CASE

CASE was a Building Information Modeling (BIM) consultancy and design technology company working across architecture, engineering, construction and commercial real estate. Founded in New York in 2008 by David Fano, Federico Negro and Steve Sanderson, it combined architectural expertise, software engineering and computational modeling to help organizations improve how buildings were designed, delivered and operated.

The consultancy worked with architects, engineers, contractors and building owners on both organizational technology strategy and individual building projects. Its advisory work covered technology roadmaps, infrastructure strategy, delivery processes and business performance. Implementation services included BIM standards, content strategy, training and curriculum development, supporting the adoption of digital tools within project teams.

Building technology in practice

CASE’s project work included model authoring, BIM execution planning, coordination, geometry rationalization, reality capture and building data validation. It also developed custom desktop applications, cloud and web applications, and tools for exchanging information between design platforms. These capabilities connected software development with the practical demands of complex building geometry, construction coordination and asset information.

Its architectural collaborations included roof geometry rationalization and BIM support for London’s Commonwealth Institute with Allies and Morrison, and computational surface modeling for the Louisiana State Museum and Sports Hall of Fame with Trahan Architects and Advanced Architectural Stone. Work with Ennead Architects included BIM modeling and coordination for Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall and master plan BIM standards for NYU Langone Medical Center.

Integration into WeWork

WeWork acquired CASE in June 2015, with the transaction publicly announced that August. CASE’s 63 employees were integrated into WeWork’s internal digital, architecture and technology teams. The consultancy stopped accepting external clients, completed its outstanding third-party contracts by December 2015 and ceased operating as an independent commercial enterprise. Its separate legal operating entity was subsequently dissolved.