laser scanned the full building, capturing its limestone facade, Corinthian colonnades and historic interior spaces, then modeled the structure to support the college conversion of the building into classrooms, event spaces, libraries and offices while preserving the architectural character that earned its historic listing.
At 162,250 square feet, the building conversion needed to reconcile modern educational space planning with a protected historic structure, and the model gave the design team a verified base to test classroom, library and office layouts against the real building rather than an assumed one.
This project was delivered through our heritage BIM modeling service. See more education and heritage and culture work on our industry pages.
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Inputs and deliverables
What we received and what we handed back
A clear record of the data that came in and the files that went out.
Project inputs
- Registered laser scan data covering the full 162,250 square foot building
- Historic preservation requirements tied to the National Register listing
- Miami Dade College educational space programme
- Access coordinated with the building ongoing conversion works
Deliverables
- Architectural Revit model of the full building at LOD 300
- Facade survey capturing the Keystone limestone and Corinthian colonnades
- Measured floor plans for classroom, library and office space planning
- Historic fabric documentation to support preservation review
- Reference model for the college design and construction teams
Key outcomes
One verified model spanning 162,250 square feet of historic space
9 weeks delivery
From laser scan to a design ready heritage model
National Register listed
Historic fabric preserved and documented alongside the new design
Business impact
A protected landmark repurposed without losing its character
The measured model let the Miami Dade College design team plan a full educational conversion of a protected historic landmark with confidence, reducing the risk of a preservation review conflict later in the design process by working from verified as built data from day one.
Educational space planning grounded in a verified as built model
Historic Keystone limestone facade and colonnades fully documented
Preservation review risk reduced by working from measured data early
“We needed a building that could carry both a preservation review and a full academic space program. This model did both.”
AIA. IbarraCapital Projects Director, Miami Dade College
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