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Research: Visualization & Emerging Technologies

Whitehall Road Visualization Project

Funding Agency: RGIS, Centre Region Council of Governments
Project Dates:
Primary Researcher: Leah Wasser

Description

The Land Analysis Lab is assisting the Centre Region COG with visualizing development alternatives in the region. The proposal in this project, was an extension of Blue Course Drive, and also included rezoning of agricultural lands to R4 - high density residential development.

Technology

This project utilized a combination of 3d Nature's Visual Nature Studio 2.0, ArcGIS 8 and FormZ to create photo realistic renderings of potential development scenarios. The images to the left show the Whitehall Road site as it is today, and with 3 potential R4 Development scenarios:

  1. 2 Story Residential development
  2. 3 Story Residential development
  3. Mixed Commercial / Residential Development

Project Highlights

Whitehall Road site as it is today. The drainage swale seen towards the back of the rendering is an important environmental consideration in the development of this site.  Rendering showing 2 story potential development and road extension. 

 Rendering showing potential 3 story development and Blue Course Extension  Rendering showing potential commercial and residential development.

3d Nature's Visual Nature Studio, ArcGIS 8 and FormZ 3.9.5 were used to create the above renderings. Labels were added to the images using Photoshop.

Night time view, looking down Blue Course Drive to the Blue Course Drive Extention.Night time view of a parking area in the proposed R4 development.

Night views are created with soft lighting in VNS.

Click on the image to enlarge - Rendering of the existing site before the road extension  Click On the Image to enlarge - rendering of the blue course extension

In addition to impacting the natural drainage, as seen in this set of renderings, development in this site also will have a strong impact on the aesthetic quality of the site.