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Case Study

Belding Mill

Putnam, CT

Story

Overview

Comprehensive reality capture of a historic textile mill complex in Putnam, Connecticut, supporting an adaptive-reuse study that required accurate documentation of the existing structures, site conditions, and surrounding context.

The Challenge

What This Project Demanded

The Belding Mill complex presented documentation challenges typical of 19th-century industrial buildings — no reliable existing drawings, massive timber and masonry structures with irregular geometries, and a multi-building site that required both interior and aerial capture to understand the full scope of the adaptive-reuse opportunity.

Impact

Why It Mattered

Having accurate existing-conditions documentation allowed the development team and their architects to evaluate the adaptive-reuse potential of each building with real spatial data rather than rough estimates. The combined ground and aerial capture provided the comprehensive site understanding needed to move the project forward with confidence.

Specs
Industry
Architects & Designers
Location
Putnam, CT
Project Type
Adaptive Reuse
Services
Mobile LiDAR Scanning · Aerial LiDAR & Drone Surveys · Architectural Drawings & Existing Conditions

Deliverables

What QRC Delivered

Interior LiDAR scanning of all accessible mill buildings

Aerial drone survey capturing site topography, rooflines, and surrounding context

Registered point cloud covering interiors and site

As-built floor plans and building sections

Orthomosaic site plan with key dimensions

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