Creating green neighbourhoods with space for water
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Integrating nature-based solutions and flood protection into new neighbourhoods is essential for creating climate-resilient, sustainable, and liveable communities.
Discover how detailed elevation data and interactive surface water analyses in Scalgo Live can help design neighbourhoods with space for water and biodiversity.
Topography is the essence of landscape design
Every successful urban development project begins with a deep understanding of the terrain. Honouring the natural landscape can create possibilities for sustainable and cost-effective development. By leveraging detailed elevation data and contour lines in Scalgo Live, planners and designers can make informed decisions from the start—laying the groundwork for resilient and well-integrated urban landscapes.
“Because we need to get a sense of the place and terrain, we start in Scalgo Live.”
Thomas Hjorth Vesterbæk, Schønherr
Detailed elevation data in Scalgo Live with contour lines in many different intervals is an excellent starting point for exploring the landscape in detail.
Nice, there's a pond in my area!
Designing neighborhoods with surface water in mind enhances well-being and livability. However, green spaces and ponds not only improve our daily lives, they also serve as nature-based solutions that create natural flood buffers, enhance water quality, and support biodiversity. Successful landscape designs can integrate surface water in a way that maximises local benefits.
With Scalgo Live, surface water becomes a part of the considerations from the start of a project, making it easier to incorporate nature-based solutions and create landscapes that work in harmony with water.
"Surface water has always been an important parameter in every landscape architect's work."
Ilias Ben Chaabane, Vandkunsten
Use the analyses to explore initial surface water conditions and quickly move to experimenting with various landscape designs using the terrain editing tools.
From early planning to final validation
From preliminary assessments to comprehensive landscape designs, planning green neighborhoods involves numerous steps and challenges. Scalgo Live streamlines the integrated design process by enabling seamless data exchange. Download initial data—such as contour lines—for use in other design software and re-upload final designs into Scalgo Live to simulate and validate surface water flows and movements in the area.
"Scalgo Live revealed a big, natural depression in this area. Because of this, it was decided to exploit the natural flow patterns and construct detention basins there."
Christian Bjoljahn, EnviDan
Data from Scalgo Live can be integrated with CAD and GIS software to ensure a streamlined planning and design process.
Video: Greenfield development
Watch this video for an introduction to experimenting with stormwater solutions. The video is part of the "Design terrain-based solutions" webinar held by our specialists.
Want to know more?
Check out these inspiring stories:
1) Landscape design with surface water in mind
2) Early surface water planning makes it easier to create sustainable drainage systems
3) See how Vandkunsten Architects design nature-based stormwater solutions
Try Scalgo Live in your next project!
You can get a free trial or book a meeting to learn more about landscape design in Scalgo Live.
