{"id":102178,"title":"Drafted.ai - Design a Home Instantly Using AI","tagline":"Teaching computers about the built environment.","body":"# Drafted: Design a Home Instantly Using AI\n\nResidential architecture is still one of the most expensive, slow, and inaccessible creative processes in the world.\n\nDesigning a custom home typically costs $10,000–$50,000+, takes months, and requires making major decisions before most people can even visualize the outcome. As a result, the vast majority of homes are built without direct architectural involvement.\n\nWe're building Drafted.ai to change that.\n\nDrafted is developing multimodal generative models for residential architecture and spatial design. Our goal is to teach computers how the built environment works so anyone can imagine, explore, and eventually create physical spaces tailored to them.\n\nToday, users can design homes using simple inputs such as:\n\n* Room lists\n* Square footage targets\n* Footprint shapes\n* Lot boundaries\n* Room placement preferences\n* Spatial relationships and constraints\n\nOur models generate complete floor plans and matching exterior elevations in seconds. Users can explore designs in both 2D and 3D, iterate instantly, furnish interiors, experiment with materials, and export CAD, PDF, and other files for the rest of the pre-construction process.\n\nOne of our newest capabilities allows users to draw any footprint shape and generate a complete home layout inside it.\n\n\\\n\u003chttps://youtu.be/wZJhBm7-OHI\u003e\n\nOver the past month, more than 120,000 people have used Drafted, generating over 325,000 home designs through viral social sharing  and word-of-mouth alone.\n\nWe're a team of 9 consisting of second-time proptech founders, researchers from Stanford, Autodesk, Brown, and Adobe, alongside architects from WeWork, Atmos, and multi-generational architecture families.\n\nSince starting 10 months ago, we've raised $17.5M from YC, Buckley Ventures, Patrick Collison, Bill Clerico, Ben Silbermann, Jack Altman, Samsung NEXT, Starship Ventures, Charlie Songhurst, Evan Moore, Kevin Mahaffey, and others.\n\n# Our Ask:\n\nWe're currently looking for Machine Learning, Infrastructure, Growth, and Full-Stack Engineers.\n\nIf you're building a home, developing property, working in architecture, construction, or AI, we'd love to hear your feedback.\n\n[nick@drafted.ai](mailto:nick@drafted.ai)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=102178\u0026key=user_uploads/308465/147cdcf5-d9c3-45df-8814-f7a72d6596ab)\n\n","slug":"Qa2-drafted-ai-design-a-home-instantly-using-ai","created_at":"2026-05-29T15:18:40.318Z","updated_at":"2026-06-20T18:02:51.672Z","total_vote_count":20,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Qa2-drafted-ai-design-a-home-instantly-using-ai","share_image_url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post\u0026id=102178\u0026key=user_uploads/308465/147cdcf5-d9c3-45df-8814-f7a72d6596ab","company":{"id":31157,"name":"Drafted","slug":"drafted","url":"https://www.drafted.ai/","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/a2c139b868432353a44f9beec890c283ae5570b6.png","batch":"Spring 2026","industry":"Consumer","tags":[],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/31157"}}