Co-creation of Prospect: a BIM-based Plugin Enabling Architects to Embed Social Design Intentions in Building Models

Abstract: Bridging the gap between stakeholders in building projects is crucial to ensure a consistent and efficient flow of information during the design and planning stage of the project.One major and highly influential category of information is the social intentions, which reflect the overall comfort and well-being of building occupants. In this paper, we present our co-creation approach for developing a software tool “ProSpect Plugin” that will enable architects to explicitly document social design intentions in building models.The plugin is integrated into Autodesk Revit and is being developed iteratively through rounds of carefully planned interactions with potential users.