Our perspective spans the realm of architecture, planning and programming. We are one of the leading architects / technologists using Building Information Modeling (BIM) and creating custom solutions specific to the industry. Seventeen years ago not many firms pushed the limits of BIM on architectural projects. We did because we believe technology in our architectural projects support processes that dramatically improve efficiency.

And so our R&D team works alongside our architectural practice and we continue to amalgamate research and development. Our most recent projects with the Deparment of Homeland Security and US Coast Guard have surpassed client expectations, by continuing to utilize evolving processes. Our 2005 Sector Planning System streamlined the design process of thirty eight sector Command Centers to four months. An unprecedented task, considering it took ten months to complete just one Sector Command in the past. For other US Coast Guard projects, ONUMA was responsible for the vision and managing a team to build the Seattle USCG facility 3D model, SQL database driven web site, and the creation of the Force Protection Tools API.

In 2004, with the US Coast Guard being one of the leading government agencies to incorporate BIM, ONUMA helped the Coast Guard set precedents on streamlining the architectural process. By incorporating technology with architecture, we have had the ability to complete projects at unprecedented levels of quality and integration.

The Onuma System has garnered a spot to showcase the firm’s capabilities and tools to GSA. Along with four other companies: Autodesk Architectural Desktop, Autodesk Revit, Bentley and Graphisoft, Onuma System is the only architectural firm that is part of the process in helping GSA define their BIM Guide. ONUMA realized this as we created architectural environments for both the real world and the virtual world, digital environments that are rich in information. Our passion has been and continues to define the future of where architecture and planning will go.

Onuma & Associates was established twenty one years ago and ONUMA became incorporated in 2005.

Awards

2009 Buildy Award

The Buildy Awards recognize individuals and organizations who have stepped up to the challenge of integrating systems into the entire scheme of connectivity. The ONUMA System's cloud computing, collaborative planning/design tool, and it's powerful data organization and visualization intuitive interface, garnered this award during the June Connectivity Week conference in Santa Clara, CA. The conference's 900 participants voted to honor the Onuma cloud tool for capabilities to “land” intelligent models on Google Earth, generate detailed energy analysis, create comprehensive cost reports, show buildings and energy grids being built over time and it's ability to enable meaningful data management processes.

2008 AIA TAP Award

BIMStorm LAX | A 24 hour charette from 31 JAN to 1 FEB 2008 involving 133 participants from around the world who submitted 420 projects in the first ever cloud charette. This process validated the significance of real-time, massive collaboration, supported by BIM and open standards.

2007 AIA TAP Award

US Coast Guard Web Enabled BIM Projects | This Integrated decision making process defined in the USCG Shore Facilities Capital Asset Management (SFCAM) Road Map Project was segued into the SCC web tools project, which allowed real-time facility management to directly support quickly changing USCG missions. One clear benefit was the ability to use new design processes and technologies to design 35 SCC in six months, instead of the typical 350 month period using previous methods.

2007 AIA TAP Award

Integrating BIM and Geospatial Data | GSA was one of the participants to set the requirements for this OGC Open Web Service(OWS 4) project. With Onuma System web-enabled and having GSA standards embedded, the primary tenet for ONUMA’s involvement with the OGC project was a perfect fit. This five-month innovation, validated the ability to connect intelligent buildings with intelligent maps, allowed decisive, real-time emergency response by experts located in different facilities. The improved processes proved that advanced technologies can work in complex emergency responses. The live OGC demonstration was an unprecedented feat to use open data standards to connect geospatial and building information with web-enabled applications.

2007 FIATECH CETI Award

BIMStorm Rotterdam | A three day charette that brought a Dutch team to the lead, demonstrating fast paced design planning, garnering Honorable Mention in the "Scenario Based Planning" category. This first BIMStorm was the impetus for BIMStorm LAX.

2006 FIATECH CETI Award

The ONUMA System was honored with a CETI Award on April 10, 2007. Onuma System was used in the Sector Command Planning System for the US Coast Guard. The CETI Award recognizes technological innovations that align with the Fiatech Road Map. The Onuma System was used on various US Coast Guard projects in alignment with the Shore Facilities Capital Asset Management Road Map.

2002 American Institute of Architects Award for the ONUMA Object Genome Project™

This Object Genome project was a 1994 process submitted to demonstrate how complex data sets can be resolved in any architectural project. The process was to promote visual representation to assist on improvements in design, construction and building management. Just as the Human Genome Project accelerated medical developments that benefit humanity, the Object Genome was an ongoing means of assisting architectural advancements. For example, the supply chain management influences a building project from the earliest design phase through construction and the entire operational life of a building by maximizing the use of material resources, and contributing to a more sustainable world. Object Genome is a system that allows knowledge capture, automation of manual processes, systematic creation of visual representations, rule-based design and provides other benefits to aid the solution of complex problems that require the manipulation of physical objects. By eliminating the need to manually create shop drawings, allow real-time collaboration and minimize errors stemming from poor data management, thousands of man hours are reduced when the Object Genome system is applied.