Tool & Method
Drone
Survey
A thorough understanding of the territory is the primary condition for meaningful architecture. Today’s aerial survey technologies make it possible to achieve an unprecedented level of precision and completeness.
Digital Terrain Model
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Reading the land before designing
An architectural project begins long before the first sketch. It begins with a careful listening to the site: its reliefs, orientations, air flows, sight lines, constraints and hidden resources. This sensitive reading of the terrain is the invisible foundation of every good piece of architecture.
For too long, this knowledge of the ground has relied on approximate surveys, outdated cadastral plans, or a walk-through that can only ever tell part of the story. The drone changes that: it surveys in a morning what a site visit only partly reveals.
High-resolution orthophoto
Nadir aerial view, centimetric resolution, foundation for topographic and landscape analysis
Our drone surveys generate high-resolution orthophotos, digital terrain models (DTM) and centimetric-precision 3D point clouds within hours. This data forms the precise topographic base from which every project takes shape.
Beyond simple topography, the flyover reveals dynamics invisible from the ground: how neighbouring buildings cast shadow through the day, how water runs off after a storm, the existing vegetation, the real sightlines between sites.
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Technology at the service of the project
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Centimetric precision
Topographic data of centimetric fidelity, eliminating approximations and securing every design decision.
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Speed of execution
A complete survey of several hectares completed in half a day. Usable data delivered within 48 hours of the mission.
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Global vision & context
A reading of the territory as a whole: immediate surroundings, built fabric, vegetation, networks and landscape constraints.
“To know the ground is to respect the place. Designing without accurate survey is building on assumptions.”
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