Hypar

Hypar is a generative design and automation platform where building knowledge becomes reusable, cloud-run workflows.

Overview

Hypar lets AEC teams build, share and run generative design functions in the browser. Rather than drawing every option by hand, you assemble workflows from small building blocks — space planning, massing, structural grids, MEP zoning — that generate hundreds of coordinated options from a set of constraints.

The platform is unusual in that it supports both no-code assembly and full code-based function authoring, so firms can capture their own design logic as reusable IP. Outputs flow into common formats for BIM and documentation, and the cloud runtime means heavy option studies never block a designer workstation.

The practical workflow looks like this: a firm encodes its space standards, adjacency rules and preferred structural spans as functions, then assembles them into a project workflow that anyone on the team can run. A project architect who writes no code can still generate and compare schemes, while a computational designer maintains the underlying logic. Because the functions live in the cloud, the same workflow runs for a five-person studio and a five-hundred-person practice, and outputs stay consistent across offices and project types. Firms typically start with one painful, repetitive task — stacking studies, parking layouts or unit mix testing — and expand from there. Over time the function library becomes institutional memory: design knowledge that survives staff turnover instead of living in one expert’s head.

Design-stage tools in this category live or die by trust: architects adopt them when generated options respect real constraints — codes, structure, cost — and can be defended in client and approval conversations rather than admired as concept art.

Key Features

• Composable generative functions for massing, space planning and systems layout
• Build custom functions in code and reuse them across projects
• Cloud execution of large option studies in parallel
• Constraint solving for zoning, adjacency and area targets
• Export to standard BIM and CAD-friendly formats
• Team libraries that turn firm knowledge into repeatable automation

Pricing

Hypar offers a free tier for exploration and small projects, with paid team and enterprise plans that add collaboration, private function libraries and support.

Who Is It For

Design-technology leads, computational designers and AEC firms that want to codify their design rules once and apply them across every proposal and project.

FAQ

Is Hypar free to use?

Yes — individuals can start free and run small studies; heavier parallel workloads and private team libraries sit on paid plans.

Does Hypar offer an API?

Yes. Hypar is API-first: functions are code, workflows can be triggered programmatically, and outputs integrate with downstream design tools.

How does Hypar compare to alternatives?

Where most generative design tools deliver fixed solvers, Hypar is a building-block platform, trading out-of-the-box simplicity for the ability to encode a firm’s own design intelligence.