Hart Howerton commissioned a model built in phases that accurately represented the complexity between topography and structure. With multiple residential architecture, engineering, and landscape design firms included in the Yuerba Buena Island Project, it was crucial to show how each phase integrated into a seamless architectural vision.
Felton Library Discovery Park features a section focused on local watershed activity to educate its audience on the importance of water in the Santa Cruz Area. The landscape architect specified that a 3D map be built that visualized how water flows throughout the community. Participants would engage with the San Lorenzo 3D Watershed Map by pouring water directly onto its surface, then watch as the water flows towards the ocean. The landscape architect’s design also specified that this interactive map be displayed outside, uncovered, and in direct sun so the material needed to be resilient.
The Eagle Valley Land Trust wanted to honor a long time member of their efforts by creating a new award called the Steinberg Conservation Leadership Award. This 3d relief award needed to incorporate GIS data, high resolution imagery, and parcel outlines that the Land Trust has so far conserved in their efforts. The final product was meant to be displayed on a desk or mount to a wall.
James Madison University approached LGM to develop a historically accurate representation of the famous Montpelier James Madison Estate. This model was meant to replicate the historic preservation and restoration processes that the main home and outlying buildings had been going through. Details like shingle, brick, and cladding were to be represented at scale.
Aqua Strategies came to LGM for a Water Planning model of Millers Creek Reservoir. The main goal was to assist in client communication, so the map needed to be colorized. There is an existing dam structure on site that needed to be considered for any future planning, so accuracy was important.