Sherborn

Project Overview

Historic Estate. Digital Precision.

Set on over nine acres overlooking Farm Pond in Sherborn, Massachusetts, this remarkable 16-room antique home, circa 1763, embodies New England craftsmanship at its finest.
The property includes a six-room caretaker’s residence, a four-car garage, a four-stall barn with tack and storage areas, multiple paddocks, a workshop, kennel, boat house, and private beach — all documented in full 3D detail by Pointknown.

Our role was to capture, measure, and model every structure across the estate — from the main house and barns to the outbuildings and waterfront — creating an exact digital twin to support restoration, renovation, and long-term planning.

Scope of Work

Deliverables

Complete as-built Revit model of all buildings on site

2D AutoCAD plans, sections, and elevations

3D SketchUp model for concept visualization and design development

High-resolution drone imagery and orthophotos for roof geometry and site grading

360° video coverage of interiors and exteriors for team reference

Data Collected

Over 400 terrestrial and mobile LiDAR scan positions

Drone mapping with ground-control verification for site alignment

Registered point cloud exceeding one billion data points

Project Highlights

Historic Fabric, Digitally Preserved — The 1763 main house and outbuildings were scanned inside and out, capturing original post-and-beam construction, fieldstone foundations, and complex roof geometry.

Comprehensive Site Capture — From paddocks and pathways to the boathouse and shoreline, every element was geospatially aligned to provide designers a complete understanding of the estate.

Design-Ready Accuracy — Architects can now base design, restoration, or planning decisions on verified conditions, saving time and reducing rework.

Contextual Visualization — Drone imagery and 360° coverage give owners, planners, and consultants a true sense of scale and setting.

Technology + Process

Reality Capture Methods:

FARO Terrestrial LiDAR for high-precision interior/exterior scans

GeoSLAM Mobile LiDAR for barns, garages, and circulation spaces

Drone Photogrammetry to capture the site and roof structures

360° Camera Documentation for visual context

Processing Pipeline:

Alignment and cleanup in Autodesk ReCap Pro / CloudCompare

Modeling in Autodesk Revit

Visualization outputs via TwinMotion

The Result

A fully documented, measurable, and visual digital record of a unique country estate — combining 18th-century architecture with 21st-century technology.

With every beam, barn, and shoreline element captured, the design team can now restore, adapt, and maintain this property with confidence and clarity.

About Pointknown

Capturing Existing Conditions. Empowering Design.

Pointknown provides laser scanning, drone mapping, and as-built modeling services for architects, engineers, and property owners throughout New England and beyond.

We transform real-world structures into accurate, usable Revit, CAD, and SketchUp models, allowing design teams to start with a clear, data-driven foundation.