Modelling multiple views on buildings

Abstract The building practice is characterized by its loose organization of the different participants, that each perform a specific role in a building project and have a specific view on the building project data. When modelling building information, it is useful to base the structure of a building model on these views. This can be done by the use of aspect models . This paper presents an approach in which aspect models are used to store view specific information. The approach is illustrated with an outline of a building reference model. The building reference model consists of a general kernel and view dependent aspect models. This model is first worked out for one decomposition level, the space unit level. After that the model is extended with other decomposition levels.