Clock Tower Laser Scanning Project at the University of the District of Columbia

TrueScan provided 3D laser scanning services for the University of the District of Columbia’s new student center and clock tower project in Washington, D.C.

The clock tower was designed as a signature feature of the new student center. TrueScan documented the existing open steel structure so the project team could work from precise field conditions during fabrication and installation planning.

Project Facts

Location: Washington, D.C.

Property Type: University student center / clock tower

Services:

• 3D laser scanning
• Existing-conditions documentation

Size / Scope: Open steel structure of the new clock tower

Areas Documented:

• Clock tower steel framing
• Structural geometry
• Existing field conditions

Deliverables:

• Detailed scan data
• Existing-conditions information for fabrication coordination

The Challenge

The project team needed exact field information for the clock tower’s open steel structure before cladding and glazing systems were fabricated.

Because those systems had to interface with the as-built steel, accurate documentation of the structure was critical to the pre-fabrication process.

TrueScan’s Approach

TrueScan laser scanned the existing steel structure of the clock tower to capture its current geometry and physical conditions.

The resulting data gave the project team a detailed digital reference of the structure for use during cladding and glazing coordination.

The Result

The scan data supported the pre-fabrication of the clock tower’s cladding and glazing systems by giving the project team accurate field information to work from.