Site Context Overview — A desktop 3D GIS scene placing Birsig Hanghaus into the Basel-Landschaft hillside with terrain contours, parcel references, road access, terraces, elevation bands, and neighborhood context.

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Architectural Site Intelligence

Anchor — Birsig Hanghaus

3D GIS design app for a Basel hillside residence with terrain, parcels, access, vegetation, views, and site interpretation.

Year

2026

Duration

3 months

Location

Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland

Surfaces

Stack

Architecture

GCPPostGIS

Mapping

Mapbox GL JSMapLibredeck.glCesiumJSThree.jsOpenStreetMapSwiss cadastral dataElevation and terrain tiles

Code

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptSwiftUIWebGLNode.jsPython geospatial processingResponsive PWA patterns

OpenAI Responses APIGeminiSite analysis agentsZoning and planning summary agentsTerrain interpretationView-corridor reasoningClient presentation summaries

Conceptual application work, created with the listed platforms and APIs and tested across the indicated surfaces.

Details

Multi-device GIS and 3D architecture application for web, iPad, and iPhone review workflows

Hillside residence model placed into a realistic Basel-Landschaft terrain scene with contours, parcels, roads, neighboring homes, vegetation, and elevation references

Architectural analysis for stepped levels, roof terrace, garden terraces, retaining walls, arrival route, access sequence, and slope response

GIS layer controls for parcels, roads, landscape, material context, terrain, sun and shadow, design levels, and site model visibility

Mobile and tablet review surfaces designed for site visits, client presentations, field annotation, and quick project walkthroughs

Backend-ready architecture for storing project scenes, model assets, parcel data, annotations, saved views, and planning documents

AI-assisted interpretation for zoning summaries, slope constraints, view corridors, retaining strategies, solar exposure, landscape recommendations, and client-facing design explanations