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title: Getting Started with High Density & Gurban
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November 4, 2025

# Getting Started with High Density & Gurban

## Filter to the necessary presets

![](https://support.testfit.io/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-30-2025-02-08-25-7927-PM.png?width=336&height=617&name=image-png-Oct-30-2025-02-08-25-7927-PM.png)

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### **To start using the High Density/Gurban presets, you'll want to go through the steps below:**

1. Input the address of your site
2. [Define your site](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/getting-started/site-creation?hsLang=en)
3. Select which preset you want to use
4. Define your unit database
5. Edit your unit mix
6. [Define your amenity space(s)](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/higher-density-configurator/amenity-spaces?hsLang=en)
7. [Define your parking](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/parking?hsLang=en)

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### **Definitions**

- **Presets** - intended to save sets of parameters from the building input panel, rather than needing to manually adjust building options individually every time a new site is test-fitted 
    - Within the higher density configurator, you have the following presets: 
          - **Blocks** - Buildings split by max block area
          - **Gurban** - "Garden style urban" - urban units with surface parking
          - **Infill Podium** - Upper level units over lower podium construction on smaller sites
          - **Infill Unparked -** An unparked building to be used on smaller sites
          - **Infill Unparked Single Stair -** An unparked building  with a single stair to be used on smaller sites
          - **Podium** - Upper level units over lower podium construction
          - **Podium** **with Wrapped Units** - 5 stories of building above structured parking wrapping the garage

- - - **Tower** - Same as a podium, but 18 stories
          - **Unparked** - No parking on site
          - **Wrap** - Buildings surrounding structured parking
    - Within the presets, you'll get the layers below as defaults: 
          - **Setbacks -** Allows you to specify the [setbacks](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/setbacks?hsLang=en) of the site
          - **Zoning** - Allows you to define a [Zoning](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/using-zoneomics-information?hsLang=en) Profile
          - **Pro Forma** - Define [costs and revenue](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/proforma?hsLang=en) metrics
          - **Earthwork -** Allows you to specify [cut and fill](https://support.testfit.io/knowledge/cut-and-fill?hsLang=en) information of the site.
          - **Units** - Set unit types and mix, parking ratios, and dynamic unit parameters
          - **Building** - Define building parameters such as levels, floor-to-floor, and other options
          - **Garage** (or *Parking* for Gurban) - Define parking types, location, stall types and sizes, and circulation parameters
          - **Verticals** - Define stair, elevator, firewall, and core parameters
          - **Amenity** - Define type and size of amenity spaces

 

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### Selecting a Preset

To change your building preset at any time, click the Preset Selector, and select the preset you wish to use.  
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NOTE: Changing presets will reset any parameters that have been adjusted.

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