CASE STUDY-FARO
SPACE PLANNING EXPERTS CONDUCT SITE
SURVEYS USING THE FARO FOCUS3D
-a professional laser scanning solution to meet TOZ’S
measurement challenges
DEVELOPING A NEW
MARKET FOR
CO-WORKING SPACES
The Focus3D can deliver highly accurate measurements both
indoors and outdoors.
As a result of the trend towards
working outside of traditional
office spaces, a new market of
co-working or shared offices has
seen rapid growth worldwide over
the last two decades. In South
Korea, TOZ is the largest designer
and provider of solutions for co-
working spaces. The company
carefully plans, designs,and
operates collaborative spaces
to optimize the co-working
experience for its customers
THE CHALLENGE OF
CONDUCTING ONSITE
SURVEYS
The Open Study Room at TOZ Study Center.
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An employee conducting a survey using a measuring tape and
laser ruler.
To TOZ, the first step – conducting
preliminary building surveys – is
the most crucial as the process is
necessary to create an accurate
office space blueprint, and to
develop plans for preparing a site.
However, a major challenge was
that TOZ had to survey more
than 100 different buildings each
year. Also, it was very tedious
to measure the interiors of old
buildings, as well as curved and
angular walls. Before deploying
the Focus3D, TOZ had manually
measured working spaces using
laser rulers and measuring
tapes. In addition to the large
amount of time and effort
required, the manual process
frequently recorded inaccurate
measurements. Even though
errors were captured in just one
or two structures out of every
100 buildings measured, TOZ was
keen to improve the accuracy and
efficiency of its measurements.
LIMITATIONS OF
EXISTING HAND TOOLS
AND THE SEARCH FOR A
SOLUTION
While searching for a solution for
these measurement challenges,
Ms. Heo Jihyeon, Leader of
the Architecture Team at TOZ,
recalled an effective 3D laser
scanning technology she saw
while overseas. She shared, “I
came across this technology
while working in England,
and it seemed to be a viable
solution for our challenges.” At
Ms. Heo’s recommendation,
TOZ adopted the technology to
eliminate human errors from its
measurement processes.
TOZ’S TOP CHOICE:
FARO LASER SCANNER
FOCUS3D X 130
The FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D
X 130 is a high-speed scanner
capable of scanning buildings
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