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3D Laser Scanning for Architects & Designers | Australia
Renovation and adaptive reuse projects fail when the starting drawings are wrong. Ceiling heights, structural offsets, and services routes discovered on site blow budgets and programmes. Terrestrial LiDAR captures the building as it exists, so your design team works from measured geometry instead of assumptions.
We scan heritage Queenslanders, commercial offices, retail fitouts, and education facilities across Brisbane and interstate. Deliverables range from registered point clouds for your modeller through to full Revit models with floor plans, sections, and reflected ceiling plans.
Challenges
- No reliable record of existing structure, services, or facade geometry
- Heritage constraints requiring non-contact documentation
- Short design windows before construction starts
- Multiple stakeholders needing different formats (RCP, DWG, Revit)
- Coordination between new work and retained fabric
How we serve this sector
- Full-building terrestrial scans with survey control tied to site datums
- 2D documentation: floor plans, sections, elevations, RCPs
- Revit models at LOD 200 or LOD 300 with naming to your BEP
- Heritage-grade colour point clouds for conservation reports
- Facade and roof geometry for envelope and access design
Typical projects
Heritage Queenslander adaptive reuse
Office floor plate reinstatement before new tenancy
Retail flagship store existing conditions capture
University lecture theatre upgrade documentation
Mixed-use podium link bridge coordination
FAQs: Architecture & Design
What LOD should architects specify for scan-to-BIM?+
LOD 200 is typical for feasibility and concept design: approximate sizes and locations of major elements. LOD 300 suits construction documentation and coordination, with measurable geometry for walls, slabs, and primary services. We scope LOD in the quote so your modeller knows what to expect in the Revit file.
How do you handle occupied buildings during scanning?+
Terrestrial scanners are quiet and safe around occupants. We can scan after hours in active offices or stage by floor to minimise disruption. Scan positions are planned to maintain line-of-sight while keeping setup time low.