Chamartín: An Open Ecosystem - Building a Digital Strategy for a Living Station | Presentation
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Design & Make the Future of Rail
Rail Summit 2025
Chamartín Ecosistema Abierto
Building a Digital Strategy for a Living Station
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Speakers
Alberto Detrell
BIM Director
Michelle Esterkin
BIM Manager
Christian Robles
Associate, Senior Architect
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Agenda
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A Living Station
A Digital Ecosystem
Conclusions
A Living Station Charting 75 Years of Transformation
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The Heart of the National Network
A Living Station
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20252035 Global and European High Speed Rail Networks
The Heart of the National Network
A Living Station
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Madrid Nuevo Norte
Sol
Chamartín
T4
T1, T2 & T3
Atocha
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A Station as a Living Organism
A Living Station
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Historical Station Current Extension
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Future Renovation2026Original Halt 19751967 2040’s2022
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Public-Private Collaboration for a Future Landmark
A Living Station
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Public-Private Collaboration for a Future Landmark
A Living Station
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Chamartin Ecosistema Abierto JV
A Living Station
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URBAN INTREGRATION
HS RAIL NETWORKS PROJECT EXPERIENCE
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM RAIL
STRUCTURAL CIVIL
ENVIROMENTAL
JV CHAMARTÍN ECOSISTEMA
ABIERTO
INTERNATIONAL RAIL EXPERIENCE
TRANSFORMATIVE DESIGN SOLUTIONS ACROSS
ALL SCALES AND DISCIPLINES
RAIL STATION PROJECT EXPERIENCE
URBAN INTEGRATION
LOCAL REGULATION KNOWLEDGE
VAST COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
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An updated image for a historical landmark
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An updated image for a historical landmark
A Living Station
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Open to the City
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Open to the City
A Living Station
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An Ecosystem that will be the Heart of the North of Madrid
A Living Station
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A Digital Ecosystem Connecting Teams, Tools and Platforms
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A Digital Ecosystem
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The Challenge
MNN Project Teams
+10 Extended
Team
JV Chamartin Ecosistema Abierto
ATC
Renovation Team
Tier 1 Stakeholders Tier 2 Stakeholders
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A Digital Ecosystem
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The Human Factor / Building through Stakeholder Network?
MEP Engineering
Topography provider
Transportation consultant
Ámsterdam
Madrid
Barcelona
A Digital Ecosystem
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The Information Challenge
Models from +40 ongoing projects through ATC (Coordination Technical Assistance)
Existing project from the previous phase
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Project Requirements
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A Digital Ecosystem
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The Information Challenge
Docs
Design Collaboration
Model Coordination
IFC Schema Other softwares
Modelling and Site Scans
Competition Concept Design Schematic Design Detailed Design
1 model +15 model
Information Sources
Information Requirements
Renovation BIM Model Legacy CAD
Internal Use Only
ATC / Model 0 Context Projects Point Clouds
Minor requirements
Ongoing designs As built
Considerable requirements
+60 model +100 model*
*Estimated forecast
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A Digital Ecosystem
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Interoperability: The Right Tool for the Right Job at the Right Time
Competition
o Highly design oriented.
o Flexibility and Effectivity is the key.
o Phasing possibilities was critical.
Concept Design
o Collaboration with larger teams.
o Extensive strategy and setup for models and documentation required.
o High-level Simulation 4D.
Schematic Design
o Multidisciplinary Coordination into next level.
o As built information starts to get more relevant.
o Data management requires.
o Taking advantage of the new AI tools through pyRevit
A Digital Ecosystem
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Connecting CDEs
Coordination Technical Assistance
ATC
Chamartín Ecosistema Abierto
CEA
Projects Info
Delivery
CEA BIM Models
CREA MNN BIM Models
Collaboration
Others BIM Models
A Digital Ecosystem
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Connecting CDEs
Models
CHAMARTÍN
Docs
Comms
Base Info
CEA - DOCSCEA - MOD
Coordination
Issues Meetings
Managing Delivery
Reviews
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A Digital Ecosystem
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Design Collaboration
Opportunities
Visualize the progress of all disciplines in a holistic way
Control publications to avoid misalignments
Combine with Revit collaboration on cloud
Challenge
The Architecture Team manages the design using Revit as the
main software
Decide when you consume other disciplines
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Model Coordination
Challenge
The Engineering Team requires access to BIM Models for
reviewing the design
Opportunities
Allow technical revision for any member
Creating and managing issues
Quick access to information revision for BIM or non-BIM
specialists
Conclusion
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Conclusion
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Key Takeaways
Chamartín is a "living" station.
We are contributing one more layer to its continuous life cycle.
A centralized communication hub
is critical to manage the high volume of stakeholders,
data sources, and parallel projects.
Our 'Open Ecosystem' philosophy
applies not just to the project, but to how we, as an integrated team,
collaboratively approach these challenges regardless of location.
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Alberto Detrell,
Michelle Esterkin,
Christian Robles
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