optio Design Automate

From site constraints to a buildable BIM model, automatically.

optio matches architect-designed residential units to your site, height limit, and unit mix, then hands you back a real 3D model. Try the generator below.

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Massing render of a residential building generated by optio

How it works

Empty lot to delivery package in five steps

Site plot selected on a map
1

Define your site

Add your plot and its zoning limits: height, TAKS, and FAR. optio uses these as constraints for everything that follows.

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2

Choose a design system

Pick a residential unit system from a partner architect: a parametrized kit of floor plans that adapts to your site.

Program input form
Unit mix breakdown by flat type Cost summary panel
3

Define the program

Set your target unit mix, from studios to 5-bedroom flats, plus commercial and other allocations.

Generated plans and 3D model views
4

Review the model

optio stacks compatible units within your height and FAR limits, then generates a 3D model and 2D drawings to review immediately.

Downloadable CAD, BIM, and quantity files
5

Download the deliverables

Export the BIM model, CAD drawings, and quantity take-off for your team or contractor.

Try it yourself: steps 1, 3, and 4 are live below, running on a real residential dataset.

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For architects

You design, we parametrize.

Contribute your own residential unit designs to the optio ecosystem. We take your design, encode it against the platform's rule set, and optimize it for each user's criteria, so you design for a platform instead of a single client, and share in the revenue it generates.

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For manufacturers

Get your products into every design optio builds.

Make your building products available inside optio-optimized designs. Users see your product where it fits the technical requirements of the model, with full spec information attached.

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