- Software Type
- Web App
- Pricing Paid
- Best for
- Architects | Urban Planners | Developers
- Categories
- Website
- https://www.giraffe.build/
About
Giraffe is a cloud-based architecture and urban-design AI platform that merges mapping, modeling, and analytics in one unified environment. Rather than treating design and data as separate workflows, Giraffe tightly couples them: when you draw massing, assign land uses, or adjust geometry, analytical feedback (area, cost, context metrics) updates in real time. Unlike many architecture AI tools that are image-focused, Giraffe is built for early-stage decision making, helping users explore site feasibility and masterplan iterations faster. It supports generative massing, parametric design logic, real-time scenario analysis, spatial layering (GIS, zoning, transport), and custom calculations, all within a shared, collaborative workspace. You can move seamlessly from a 2D site layout to 3D extrusions, then overlay multiple contextual datasets (e.g., parcel, zoning, terrain). Giraffe is ideal during feasibility and schematic phases for architects and developers who need to balance design intuition with numerical rigor. Common use cases include: testing multiple massing layouts for a site, assessing floor area ratios under zoning constraints, exploring development yield with cost metrics, scenario comparisons (e.g. different zoning variants), and preparing client or stakeholder presentations with both visual forms and performance data.
