LandWorks
A technical and emotional process to reshape the land to benefit a project with minimal cost and disturbances – thinking outside of the building.
Blending engineering functionality with a regenerative design approach, results in signature places that foster livability.
Services include:
• Laser Scanning
• Site Development/Surveys
• Landscape Architecture
• Land Use Planning
• Platting
• Street/Utility Design
• Boundary and Topographic Surveys
• Storm Drainage
• Stormwater Management
• Sediment and Erosion Control
• GIS
Projects:
Pavilion Gateway Stormwater Project, UW-Milwaukee
A zero-discharge stormwater master plan and demonstration project, that will ideally be implemented campus-wide.
A&O provided site development and designed various sustainable park-like nodes and destinations, celebrating the movement of water through wetlands, rain gardens, and lush plantings. Challenges included creating five distinct gardens along the water course to enhance the pedestrian experience, and to facilitate stormwater management.
Hawks Landing, Madison, WI
A development that includes a semi-private, championship, par 72 course, a clubhouse, pool and tennis courts, 372 single family lots, and condominium sites. A&O provided commercial site survey and civil engineering design services, including the design of roadways, paving, grading, erosion control, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main and storm water management. Project challenges included working with substantial slopes and space constraints.
Town Engineer – Town of Cedarburg and Town of West Bend
Assuring that any growth or development undertaken is according to the unique needs and interest of the community A&O provides civil design, plan review, construction administration, construction inspection, and stormwater management.
Laser Scanning
Benefits of Three Dimensional (3D) Scanning
3D laser scanning is a new technology that captures a large amount of data in a small amount of time. Laser scanning takes the place of field measuring and other conventional methods of surveying. The equipment scans120,000 points per minute. Using this data, a point cloud is created to identify the object being scanned, which could be a building exterior or a building interior with ductwork piping. This 3D data is then used to create a 3D CAD drawing showing the information needed for a building addition or renovation.
One unique benefit of a laser scan is that the user can capture building images from all angles, and the data can be replicated in a variety of ways. The data can be used to create 3D drawings with considerably higher accuracy than the information obtained from field measuring and other methods. The 3D perspective can be used to view rooms and buildings to help solve design issues or conflicts.
Typical beneficial uses for 3D scanning include: stadium structural renovations/additions, large building renovation projects, and large building addition projects. 3D scanning captures full structural construction detail, including steel, concrete, etc., to assist the designer and owner in completing the design in a more timely fashion. Laser Scanning is used frequently on industrial sites with a large amount of process piping in order to track the piping and generate an active, detailed model and drawing of the facility.
There are other non-typical uses such as utility as-builts, electrical substations, aircrafts, ships, rock or gravel quarries, as well as historical buildings projects. It is also used in highway and bridge design for modifying bridges.