Scope
Delta Scan was engaged to assess and digitise the 150 metre smokestacks constructed in 1983 as part of the conversion of the historic desalination facility into a museum. The work supports a broader $20 billion urban development initiative transforming 5.7 million square metres of Jeddah's port city real estate, designed by Heatherwick Studio. This was Delta Scan's inaugural project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Services
The scope combined comprehensive external and internal drone surveys with precision terrestrial LiDAR for CAD and BIM conversion. The ELIOS 3 caged drone enabled inspections of connection points and platforms, while specialist teams traversed more than 300 metres of internal ladder systems to capture point cloud data.
Outcome
Deliverables included 3D digital twins with hybrid AI-assisted defect detection, fully annotated 3D models in Revit format, and facade maps summarising structural condition. The work supports the architectural design team in repurposing the stacks as a centrepiece of the new museum precinct.