Visual Analysis Services

The power to “see” your project before it’s built is an invaluable tool for a successful design and approval process. FCS can help.

Case Study

619-625 CALIFORNIA DRIVE PROJECT IS/MND

FCS is preparing an IS/MND for a new four-story, 26-unit live/work development with at-grade parking at 619–625 California Drive in Burlingame, California. This infill project implements the Downtown Specific Plan by building new housing within walking distance of the Caltrain Station.

FCS provides a full suite of visual analysis services to support your project through the approval process and design iteration. We combine regulatory expertise with technical capability to walk you through the entire process from cradle to grave. Add our in-house design personnel, and our studio-quality imagery showcases your project’s design intent before breaking ground. This way, your project shines through and is accurately and effectively portrayed to the public and decision makers, helping you save time and money.

Visual Simulations
Shade & Shadow Studies
Visual Impact Analysis
Viewshed Analysis
Design Review Exhibits
Marketing Renderings
Visual Analysis Peer Reviews
Animated Walkthroughs/Flythroughs

The FCS Visual Analysis Services Team

KERRI TUTTLE, MS

Senior Director, Sales/Operations and Environmental Services

YIU KAM

Lead Creative

JASON BRANDMAN

Director/Vice President, Environmental Services

Select Projects

Spotorno Residential Subdivision Project EIR

As part of a comprehensive EIR, FCS developed a set of visual simulations using state-of-the-art 3D modeling, GIS, and photo-editing software to realistically and accurately visualize a new 39-lot residential subdivision in the Happy Valley area of Pleasanton, California.

619-625 California Drive Project IS/MND

LED Billboard Ordinance IS/MND for the City of Tustin

FCS is preparing an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) to evaluate the City of Tustin’s proposed zoning amendments to their citywide Sign Regulations. The IS/MND includes a detailed analysis on key topics for billboard projects, such as aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, hazards and hazardous materials, noise, and transportation.

Del Hombre Apartments Project EIR

FCS provided peer review of technical studies prepared by the project applicant’s consultants to ensure consistency, completeness, and adequacy for the purposes of CEQA. FCS provided visual simulations of the project from key public vantage points for the purposes of assessing potential aesthetic impacts using state-of-the-art 3D modeling, GIS, and photo-editing software.

How we can help

In an ever-changing regulatory and sustainability environment, FCS understands the challenges you face. Our highly qualified environmental specialists, energy management consultants, and technical experts deliver integrated, industry-specific solutions that move your project forward—so that you can focus on what matters.

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