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Urban planners and architects looking for an AI-driven tool to enhance early-stage city planning and volume studies
About Hektar
Hektar is a cloud-based generative design software tailored for early-stage urban planning, pre-design, and schematic design. Developed by Parametric, it assists architects and urban planners in creating better projects by handling the inherent complexity of critical design phases. The platform utilizes evolutionary algorithms and artificial generative intelligence to produce feasible concepts and well-grounded estimates, methodically refining user inputs from rough frameworks to nuanced details. Hektar's toolset offers geometrical and geographical awareness, allowing users to define crucial aspects such as site access points, non-buildable zones, and user-defined streets. Additionally, it provides numerical inputs for further control over project parameters, including building depth, greenery, and parking. The software processes complex information, such as light and sun, from the beginning of the geometry pipeline, generating proposals.
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€179 per month
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Parametric
Sweden
www.parametric.se/product/hektar
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