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VIOHALCO Industrial Scan2BIM project
Industrial Scan2BIM as-built documentation of the former VIOHALCO factory complex — Pireos 252, Athens, Greece
Purpose
NOVAL Property — one of Greece’s largest real-estate investment companies, with a portfolio of about 430,000 sq.m. across offices, retail, hotels and former industrial assets — assigned Astrolabe Engineering the complete as-built 3D documentation of the former Viohalco factory complex at 252 Pireos Street, Athens in May 2020.
The site is one of the very few large industrial properties still embedded in the urban fabric of central Athens. NOVAL Property’s redevelopment plan turns it into a mixed-use, tourism, cultural and residential hub — two hotels, a park of more than 30,000 sq.m., a museum, a technology research and development centre, and sports and leisure facilities. The project is advancing through Greece’s strategic-investment framework toward construction.
For a complex of this size and age, accurate, geometrically reliable, complete as-built data was a precondition for everything that followed — masterplan design, the strategic-investment regulatory filings, and downstream architectural, structural and MEP planning. Existing drawings on a site like this are typically incomplete and out of date. The brief was straightforward but demanding: capture the site as it actually is, in full, with no gaps, in a form ready to drive design.
Project tasks
The complex spans a land parcel of 72,569 sq.m. and consists of 26 buildings with a total built-up area of 43,868 sq.m. — mostly single-storey, with four buildings rising one or two floors. The footprint runs from heavy industrial shells to ancillary structures, and includes two buildings designated as Listed under industrial-heritage protection. The HALCOR sales department continued to operate on parts of the site throughout the survey.
To deliver as-built capture at that scale within tight schedule constraints, Astrolabe Engineering fielded two parallel 3D laser scanning crews, mobilised on 27 May 2020. Both crews operated a mix of FARO Focus X130 and M70 terrestrial laser scanners — with ranges from 0.6 m up to 70 / 130 m, ±2–3 mm range accuracy, scan speeds up to 976,000 points per second, and built-in HDR cameras for RGB colouring. The mix of models gave each crew the right reach for the space they were in — from confined ancillary corridors to long industrial-hall sight-lines and outdoor yards.
Coordination was the central challenge of the field phase. The two crews had to:
- work simultaneously across 26 buildings — including the two Listed industrial-heritage shells — without colliding or losing track of registration coverage across the parcel,
- alternate between indoor and outdoor capture — tall industrial halls, narrow ancillary corridors, machine spaces, courtyards, and roof structures, each with its own access, lighting and target-placement constraints, and
- share the site with live HALCOR sales operations, routing scan positions around staff and customer movement, plant equipment, and active loading and dispatch areas.
The field campaign ran from 27 May to 22 June 2020 across the 26 buildings and produced 1,405 scan positions — 40% above the initial 1,000-scan forecast, driven by the geometric complexity revealed once the crews were on site. The point cloud was captured at 5 mm average resolution and georeferenced to the Greek Geodetic Reference System 1987 (HGRS87) via GNSS-determined ground control points, so that the dataset sat in a single, project-wide coordinate frame ready for downstream design work.
To get the data into NOVAL Property’s hands as fast as possible, the survey was broken into three building groups delivered in sequence:
- Group A — 12 buildings (#12–22), 16,270 sq.m.
- Group B — 3 buildings (#7, 9, 10), 11,301 sq.m.
- Group C — 11 buildings (#1–6, 8, 23, 24, 24α, 24β, 25, 26), 17,015 sq.m.
Astrolabe Engineering’s Scan2BIM team began processing the first 3D data while the field crews were still capturing later groups, so that NOVAL Property’s design team could start using Group A’s pointcloud and model while Groups B and C were still in the pipeline. Group A delivery completed at +30 working days from the start of works, Group B at +50, Group C at +75 — bringing the project to final delivery in mid-September 2020.
Conclusion — Results
The final deliverables were:
- A 3D RGB pointcloud of the whole complex, georeferenced to HGRS87 and delivered in Autodesk ReCap (.rcp) — directly loadable into Revit, AutoCAD and the wider Autodesk stack.
- A BIM model of the 26-building complex in Autodesk Revit RVT, at LOD 200, covering all visible structural elements (slabs, columns, beams), architectural elements (walls, partitions, openings, stairs), and roofs with their steel-truss supports.
- A full set of architectural plans, elevations and sections per building, generated directly from the BIM model as georeferenced AutoCAD vector drawings.
Registration accuracy across the parcel held below ±1 cm — sufficient for the structural and architectural decisions the model needed to support, including the heritage-retention treatment of the two Listed buildings.
The deliverables became the as-built foundation for the masterplan development and the strategic-investment regulatory filings — turning a decades-old industrial site into a single, geometrically reliable as-built model that NOVAL Property’s design and approvals teams can work from.
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Tripodon Street Archaeological Documentation
Topographic Survey and 3D Documentation of the Archaeological Context of Tripodon Street, Athens
Purpose
Tripodon Street is one of Athens’ most historically concentrated thoroughfares — a narrow lane rising from the Theatre of Dionysus toward the Monument of Lysicrates, lined with the bases of ancient choregic monuments and said to be the oldest street in Athens to have kept the same name for 25 centuries. In December 2024, the Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Athens (Ministry of Culture) commissioned Astrolabe Engineering to produce a comprehensive topographic survey and 3D documentation of archaeological remains exposed during an active excavation at 32 Tripodon Street, Plaka.
The actual scope extended across three adjacent properties and the street itself: the courtyard and ground-floor interior of 32 Tripodon str. (the primary excavation zone); a retaining wall at the neighbouring property at 28 Tripodon str.; the base of a choregic monument in the basement of 34 Tripodon str.; and the full ~200 linear metre street section from no. 28 to the Monument of Lysicrates.
The property’s historical significance does not end with antiquity. The building at 32 Tripodon Street — an early 19th-century Ottoman-era house, known locally as the house of the kadi after its reputed first resident, a Turkish judge — and its courtyard served as the principal filming location for I de gyni na fovitai ton andra («Η δε γυνή να φοβήται τον άνδρα»), released in 1965 and one of the most beloved comedies in Greek cinema history. Written and directed by Georgios Tzavellas and starring Maro Kontou and Giorgos Konstantinou, the film immortalised the building as the Kokovikou House (Οικία Κοκοβίκου) — after the family that lived there — making its courtyard and characteristic staircase instantly recognisable to Greek audiences. Sixty years later, that same courtyard is now an active archaeological excavation. The arc from ancient choregic monument base to Ottoman-era residence to mid-20th-century cinema landmark makes the challenge of responsible restoration and heritage presentation all the more layered and compelling.
The technical challenge lay in precision and integration: three distinct environments — an active archaeological excavation, enclosed historic interiors, and an open public street — had to be captured with three complementary sensor technologies, all georeferenced to a common national coordinate system (GGRS87), and delivered as a complete, unified package.
Project Tasks
Geodetic control and ground survey
A network of 96 photo-control targets was established across the site. Seven primary control points were measured by RTK GNSS. From these, a total station traverse extended coverage to the remaining 89 targets within the confined courtyard of 32 Tripodon str.
UAV photogrammetry — two flights, two scales
Aerial photogrammetry was carried out with a DJI Phantom 4 RTK in two purpose-designed flights:
- Low-altitude flight (3–5 m, manual): 502 images over the active excavation courtyard at a ground sampling distance (GSD) of 1.1 mm. 69 ground control points; mean georeferencing RMS of 1 mm. Produced a 1 mm/pixel colour orthomosaic of the excavation.
- High-altitude flight (~30 m, automated double-grid): 968 images over the wider neighbourhood, with 80% overlap in both directions at a 60° camera angle. 9 GCPs; mean georeferencing RMS of 2 mm. Produced a 1 cm/pixel orthomosaic and X-ray orthophoto of the full study area.
Both datasets were processed in Pix4Dmapper, generating a combined densified point cloud exceeding 111 million 3D points (68.5 million from the high flight; 43.4 million from the low flight).
Terrestrial static laser scanning
The courtyard, ground-floor interior, and features within 28 and 34 Tripodon str. were captured from 80 scan positions using a FARO Focus M70 scanner (±3 mm accuracy, 70 MPixel HDR colour camera). Scan registration and processing were completed in FARO Scene.
Mobile SLAM scanning
The full ~200 m street section of Tripodon Street was captured in a continuous walking scan using an FJD Trion P1 portable SLAM scanner, processed in FJD Trion Model.
Point cloud integration
All datasets — photogrammetric point clouds, static scans, and SLAM data — were unified, co-registered, and georeferenced in Gexcel Reconstructor and exported as colour Autodesk RCP/RCS files. Final vectorial floor plans were produced in AutoCAD.
Conclusion – Results
The final package of deliverables included:
- Colour georeferenced orthomosaic of the 32 Tripodon str. courtyard at 1 mm/pixel resolution.
- Vectorial floor-plan drawing at 1:50 of the courtyard and ground-floor interior of 32 Tripodon str.
- X-ray orthophoto of the full study area at 1 cm/pixel resolution, covering the ~200 m Tripodon Street section.
- Colour point cloud of the 32 Tripodon str. courtyard at 5 mm resolution.
- Unified colour point cloud of the full archaeological context area at 1 cm resolution.
- Walkthrough video through the full point cloud (MP4).
- Technical Report with Pix4D quality reports as appendices
The project was supervised on behalf of the Ephorate by archaeologists Nikolaos Petrocheilos and Tatiana Poulou.
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Archaeological sites rarely allow for leisurely documentation — the window between excavation and backfill is short, and the geometry of what is uncovered can be irreplaceable. If you are working on a cultural heritage project with similar demands, we would be glad to discuss what is possible. Contact us or explore our 3D Laser Scanning and Photogrammetry services.
Astrolabe Engineering contributes to Greece’s 2026 participation in Twin it! Part II with the 3D digital twin of Delos
The archaeological site of Delos — one of the most emblematic cultural heritage sites of the Aegean and a UNESCO World Heritage Site — has been digitally documented through an extensive 3D modeling initiative that represents Greece’s participation in the European campaign Twin it! 3D for Europe’s Culture — Part II.
Astrolabe Engineering is honored to have contributed to this initiative through the 3D surveying and reality-capture works, in collaboration with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, within the framework of the ARCHAEORAMA research project.
A large-scale 3D digital twin of Delos
The resulting digital twin covers significant monuments and urban sections of the island, including the Sanctuary of Apollo, the Sacred Lake Quarter, the Agora of the Italians, the Granite Palaestra, the Stoa of Philip, and the early Christian Basilica of Saint Kyrykos.
The 3D documentation works were carried out as part of the ARCHAEORAMA research project — Advanced multimodal recording, mapping, documentation, and presentation system for excavation work — implemented through the collaboration of Dataverse Ltd., the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades, and the Virtual Reality Lab of the University of the Aegean. Within this framework, the 3D surveying and reality-capture works were assigned to Astrolabe Engineering.
Method — aerial photogrammetry
The 3D model was generated through aerial photogrammetry. Field imagery was collected with a DJI Phantom 4 RTK UAV, and the dataset was processed in the office with Pix4Dmapper.
Some figures from the Pix4Dmapper processing report give a sense of the scale and quality of the dataset:
- Area covered: 36.8 hectares (0.368 km2)
- Imagery: 1,310 calibrated images
- Ground Sampling Distance: 2.76 cm/pixel
- Georeferencing: 9 Ground Control Points, mean RMS error 0.018 m
- Processing: ~7.6 million 3D tie points in the bundle adjustment, 0.091 px mean reprojection error
- 3D point cloud: 253 million points
- 3D model (OBJ): 8 million triangles (and decimated versions)
Public access through interactive 3D viewers
The resulting 3D datasets are publicly accessible through dedicated web viewers, enabling researchers, professionals, and the wider public to explore the archaeological site of Delos through interactive digital environments. The full official presentation by the Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades is available here.
Explore the 3D model
- Potree viewer → (potree.culture.gr — opens in new tab)
- Eureka3D viewer → (eureka3d.vm.fedcloud.eu — opens in new tab)
Video presentation
Part of a longer thread — from Delphi to Delos
Astrolabe Engineering also contributed to Greece’s previous participation in the Twin it! 3D for Europe’s Culture initiative through the 3D digital documentation of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, developed within the framework of the 3D4Delphi project. The resulting 3D model is also available through Europeana.
Together, the Delphi and Delos projects reflect the growing role of advanced 3D reality-capture technologies in the preservation, documentation, accessibility, and international dissemination of Greece’s cultural heritage. The participation of Greece in both Twin it! initiatives demonstrates the increasing maturity of the country’s digital cultural heritage ecosystem and the importance of collaborations between cultural institutions, research bodies, and specialized engineering teams.
For Astrolabe Engineering, it is both an honor and a great responsibility to contribute to the digital preservation of cultural heritage sites of such historical and symbolic importance.
Related coverage
- ERT News — Presentation of the 3D model of Delos by the Minister of Culture: read the article
- European Data Space for Cultural Heritage — Twin it! Part II grand final: campaign announcement
Working on a cultural heritage site, an archaeological excavation, or a monument that could benefit from high-resolution 3D documentation? Tell us about it — we’d be glad to discuss how aerial photogrammetry and 3D reality capture can support your project.
3D4Delphi Archaeological Research Concluded After 41 Months
Modeling archaeological uncertainty by combining modern 3D surveying methods for scientific documentation and promotion of cultural heritage – Application in the archaeological site of Delphi
We are excited to announce that, after 41 months of hard work by all partners, our 3D4Delphi Research Project was concluded successfully on October 2023! The project started on June 2020, with a total budget of 593.259 €. Information about the partners and the project’s concept are presented below. Extended information on the project’s objectives and results, as well as publications, announcements and press releases, can be found on the project’s dedicated website.
The partners
About the project
The objective of the 3D4Delphi project is the development of new innovative methods of documentation, analysis and promotion of cultural heritage monuments combining modern techniques of 3D surveying and mathematical modeling of archaeological uncertainty, with its integration in the three-dimensional reconstruction of archaeological monuments itself.
In archaeological representation, it is common to create diverse scenarios of the original state of a monument and to revise such plans based on more recent information.
In the area of Delphi, there are important monuments which inherently communicate elements of uncertainty regarding the reconstruction of their past form. For these monuments, diverse non-invasive 3D data capture techniques will be applied, through terrestrial and aerial (via drone or UAV) imagery, laser scanners or optical scanners of varied principles of operation, ranges and accuracies, the results of which will be integrated, in order to be optimally used for the scientific documentation of cultural heritage.
Then, based upon the 3D captured data, the development of mathematical models of archaeological uncertainty will be conducted in relation to the potential form of an archeological structure in the past. This will provide multiple variants of three-dimensional reconstructions based on historical data and excavation findings, which will offer a whole new set of uses for archaeological 3D models that will broaden the horizons of archaeological research, such as investigating archaeological hypotheses, comparing uncertainties between different models, and identifying areas where further archaeological research may be required.
The results and the three-dimensional documentation and reconstruction methods that will emerge from this project will be presented in a pilot interactive demonstration setup, that will be designed and installed at the Museum of Delphi. Furthermore, the 3D documentation methods will provide the basis for the development of Augmented Reality (AR) applications, implemented with modern software development tools.
Visitors will have the opportunity to browse the archaeological site while receiving, on a mobile phone or on a specialized AR display, 3D information in relation to the archaeological monuments as they may have existed in the past, including elements of archaeological uncertainty, combined with real-world exhibits, so that they can acquire the sense of “cultural experience” and broaden their knowledge.
Historic Gasholder 3D Documentation
3D Laser Scanning and Architectural Documentation of D15 Gasholder in Technopolis City of Athens, Greece
Purpose
The complete architectural 3D documentation of the historic D15 Gasholder, located in Technopolis City of Athens, was an essential prerequisite for its maintenance and restoration works. The project was assigned to Astrolabe Engineering in 2014 by Technopolis City of Athens SA, and led to the monument’s current status, finalized in 2016.
Technopolis City of Athens, one of the most renowned cultural hubs in the city nowadays, is house in the historic Gasworks Plant of Athens, which was established in 1857. It is considered to be the most recognizable and important monument of the industrial heritage in Athens. The unique industrial monument has now transformed into the most vibrant cultural multispace in the heart of the city, open and accessible to all, with more than one million visitors per year. Concerts, exhibitions, performances, screenings, educational programs and actions of the Industrial Gas Museum, seminars and workshops dedicated to new technologies, initiatives for the development of entrepreneurship and innovation and events of social nature are only some of the 900 events that take place every year in Technopolis.
The D15 Gasholder was the largest of the four gasholders of the historic plant, with a capacity of 15.000 cubic meters. It is also the largest gasholder ever constructed and operated in Greece. The metallic structure was built in 1909 in a telescopic form with an open spaceframe by the French company Bonnet Spazin & Co.
Project tasks
- 3D laser scanning using a Faro Focus3D scanner:
- 60 scans
- 5mm resolution
- intensity and RGB color
- +/-2mm accuracy
- Georeferencing in HGRS’87 (EGSA’87) coordinated system
- Data processing for the final poincloud generation
- 3D architectural documentation and preparation of deliverables
Conclusions – Results
A complete set of digital documentation products was generated, which was used as background information for subsequent design and construction works:
- 3D RGB georeferenced pointcloud
- 360 panoramic images interactive dataset
- Orthoimages (elevations, unfolded elevations, layouts, sections, details)
- Architectural vector drawings
- Architectural documentation report
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Industrial Scan2BIM project in progress
Update — this Scan2BIM project has been completed and delivered. Read the full case study →
NOVAL PROPERTY assigned Astrolabe the as-built 3D documentation of the former VIOHALCO factory
About NOVAL PROPERTY
NOVAL PROPERTY is one of the dominant Real Estate Investment Companies in Greece. Its portfolio of assets consists of office buildings, shopping centres, hotels and former industrial buildings of a total built-up area of about 430,000 sq.m. The total portfolio’s estimated value is about 300 million euros.
One of its latest development projects is the urban regeneration of the former Viohalco industrial asset (currently HALCOR sales department) at 252 Pireos str. in Athens. This is an investment of 120 million euros for the creation of the first supra-local pole of tourism and culture in the center of Athens (city resort). The plan features two hotels, a park of more than 30,000 sq.m., playgrounds, a museum, a technology research and development center, catering and leisure facilities, sports facilities and a rehabilitation center. The uses of culture will cover more than 30% of the built-up areas, while the tourist infrastructure will cover 45%. The investment has already received the green light from the inter-ministerial committee on strategic investments. It will provide for the creation of 800 new jobs.
The industrial Scan2BIM project
The industrial building complex resides on a land parcel of 72,569 sq.m. and consists of 26 buildings with a total built-up area of 43,868 sq.m. The purpose of this industrial Scan2BIM survey, being executed by Astrolabe is the complete documentation of the as-built status of the buildings. An accurate and up-to-date BIM model, as well as detailed architectural and structural 2D drawings will be generated . For the field data collection, we have engaged two 3D laser scanning crews. They are both equipped with FARO Focus scanners, capturing pointcloud data and high resolution panoramic images. As a result, we expect to conclude the survey, consisting of more than 1,000 scans, in 10-15 days. Our Scan2BIM team has already started to process the first 3D data coming from the field.
Stay tuned for an upcoming case study!
Update: July 2020
Field data capture has been concluded on schedule. 3D pointcloud processing is almost completed for the whole complex. For better project development, three partial deliveries have been arranged (building groups A, B and C). Enjoy a 3-minute “sneak preview” video of our ongoing Scan2BIM processing:
3D4Delphi Project Launched: Archaeological 3D Surveying at Delphi
Modeling archaeological uncertainty by combining modern 3D surveying methods for scientific documentation and promotion of cultural heritage – Application in the archaeological site of Delphi
We are excited to announce that, after a long anticipated approval decision, our 3D4Delphi Research Project is finally starting! You are invited to check what it is about. More information to be published as the Project progresses.
The partners
The 3D4Delphi concept
The objective of the 3D4Delphi project is the development of new innovative methods of documentation, analysis and promotion of cultural heritage monuments combining modern techniques of 3D surveying and mathematical modeling of archaeological uncertainty, with its integration in the three-dimensional reconstruction of archaeological monuments itself.
In archaeological representation, it is common to create diverse scenarios of the original state of a monument and to revise such plans based on more recent information.
In the area of Delphi, there are important monuments which inherently communicate elements of uncertainty regarding the reconstruction of their past form. For these monuments, diverse non-invasive 3D data capture techniques will be applied, through terrestrial and aerial (via drone or UAV) imagery, laser scanners or optical scanners of varied principles of operation, ranges and accuracies, the results of which will be integrated, in order to be optimally used for the scientific documentation of cultural heritage.
Then, based upon the 3D captured data, the development of mathematical models of archaeological uncertainty will be conducted in relation to the potential form of an archeological structure in the past. This will provide multiple variants of three-dimensional reconstructions based on historical data and excavation findings, which will offer a whole new set of uses for archaeological 3D models that will broaden the horizons of archaeological research, such as investigating archaeological hypotheses, comparing uncertainties between different models, and identifying areas where further archaeological research may be required.
The results and the three-dimensional documentation and reconstruction methods that will emerge from this project will be presented in a pilot interactive demonstration setup, that will be designed and installed at the Museum of Delphi. Furthermore, the 3D documentation methods will provide the basis for the development of Augmented Reality (AR) applications, implemented with modern software development tools.
Visitors will have the opportunity to browse the archaeological site while receiving, on a mobile phone or on a specialized AR display, 3D information in relation to the archaeological monuments as they may have existed in the past, including elements of archaeological uncertainty, combined with real-world exhibits, so that they can acquire the sense of “cultural experience” and broaden their knowledge.
Hellenic Fire-Corps Scan2BIM Survey
3D Laser Scanning and Scan2BIM Survey of the Hellenic Fire Corps Training Center, Nea Makri, Greece
Purpose
The complete as-built 3D documentation of the 20 existing buildings at the former US Naval Communications Station in Nea Makri, Attica, was the prerequisite step before any redesign and construction work for their transformation into the new Hellenic Fire Corps Training Center could begin. The project was assigned to Astrolabe Engineering in early 2020 by Betaplan SA, the architectural firm leading the design of the new Training Center for the Hellenic Fire Corps.
The complex itself has a particular history. Built for the US Navy from the 1950s onwards as a high-frequency communications and ship-monitoring station for the Sixth Fleet, the facility was handed over to Greek authorities in 1990 and passed shortly after to the Hellenic Fire Service. By 2020 the predominantly steel-framed building stock — with concrete elements and a number of smaller concrete buildings interspersed — was three to six decades old. Structural inspection of the metallic frames was a core requirement of the survey: aged steel members were suspect for deformations that would need to be quantified before any reuse design could proceed.
The wider project sat against an emotionally charged backdrop. In the summer of 2018, the catastrophic wildfires that struck Attica — Mati above all — claimed more than a hundred lives. In response, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation announced a €25 million grant to support the Hellenic Fire Corps; €15.3 million of that was earmarked for a comprehensive, modern training centre, a yearslong aspiration of the Service since its founding in 1930. The contract for the “Complete Design and Supervision of the Fire Service Training Center in Nea Makri” was signed between the Fire Corps and Betaplan SA in January 2020. Betaplan then sub-contracted Astrolabe Engineering for the survey of the as-built condition of the 20 buildings — the foundation on which every subsequent design and construction package would be built.
Project tasks
Across roughly three months from fieldwork to final delivery — with handover completed in April 2020 — our 3D Laser Scanning team executed:
- 3D laser scanning using both FARO Focus X130 and FARO Focus M70 scanners across all 20 buildings — approximately 500 scans in total, capturing point cloud data with intensity and RGB at 5 mm resolution and ±2–3 mm accuracy
- Ground Control Points measured with GNSS receivers, and georeferencing of all data in HGRS’87 (EGSA’87)
- Point cloud registration in FARO Scene, conversion to Autodesk ReCap format, and import into Autodesk Revit for per-building 3D BIM authoring
- Structural inspection of the metallic frames using Gexcel 3D Reconstructor, with deformation analysis driving the per-building inspection maps
- Extraction of 2D CAD drawings (architectural plans, elevations, sections, details) directly from the Revit models
Conclusions – Results
The complete digital documentation package — delivered to Betaplan SA in April 2020 — comprised:
- 3D RGB georeferenced point cloud across the full building stock
- Per-building 3D Building Information Models (BIM) in Revit
- Detailed 2D architectural drawings (plans, elevations, sections, details) extracted from the BIM
- Inspection maps of the structural metallic frames per building
- 360° panoramic image datasets for project documentation and review
BIM modeling was supported by our chief modeler Stavros Fournaros and the company’s 3D laser scanning and Scan2BIM teams.
These deliverables became the as-built foundation that the multi-discipline design team — covering structural, geotechnical, M&E, hydraulic, landscape, and environmental design — built on through the rest of 2020 and into 2021. Construction was carried out by BALLIAN TECHNIKI S.A. through 2021–2022, and the new Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Hellenic Fire Corps Training Center was inaugurated on 30 March 2023 by President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos.
The 3.83-hectare campus — now hosting 20 fully renovated buildings (administrative areas, classrooms, practice rooms, living quarters) plus new outdoor training structures including an urban search-and-rescue course, a live-fire training building, and a building-façade climbing wall — is in active operational use. The 49th and 50th classes of Anthypopyragoi (Hellenic Fire Corps officers) were sworn in on its grounds in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
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Inauguration of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Hellenic Fire Corps Training Center — produced by SNF.
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Meet Astrolabe at BUILD-EXPO 2019: 3D Scanning and Scan-to-BIM
We are pleased to announce the participation of Astrolabe Engineering at BUILD-EXPO GREECE 2019 which will take place at the Metropolitan Expo in Athens from October 18th to 20th.
You are invited to visit our booth (27A at Hall 1, Coriddor A) to learn more about the capabilities, methods and products related to our 3D laser scanning – Scan to CAD and Scan to BIM services.
Join the ECOMED webinar!
Learn about the ECOMED Project and join the network!
Click here to download the ECOMED Webinar Invitation
WEBINAR DETAILS
Dates (alternatively): Wednesday, Nov 29, 2017 OR Thursday, Nov 30, 2017
Time: 11:00am to 12:00pm
Duration: 1 hour
Presenter: Michael Xinogalos, Surveying Eng. NTUA
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About the ECOMED project
The aim of this project is to generate a sector-specific theoretical and practical syllabus essential for the specialization process of the Mediterranean Ecoengineering sector.
Also, to jointly develop a long-term interaction scheme among the stakeholders of the ecoengineering sector and to deliver a training courses programme technology enhanced in “Soil and Fluvial ecoengineering, Hazard Assessment and Techniques Selection in Mediterranean Environment”.
This new syllabus will be generated during the implementation of the long-term strategy of the proposal “Specialisation process for the ecoengineering sector in the Mediterranean environment (ECOMED)”.
Credentials & Memberships
- ISO 9001:2015 certified
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Greek Registry of Consulting Engineering Firms, Reg. No. 681
- 5th grade: Topography (cat. 16), Transportation Works (cat. 10)
- 1st grade: Hydraulic Works · Environmental · Spatial Planning · Urban Planning · Economic · Social · Org. & Operational Research
- Technical Chamber of Greece
- Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry (A.C.C.I.)
- HELLASCO
- Association of Geoinformatics & Cadastral Firms
- General Commercial Registry (G.E.M.I.)
