Logistics visualization · physical site model

A truck-lot plan made tangible at tabletop scale.

A miniature 3D-printed map turned the DSM Transport lot plan into a physical planning and sales tool with roads, parking rows, office access, service zones and vehicle scale in one view.

Overhead view of a tabletop truck-lot model with parking rows, roads, service buildings and small vehicles.
Assembled physical model Parking, circulation, front-office and service areas brought into one spatial overview.
2018
Model development
Digital
Site geometry
Printed
Multicolor components
Physical
Tabletop overview

One model for the full operating arrangement.

Repeated parking elements, road access, small buildings and service zones were developed digitally, produced as physical components and assembled into a labeled site overview.

Digital massing view of a truck lot with repeated parking elements and yard circulation.
Digital study. Lot geometry and repeated parking elements.
Small colored site-model components positioned over a paper plan.
Assembly. Printed components positioned over the lot plan.
Miniature 3D-printed DSM Transport truck-lot map showing parking rows, office and service areas.
Presentation. Early physical site model used to explain parking, circulation and services.

See the lot as one connected operating system.

The physical overview makes repeated spaces and relationships easier to compare than a long written description.

Parking

Truck-space rows

Repeated stalls and their relationship to circulation.

Arrival

Road + office access

Entry sequence, visitor parking and the front-office zone.

Services

Wash + support areas

Operating areas placed in relation to the rest of the yard.

Presentation

Vehicle scale + labels

Small vehicles and labels give the plan an immediate point of reference.

Need a site plan people can understand around one table?

A physical model can connect buildings, access, circulation and scale in one shared view.