Project Summary
Northala Fields occupies some 18.5 ha in the Northolt area of the London Borough
of Ealing (LBE) and is at the heart, both physically and strategically, of the
larger development of the Northolt and Greenford Countryside Park (an area of
over 100 ha). The site has long been recognised as the central component,
connecting the surrounding areas, facilities and features for the community, and
as such the LBE wished to develop the area using a very creative solution.
The Challenge
In order to achieve the vision for Northala Fields, it was proposed that the
development generate its own funding, through the importation onto site of a
substantial volume of select quality fill (approximately 500,000 cubic metres).
The Solution
The new landform created by this importation would then enable a number of
other development goals for the site to be achieved, including:
• a series of
separate lakes of different depths for fishing and model sail boats
• an
ecological area to the south of the site which will also form part of the
Northolt Golf Club extension
• modifications to Northolt Golf Club
•
improved sporting facilities (hard surface area for basketball, football wall
etc)
• a children’s playground
• seats and picnic tables throughout the
park in key locations
• car parking areas
• a footbridge across Kensington
Road
• a grassed amphitheatre.
Consulting engineering firm Peter Brett
Associates was approached to provide the necessary geo-technical and earthworks
engineering information for the project. It was quickly decided that due to the
size and complexity of the project, 12d Model software would be a definite
advantage as it allows quick and accurate surface modelling, volume calculations
and high quality output of both engineering drawings, as well as 3D public
display images.
The Result
Given the extremely tight deadline for the project, without
the support of 12d Solutions the project would not have been the success that it
has become.
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