REALITY CAPTURE CASE STUDIES

Commercial Portfolio

Office campuses and mixed-use — scanned and modeled.

Office to Lab Conversion

Analyzing Floor Flatness Before Laboratory Conversion

Siteline laser-scanned an office building to support its conversion to laboratory space. Point cloud analysis produced floor elevation heat maps, ADA slope analysis, slab thickness analysis, and floor flatness reports that identified areas requiring correction before lab equipment and utilities were installed.

  • Identified areas requiring floor leveling before construction

  • Provided quantitative floor analysis to support structural and architectural design

  • Improved planning for laboratory equipment, utilities, and ADA compliance

Existing conditions laser scanning
Floor flatness analysis

Technology Campus Modernization

Technology Campus Modernization

A confidential technology client engaged Siteline to support modernizing an existing campus building from early planning through construction. Siteline developed architectural and structural existing conditions models, roof drainage and deflection analysis, above-ceiling documentation, and multi-phase progress scans to verify field conditions.

  • Delivered verified existing conditions for renovation planning

  • Supported roof renovation through detailed drainage and deflection analysis

  • Verified existing and installed conditions throughout demolition and construction

Architectural & structural Revit model
Above-ceiling documentation
Roof drainage & deflection analysis
Multi-phase construction scanning

Large Technology Campus Program

Delivering Existing Conditions Across Large, Secure Campuses

Siteline has supported multiple confidential technology campuses across the Bay Area, documenting more than five million square feet of existing facilities. Working within occupied, secure environments, Siteline developed architectural and structural Revit models that enabled renovation planning across dozens of buildings.

  • Supported renovation planning across multiple campuses

  • Delivered consistent existing conditions models across dozens of buildings

  • Minimized disruption while working within occupied, secure facilities

5+ million square feet documented
Occupied campus scanning
Campus-wide existing conditions modeling
Architect-specific Revit deliverables

2120 Berkeley

Reconciling Design Models with Existing Conditions

Siteline documented a building combining a century-old concrete structure with a modern steel addition. Using laser scan data, Siteline generated floor flatness heat maps, validated the architect's Revit model against surveyed conditions, and produced a detailed change log capturing every modification required to accurately represent the existing building.

  • Verified the architect's model against surveyed field conditions

  • Documented all revisions required to accurately represent the existing building

  • Supported coordination across both historic and modern building systems

Existing conditions Revit model
Design model validation
Floor flatness heat maps
Existing conditions change log

ARC Institute

Preparing an Office Building for Life Science Conversion

Siteline documented an office building being converted into a life science research facility. Existing conditions modeling, above-ceiling investigations, roof structural documentation, and floor flatness analysis gave the design team accurate information to coordinate new building systems and evaluate structural modifications throughout the renovation.

  • Supported coordination of new mechanical and utility systems

  • Documented structural conditions for rooftop equipment planning

  • Identified floor leveling requirements before construction

Above-ceiling investigations
Floor flatness analysis

GNE Building 58

Finding a Five-Foot Height Discrepancy During Schematic Design

During schematic design, Siteline documented the existing warehouse and developed a Revit model for the design team. The survey revealed the building was approximately five feet shorter than the record drawings indicated. Identifying this discrepancy early allowed the architect to revise the design before it progressed, avoiding significant downstream coordination and redesign.

  • Identified a major discrepancy between record drawings and actual field conditions

  • Allowed the design team to correct the model during schematic design

  • Reduced the risk of costly redesign later in the project

Existing conditions laser scanning
Building height verification
Architectural & structural Revit model
Existing utility documentation

SF Office Renovation

Revealing Critical Existing Conditions Before Design

Siteline rapidly documented a 60,000-square-foot office renovation, completing field capture in a single day and delivering a comprehensive architectural, structural, and MEP Revit model on an accelerated schedule. During modeling, Siteline identified significant floor slope and structural variations between two connected buildings, critical information not evident from the available documentation.

  • Delivered a comprehensive existing conditions model on a compressed schedule

  • Identified significant floor slope and structural differences between the two buildings

  • Provided accurate existing conditions to support design and coordination

One-day field capture
Architectural, structural & MEP Revit model

Porter Drive

Capturing Existing Conditions at the Right Time to Reduce Risk

Prior to demolition, the project team engaged Siteline to document the existing building and establish a reliable baseline for design. Siteline laser-scanned the building envelope and structural grid before demolition, then returned afterward to document exposed framing and remaining elements, providing progressively more accurate existing conditions as the project advanced.

  • Captured critical building information before demolition

  • Documented exposed structural framing after demolition

  • Provided progressively refined existing conditions throughout project planning

One-day field capture
Post-demolition documentation
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