# How to Create a Realistic Cyberpunk-Style Apartment Complex with Claude Opus 5.5 and Blender MCP

Digest AI · Agents & Tools · published 2026-10-29T03:56:00Z

Canonical: https://digestai.news/story/how-to-create-a-realistic-cyberpunk-style-apartment-complex-with-claud

## Summary

The project cost roughly **$610** in API fees, though the **Max 5x plan** kept usage under **20–30%** of its weekly limit. The design mimics real-world structures like Hong Kong’s **Kowloon Walled City**, blending decayed architecture with cyberpunk aesthetics for use in photography and gaming.

The process involved **Claude Code** automating Blender tasks via **Claude Opus 5.5** and **Claude Sonnet 5.5**, with Ashizawa refining intermediate results by checking for realism, physical inconsistencies, and AI errors. Key techniques included **wet ground/puddles** (using roughness and noise patterns), **wall dirt/rust** (layered via Blender nodes), **textured extensions** (reducing artificial red/blue boxes), and **lighting** (formula-based sky and glowing panels). The final render used **Blender Cycles** for photorealism, with textures generated via material formulas rather than image generation.

## Key points

- Used **Claude Code** to automate Blender tasks, refining realism via wet surfaces, rust, varied textures, and lighting formulas
- Project mimics real-world structures like Kowloon Walled City, targeting photography and gaming applications

## Why it matters

Demonstrates how **Claude Opus 5.5** and **Blender MCP** can collaborate to generate complex, photorealistic 3D environments—useful for game devs, architects, and visual artists seeking AI-assisted workflows.

## Sources

1. [How to Create a Realistic Cyberpunk-Style Apartment Complex with Claude Opus 5.5 and Blender MCP](https://note.com/ashizawakamome/n/n86313ad45f62?hl=en) (note.com, 2026-10-29)

Part of the developing story: [Claude Opus 5.5 Max Game Development Saga](https://digestai.news/thread/simon-willison-prompts-claude-opus-5-5-max-to-build-a-three-js-web-game) (3 stories)

## Cite

Digest AI, "How to Create a Realistic Cyberpunk-Style Apartment Complex with Claude Opus 5.5 and Blender MCP", 29 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/how-to-create-a-realistic-cyberpunk-style-apartment-complex-with-claud

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