SkyriseEdmonton will be sure to return to this project as progress continues. Completely hands on and fully manipulative, the model can be exploded, flipped, tilted, and opened up at whim - the perfect pastime for the many architecture and design geeks among us. Perhaps the most fascinating part of the project (for now, at least) is the A360 Autodesk 3D model of the structure which can be accessed online. Natural light will be a major factor in the design, the ample windows and skylights to help bring the outdoors in.ĪUPE HQ, A360 Autodesk 3D model, image via Autodesk Inside, AUPE HQ will be airy and bright, its asymmetrical footprint to necessitate the creation of irregular, yet efficient spaces. The structure will make use of a number of green materials and mechanical systems, including solar power, in an effort to reduce the office block's carbon footprint and heating/cooling costs.ĪUPE Headquarters, interior view, image via Next Architecture The new home of AUPE, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, has been designed unconventionally in an effort to foster a number of aims, from interpersonal creative collaboration to environmental sustainability.ĪUPE Headquarters, urban context view, image via Next Architecture

The multi-volume, four-storey, modern commercial building will encompass 120,000 square feet of top tier office space, set for completion by 2020.ĪUPE Headquarters, image via Next Architecture They are files Native to Autodesk Revit containing BIM (Building Information Modelling) library information.Coming soon to West Edmonton, to the intersection of 100 Ave NW and 182 St NW, the new AUPE Headquarters by Next Architecture will be sure to inject a significant degree of modernist design to an often overlooked corner of the city. Or if that's not the correct one, there's these rfa to open a BIM file from heatrae sadia to read the spec and installation instructions for their Megaflow water heaters. Thanks Robbo but that is RFA which is a gaming file. Any advice (apart from changing the OS!) would be welcome.

I've been to the Autodesk site to try and download a trial but no trial is available for my operating system. rfa which is I think an Autodesk extension.

I need to open a few files with the extension.

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