Peoria Players Theatre needed to expand its restroom capacity to meet growing audience demands. Before architects could finalize designs for the addition, the project team needed a clear visual representation of how the new facility would integrate with the existing building.
TWG deployed the Leica RTC360 to capture comprehensive scan data of Peoria Players Theatre’s interior and exterior. From that scan data, TWG produced a Revit model of the existing building and the proposed restroom addition within the same environment. Finally, TWG created a Twinmotion rendering of both the existing structure and the new addition— delivering photorealistic visualizations that gave stakeholders and decision-makers a clear vision of the finished project before design approval.
Project Details
- Client: Peoria Players Theatre
- Project Location: Peoria, IL
- Project Type: 3D Laser Scanning, Revit Modeling, Rendering Visualization
- Deliverables: Revit Model (Existing Building + Addition), Twinmotion Renderings
- Tools: Leica RTC360, Autodesk Revit, Twinmotion
The Challenge: Visualizing An Addition Before Design Approval
Theatre renovation projects demand clear communication between designers and decision-makers. When Peoria Players Theatre planned to add new restroom facilities, the design team faced a critical challenge: how could stakeholders and leadership evaluate the addition’s impact on the existing building before committing to design approval?
Traditional 2D drawings often fail to convey spatial relationships and visual impact to non-technical stakeholders. Moreover, renderings created from incomplete design data risk miscommunication and costly changes during construction planning.
Peoria Players Theatre needed a photorealistic visualization of both the existing building and the proposed addition that stakeholders could understand immediately and evaluate confidently.
Our Solution: Laser Scanning To Photorealistic Renderings
TWG deployed the Leica RTC360 throughout Peoria Players Theatre — capturing high-density point cloud data of the interior and exterior in a single coordinated scan. The scanner documented every surface and spatial relationship with precision. Walls, openings, and the building envelope were all captured in three dimensions without disruption to theatre operations.
From that point cloud data, TWG’s team built a Revit model of the existing building. The model captured the theatre’s actual geometry accurately.
Next, TWG modeled the proposed restroom addition within the same Revit environment. By placing the new design within the scanned building model, architects could evaluate spatial relationships and design coordination. In addition, this approach allowed designers to assess how the addition would integrate with the existing structure.
Finally, TWG rendered both the existing theatre and the restroom addition in Twinmotion. These photorealistic renderings showed stakeholders exactly how the completed project would look from multiple viewpoints. As a result, theatre leadership could evaluate the addition’s visual impact and spatial integration without requiring technical expertise to interpret architectural drawings.
Deliverables
- Revit model of Peoria Players Theatre building — interior and exterior
- Revit model of proposed restroom addition coordinated within existing building model
- Multiple Twinmotion renderings of existing building + addition from key viewpoints
The Result: Confident Design Approval And Stakeholder Engagement
The Revit model gave the design team a precise digital representation of the building. Consequently, architects could evaluate spatial relationships and ensure the addition coordinated properly with the existing structure.
The Twinmotion renderings transformed the approval process. Theatre leadership could see the restroom addition integrated into the existing building in photorealistic detail from multiple angles. Moreover, stakeholders could evaluate the design’s visual impact and spatial integration without requiring architectural expertise to interpret 2D drawings.
By starting from laser scan data captured directly from the building, rather than relying on field measurements, the team eliminated guesswork in the addition design. The renderings provided the clarity stakeholders needed to approve the design confidently before moving to construction documentation.
This project demonstrates how 3D laser scanning combined with Revit modeling and photorealistic rendering delivers effective design visualization for renovation and addition projects — giving stakeholders the confidence to move forward with design approval.
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