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Design & Analysis Solutions
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City of Sunnyvale, California
MultiGen-Paradigm Inc. developed an urban simulation model that
was used in the redevelopment planning of downtown Sunnyvale, California.
The model, which was created using MultiGen-Paradigm's core tools
MultiGen Creator, a 3D modeler, and Vega, a realtime simulation
environment, enables urban planners, city officials and citizens
to visualize and evaluate new developments before they are approved
for construction. The simulation allows a citizen or planner to
use a mouse or joystick to navigate to any portion of the area -
viewing important elements of the redevelopment plan from any eyepoint.
This level of interactivity enables design review and fosters consensus
building by involving all stakeholders early on in the planning
stages of a project.
MultiGen-Paradigm created the model for the City of Sunnyvale and
Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network. Joint Venture is a non-profit
regional collaborative established to enhance the economic vitality
and quality of life in the Silicon Valley region of Northern California.
Joint Venture brings people together from business, government,
education and the community to identify and to act on regional issues,
including urban planning.
The City of Sunnyvale's model is approximately eight city blocks
in size and consists of the Town & Country shopping center, the
city's historic Murphy Street, a Cal Train Station, the Town Center
Regional Mall, and an area identified for future office, retail
and hotel development. The project also contains several conceptual
models that link these areas together, including a modernized train
station, a new parking garage, bus shelters, landscaping, and pedestrian
plaza and walkway.
"The City of Sunnyvale and Joint Venture commissioned this simulation,
which is a fully interactive, 3D computer model, for public consensus
building," said Jon Zucker, urban simulation product marketing manager,
MultiGen-Paradigm. "The model fulfills this need by communicating
the proposed enhancements to viewers in a real - that is, interactive
visual - way."
Project modelers Bill Preskar and Roy Chan completed the model
in less than two months. Preskar and Chan utilized digital parcel
maps, aerial photographs, site plans and photographs from the city.
In addition, a digital camera was used to capture texture images,
such as building facades, and "paste" these textures to the 3D models.
Chan, also an architect with a master's degree in urban planning,
then added more conceptual elements to the model, such as an animated
fountain, an outdoor car and virtual people producing an attractive
urban scene.
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"Originally, the City wanted to use the 3D simulation
product as a public consensus building tool for the revitalization plans
for downtown. While working with MultiGen-Paradigm on several interactive
meetings, I realized that the product was much more than a mechanism for
displaying these plans," said Katrina Rice, urban planner, City of Sunnyvale,
Calif. "During the virtual walk-through of the site, I was able to make
design changes to the downtown plans-in essence, utilizing the simulation
as a design tool."
Within the urban simulation model, users can choose
from three different navigation methods including a fly mode, a walk mode
and a fixed path mode for unattended viewing.
"The City of Sunnyvale model is an excellent example
of how cities around the country can utilize realtime 3D simulations to
represent future growth scenarios in their communities. Illustrating new
developments in interactive, realtime 3D is a much more effective media
versus traditional methods such as 2D paper maps, site plans and architectural
renderings," said a former Director of the Smart Permit Project, Joint
Venture Silicon Valley. "The modeling and simulation software implemented
by MultiGen-Paradigm on behalf of the City of Sunnyvale is proof that
this technology is well-positioned to revolutionize city planning."
Sunnyvale, Calif., located just north of San Jose in
the San Francisco Bay Area, is a diverse community with a residential
population of approximately 131,000. Sunnyvale is an attractive environment
in which to work and live due to its location, public safety, and capital
environment. Sunnyvale utilizes a unique 10-year operating and capital
budget, and a 20-year financial plan that creates tremendous stability
in city service delivery. Sunnyvale, home to many high-tech firms, has
one of the lowest crime rates for a city of its size, and was recently
named the fifth safest city in the United States by Money magazine.
Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network is a non-profit
regional collaborative established to enhance the economic vitality and
quality of life in Silicon Valley. Joint Venture brings people together
from business, government, education, and the community to identify and
act on regional issues affecting the Valley. The group defines Silicon
Valley as all of Santa Clara County, plus parts of San Mateo, Alameda
and Santa Cruz County. Joint Venture's Smart Permit project seeks to transform
the community development process through the use of Internet technology
and emerging software. The driving force behind the project is a public-private
collaboration between representatives from corporations, city agencies,
technology companies, and the architectural and construction industries.
Smart Permit leverages emerging Internet technologies and the public-private
partnership to develop a Silicon Valley-wide approach to community development
applications, drawing submittals, permit tracking, issuance of permits,
and geographic information systems (GIS).
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