Connect Team is a multidisciplinary student group working under the academic leadership of Dr. Amer Hijazi. The project was proudly developed as part of the Autodesk Challenge Cup 2025, reflecting innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. The team adopted a comprehensive BIM approach, utilizing Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, Navisworks Manage, Insight, and Tandem to integrate architectural, structural, and MEP systems within a federated model. Clash detection ensured early resolution of design issues, while digital twin technologies supported smooth handover, lifecycle asset management, and operational efficiency. Connect Team demonstrates how digital engineering can shape sustainable, coordinated, and future-ready construction practices.

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BARAMOD is a modular mid-rise project by the Connect Team, developed in collaboration with the Emergency Brain Team and under the academic leadership of Dr. Amer Hijazi. Together, the teams redefine inclusive urban living by integrating prefabrication, sustainability, and digital engineering into one cohesive framework. At its heart lies a central breathable void that enhances vertical connectivity, daylight access, and passive ventilation. This spatial strategy ensures perceptible orientation and legibility for all users, while arched entrances, transparent façades, and generous circulation spaces reflect universal design principles that promote accessibility and intuitive navigation. BARAMOD adopts a kit-of-parts strategy, where parametrically defined modules are prefabricated off-site and transported within a 3.9m height constraint. This reduces waste, transport complexity, and on-site disruption while enabling efficient assembly. A dynamic façade system, developed through Rhino–Revit workflows, integrates motion-enabled panels that adapt to changing environmental conditions. These panels regulate sunlight, airflow, and thermal comfort, supporting occupant well-being while reducing energy demand. The project embraces a multidisciplinary BIM methodology, leveraging Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D, Navisworks Manage, Insight, and Tandem for end-to-end coordination. Federated modeling across architectural, structural, and MEP disciplines ensures integration, while digital clash detection resolves issues early. Digital twins extend project value beyond design, facilitating smooth handover, real-time monitoring, and long-term facility management. Sustainability is embedded through low embodied carbon targets, renewable-ready infrastructure, and standardized modular components. Prefabrication enhances efficiency, reduces environmental impact, and ensures scalability, making BARAMOD a replicable solution across diverse urban contexts. Ultimately, BARAMOD represents how student-driven innovation, guided by Dr. Amer Hijazi and supported by the Emergency Brain Team, can create a future-ready model for mid-rise construction. By balancing architectural performance, environmental intelligence, and social equity, the project showcases how digital engineering and modular design can shape resilient, inclusive cities.