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Case studies

Proof, from point cloud to set-out structure.

Case studies recovered from across the digital thread — more are in production as the project library is rebuilt.

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Aerial point-cloud scan of the SSE Arena Belfast seating bowl with the new LED ribbon support steel modelled in around the tiers

Entertainment & Venues

SSE Arena LED Ribbon Support Package

OD3 Group delivered a new LED ribbon support structure at the SSE Arena Belfast end to end — laser-scanning the exposed-steel bowl, engineering and detailing the steelwork, and setting it out on site so a 5-tonne package fitted first time in a venue that never stopped performing.

Tekla model of the Applegreen drive-thru steel frame with butterfly canopy roof and external steelwork

Commercial

Applegreen Drive Thru

A multi-level drive-thru structure with external feature steel — hot- and cold-rolled packages coordinated to hold the architectural intent.

Drone view of the Applegreen Naas steel frame mid-erection showing the double-slant roof steel

Commercial

Applegreen Naas

≈75 tonnes of hot- and cold-rolled steel under a distinctive double-slant roof — full detailing for one of two modern Applegreen buildings by the team.

The completed Blenders Warehouse facility in Tallaght with two-tone cladding

Industrial & Manufacturing

Blenders Warehouse

≈150 tonnes of warehouse steel — a double-span portal frame with secondary portal, hot- and cold-rolled packages, and a late spiral stair absorbed without delay.

Model of the Bluefield R500 houseboat single welded steel frame

Bluefield · Product Design

Bluefield R500 Houseboat

The R500 houseboat structure — a single welded frame, so a complete home on the water could be craned into place in one lift.

Balustrade and handrail model fused with the point-cloud scan of the Church Fields Block E concrete stair

Residential

Church Fields, Block E

A stair core scanned, traced and fitted with architectural balustrades — steel aligned to the concrete as it was actually poured.

The completed glazed annex tower rising beside the red-brick Connolly Station building in Dublin

Transport Infrastructure

Connolly Station Annex

A multi-storey glazed annex beside Dublin's Connolly Station — ≈46 tonnes of steel detailed around Macalloy bracing, a lift shaft and stair core.

Tekla model of three stacked balcony runs with glazed balustrade panels at Florence Road

Residential

Florence Road Balconies

Three levels of external balcony steel, detailed and aligned across every floor — delivered direct to the fabricator as one coordinated package.

Tekla model of the multi-storey Hillingdon Hospital steel frame showing primary and secondary steelwork

NHS · Healthcare

Hillingdon Hospital

A design-and-build steel package for the NHS at Hillingdon Hospital — large mid-project changes absorbed without moving the programme.

Tekla model overview of the four Long Mile Road residential blocks with bespoke balcony steelwork highlighted

Residential

Long Mile Road

82 bespoke balconies across four residential blocks — the second large-scale balcony package detailed for the same repeat client.

Tekla model of the Newcastle 2A pedestrian bridge with mesh parapets spanning between concrete abutments

Civil & Infrastructure

Newcastle 2A Bridge

A new pedestrian bridge detailed from engineering design to fabrication-ready model — every member, parapet and interface coordinated before manufacture.

Tekla model of new steel gates and grilles set within two historic stone arches

Culture & Heritage

Shackleton Heritage Gates

New steel gates and grilles for two historic arches — scanned, modelled against the original masonry and detailed to modern standards without touching the old fabric's character.

The curved stair and balustrade model embedded in the laser-scan point cloud of the Shackleton Museum interior

Culture & Heritage

Shackleton Museum Stair

A curved balustrade for a curved concrete stair — laser-scanned, digitally reconstructed and detailed to ≈7.5 tonnes for the Shackleton Museum.

Model view of the Terex filter press enclosure with access stair rising to plant level

Terex · Industrial & Manufacturing

Terex Filter Press Enclosure

A filter press enclosure detailed for Terex — open-grid flooring and access stairs, iterated until the stair cleared the tanks below.

Tekla model of the balustrade system at a half-landing of The Willows stair core

Residential

The Willows, Dunshaughlin

Two concrete stair cores laser-scanned and traced to ≈2mm, then detailed with bespoke balustrades — survey, detailing and the engineering calculations in one thread.

The completed Two Three North apartment development in North Dublin, balconies fitted across four blocks

Residential

Two Three North Apartments

255 bespoke balconies across four apartment blocks — one of OD3's largest architectural steelwork packages, detailed and delivered through the pandemic.

Colourised laser-scan point cloud of a stone-vaulted underground chamber with large-diameter pipework

Underground As-Built Survey

A stone-vaulted underground chamber captured as a colourised point cloud — surveyed in confined conditions and delivered as as-built record drawings.

Reality-capture survey of an existing site for a new-build commercial development at Wexford

Commercial

AG Wexford

Reality capture of an existing site for a new-build commercial development — measured ground conditions recorded as the base for design and setting-out.

Point-cloud scan of a waste water treatment works with tanks and process pipework

Civil & Infrastructure

Waste Water Treatment Works

A waste water treatment works captured by 3D laser scanning and modelled to BIM — dense process plant recorded accurately for upgrade and design.

Point-cloud scan of the existing building at Langford Lodge being traced into 2D CAD geometry

Langford Lodge

An existing building 3D laser-scanned and turned directly into accurate 2D CAD — measured reality captured on site and delivered as scan-to-DWG drawings.

3D laser-scan point cloud of Tertowie House, an existing building captured for refurbishment

Culture & Heritage

Tertowie House

A characterful existing building captured by 3D laser scanning — recorded accurately as a measured base for refurbishment and design.

Rendered model visualisation of a construction project at Magdalen College, Oxford

Culture & Heritage

Magdalen College, Oxford

Construction visualisation for a project at one of Oxford's historic colleges — the build communicated clearly through a rendered model.

Still from a 4D construction sequence animation of the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama

A 4D construction sequence — the build programme visualised against the model, phase by phase, so logistics and timeline can be seen before a component arrives on site.

Navisworks federated BIM model of the RCSI Sandyford building, disciplines overlaid for clash detection

RCSI Sandyford

A multi-storey building taken through full BIM coordination — every discipline federated into one model and clash-tested in a Navisworks walkthrough before site.

Point-cloud scan of a quarry processing plant being modelled to BIM

Industrial & Manufacturing

Quarry Scan to BIM

A working quarry and its processing plant captured by 3D laser scanning and rebuilt as an as-built BIM model — measured reality turned into a model you can design against.

Reality-capture survey of the Fr Rocks GAA grounds in Cookstown

Entertainment & Venues

Fr Rocks GAA

A GAA club ground captured by reality capture — the site and its structures recorded accurately as a base for development and design.

Colourised 3D laser-scan point cloud of the Ardboe High Cross within its railing and churchyard

Culture & Heritage

Ardboe High Cross

High-resolution 3D laser scanning of a listed 10th-century monument — captured as a colourised point cloud, accurate to ±2mm, for digital archiving and condition record.

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