1. A system for populating a design space for an engineering, design, and construction (EDC) project, comprising: a storage medium storing a plurality of design model objects and detailing model objects; wherein the plurality of design model objects are defined by a designer and represent physical attributes of at least one structural component; wherein the plurality of detailer model objects are defined by a detailer and represent additional physical attributes of the at least one structural component; a processor communicatively coupled to the storage medium; and executable code configured to: correlate the detailing model objects with the design model objects using one or more physical attributes of the at least one structural component; present a correlation of detailing model design modeling objects to the designer; and populate the design space based on an automation decision of the designer.