Urban analysis · Closed beta
UrbanQ
A masterplan drawing is not a dataset. UrbanQ reads one in Rhino, works out what each layer actually holds by measuring it, and reports block structure, plot grain, street width, enclosure and walking-distance centrality — with every measure stating what it will not claim. Reports open in the browser; nothing is uploaded.
Landscape · In development
LandX
A local-first landscape studio for drawing a site, planting it, and testing the consequences: solar shading from real sun geometry, closed-form cut and fill, coverage and permeability, and per-species irrigation demand. Projects stay on the machine that made them—nothing is uploaded.
Urban configuration
Space syntax and network analysis
Street networks are studied as systems of access, choice, centrality, and potential encounter. The aim is not to reduce a city to one metric, but to use multiple measures as evidence alongside land use, morphology, and observation.
Spatial evidence
GIS for architectural decisions
Site analysis becomes more useful when open data, project geometry, and clear assumptions can be inspected together. X+1 investigates lightweight GIS workflows that support early decisions without hiding the underlying layers.
Design computation
Concept modelling and measurable constraints
Early design tools can connect form-making with explicit quantities such as footprint, floor area, FAR, height, sun, and shadow. The purpose is rapid iteration with visible assumptions—not automated authorship or a replacement for professional verification.
Interoperability
Browser-to-desktop workflows
Web tools become more credible when their data can continue into established professional software. GEOX Bridge experiments with reversible exchange between browser GIS, QGIS, and Rhino while preserving geometry, attributes, and georeferencing.
