SiteSolve
SiteSolve is a generative early-stage design service from VU.CITY that produces many 3D massing options against planning and technical criteria so developers, architects, and public-sector teams can compare feasibility, density, and carbon signals across sites faster than manual iteration.
SiteSolve sits beside the VU.CITY urban digital twin: you define a site and criteria, and the system proposes large numbers of massing configurations to shortlist schemes before detailed BIM work (SiteSolve product pages, 2026). The workflow is pitched at reducing repetitive feasibility loops by giving quick feedback on constraints such as height, density, protected views, and planning layers, then letting you refine toward the metrics you care about.
Outputs are described as including indicators such as gross external area, unit counts, and embodied carbon estimates, so teams can compare options on both commercial and sustainability grounds. The same materials stress pairing generated massing with VU.CITY context to review proposals in their city setting and share visuals with clients or investors.
Reference customers include city-scale programmes: Transport for London is quoted describing SiteSolve support on a pilot that screened many potential development sites in London, aiming for fast, cost-controlled insight across a portfolio rather than one-off studies.
The tool is positioned for developers doing portfolio capacity work, architects in competitions or speculative studies, planners and local authorities scenario-testing policy, and anyone who needs many option studies without hand-modeling each variant.
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Pros and cons
Pros
- Targets the slow part of early-stage work: generating and ranking many massing paths.
- Connects to VU.CITY for city-accurate context where those models are licensed.
- Speaks the language of planners and investors through quantified outputs.
- Public case material includes large infrastructure and city agency use.
Cons
- Best value assumes access to VU.CITY data in your city; coverage varies by region.
- List pricing is not published; expect demos and negotiated contracts.
- It complements rather than replaces detailed BIM production in Revit or similar.
Key features
Generative massing: Explores large option sets against site inputs instead of stopping at a single manual concept.
Planning-aware inputs: Uses height, density, protected views, and planning data layers to steer feasible directions.
Performance readouts: Surfaces metrics such as GEA, unit counts, and embodied carbon estimates for side-by-side comparison.
VU.CITY context: Optional review of chosen massing inside the VU.CITY 3D city model for stakeholder communication.
Multi-site screening: Supports comparing many locations when you run portfolio or policy-scale programmes.
Pricing
Trial or demo
trial
Free
Vendor advertises trials; confirm eligibility on vu.city.
Commercial license
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No public price list; request a quote for city or enterprise use.
Frequently asked questions
What does SiteSolve do?
It generates many 3D massing options for a defined site and criteria, then helps you compare them on planning fit and technical indicators before you invest in full design development.
Is SiteSolve the same as VU.CITY?
SiteSolve is the generative design offering; VU.CITY is the wider 3D city platform. Marketing describes using them together to place massing in accurate urban context.
Can SiteSolve estimate carbon?
Product copy references embodied carbon estimates among comparison outputs. Confirm methodology and scope with VU.CITY for your subscription.
Who is SiteSolve for?
Materials address private developers, architects, planners, and local authorities who need fast optioneering across single sites or larger portfolios.
Is there a free trial?
VU.CITY promotes trials and demos; exact SiteSolve trial rules change over time, so check the current form on vu.city or sitesolve.vu.city.
Does SiteSolve replace BIM authoring?
No. It focuses on early massing and feasibility. Detailed models still belong in your BIM authoring tools downstream.