Delve
A generative design product that helps development teams create better, faster, and more sustainable urban designs.
Overview
Delve, a product from Sidewalk Labs (part of Google), uses generative design and machine learning to help real estate developers and urban designers explore millions of design possibilities for a project. By defining objectives and constraints, teams can use Delve to identify high-performing designs that are optimized for factors like density, cost, daylight, walkability, and energy use, dramatically accelerating the master planning process.
✨ Key Features
- Generative Design for Master Planning
- Multi-Objective Optimization
- Financial Viability Analysis
- Daylight and Sun Access Analysis
- Walkability and Open Space Assessment
- Energy and Carbon Modeling
- Collaborative Scenario Comparison
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Advanced multi-objective optimization powered by Google's machine learning expertise.
- Focus on large-scale, complex urban districts rather than single parcels.
- Integrated financial and quality-of-life metrics in the generative process.
Unique Value: Enables development teams to discover superior master plan designs that would be impossible to find through traditional methods, leading to projects with better financial outcomes and higher quality of life.
🎯 Use Cases (5)
✅ Best For
- Rapidly generating and evaluating thousands of master plan options for a multi-block urban redevelopment project.
- Optimizing a design to simultaneously maximize financial return and minimize carbon footprint.
- Finding high-performing designs that meet complex zoning and site constraints.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Individual building design
- Detailed construction documentation
- Public transit planning
🏆 Alternatives
Leverages more sophisticated, large-scale generative design and optimization algorithms than competitors, allowing it to tackle more complex, multi-faceted urban challenges.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (Project-based tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: NA
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