This is one of the first 3D models I created in the capacity reflecting this blog. It started out as a request from a friend of mine, asking if there was a way to make a variant of the Hamilton Plaza shopping center. (See below for a Google map of the location).
View Hamilton Plaza Shopping Center in a larger map
Briefly, I wondered about the request, thinking it wasn't worth it, but as I remembered horrible suburban shopping center after horrible suburban shopping center, I quickly reconsidered. Thanks to this one request, the path of 3D modelling in an urban planning sense truly opened up and unfolded before me. As a slight aside, I'm thankful for that co-worker because without it, none of this would have started. Though, some might regret it as this blog evolves (don't say I didn't warn you).
3D model of existing conditions:
While you could use the streetview function of the above map, I'm kind enough to provide the 3D sketchup approximation of the existing Hamilton Plaza shopping center.
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| Aerial/Birdseye view of the project and the surrounding area |
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| Overall strip center |
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| Time for your closeup Hamilton Plaza |
