City of Maribyrnong : Model of Central Footscray activity centre and development proposals.

Termed a "skyline" study, the Laboratory has been able to procedurally build the digital model from Council's GIS data bases; this was used in a series of workshop viewings to test a number of height and bulk scenarios, and to test several planning applications.

The Model is now being further developed to test a number of scenarios for the Transit Cities project. It is simple and cost effective to test a range of built form options on any site, and to be able to move around them in "real time" and experience a close to full scale effect within our Virtual Reality Centre theatre.

What the clients say…
"The Urban Futures Laboratory has enabled Maribyrnong City Council to get so much more from our existing GIS. The Footscray Model, which has been procedurally generated from our GIS, enables Council and other stakeholders to visualize, and discuss in an informed manner, the possible futures for Footscray specifically and the City of Maribyrnong generally. The model has proved to be a valuable tool in understanding and assessing major development proposals and in developing built form policy. Council and proponents have been able to 'place' proposals within the virtual Footscray and visualize in three dimensions the city's future."

Maribyrnong City Council October 2003.

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