diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/World/.gitkeep b/src/AcDream.Core/World/.gitkeep
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diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/World/LandblockLoader.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/World/LandblockLoader.cs
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+using DatReaderWriter;
+using DatReaderWriter.DBObjs;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.World;
+
+public static class LandblockLoader
+{
+    private const uint GfxObjMask = 0x01000000u;
+    private const uint SetupMask  = 0x02000000u;
+    private const uint TypeMask   = 0xFF000000u;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Load a single landblock (heightmap + static objects) from the dats.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <returns>Null if the landblock is missing from the cell dat.</returns>
+    public static LoadedLandblock? Load(DatCollection dats, uint landblockId)
+    {
+        var block = dats.Get<LandBlock>(landblockId);
+        if (block is null)
+            return null;
+
+        var info = dats.Get<LandBlockInfo>((landblockId & 0xFFFF0000u) | 0xFFFEu);
+        var entities = info is null
+            ? Array.Empty<WorldEntity>()
+            : BuildEntitiesFromInfo(info);
+
+        return new LoadedLandblock(landblockId, block, entities);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Pure mapping from a parsed LandBlockInfo to a list of WorldEntity.
+    /// Each Stab and BuildingInfo becomes one entity. Unsupported id types
+    /// (neither GfxObj 0x01xxxxxx nor Setup 0x02xxxxxx) are silently skipped.
+    /// MeshRefs is left empty at this stage — Task 5 populates it.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static IReadOnlyList<WorldEntity> BuildEntitiesFromInfo(LandBlockInfo info)
+    {
+        var result = new List<WorldEntity>(info.Objects.Count + info.Buildings.Count);
+        uint nextId = 1;
+
+        foreach (var stab in info.Objects)
+        {
+            if (!IsSupported(stab.Id))
+                continue;
+            result.Add(new WorldEntity
+            {
+                Id = nextId++,
+                SourceGfxObjOrSetupId = stab.Id,
+                Position = stab.Frame.Origin,
+                Rotation = stab.Frame.Orientation,
+                MeshRefs = Array.Empty<MeshRef>(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        foreach (var building in info.Buildings)
+        {
+            if (!IsSupported(building.ModelId))
+                continue;
+            result.Add(new WorldEntity
+            {
+                Id = nextId++,
+                SourceGfxObjOrSetupId = building.ModelId,
+                Position = building.Frame.Origin,
+                Rotation = building.Frame.Orientation,
+                MeshRefs = Array.Empty<MeshRef>(),
+            });
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private static bool IsSupported(uint id)
+    {
+        var type = id & TypeMask;
+        return type == GfxObjMask || type == SetupMask;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/World/LoadedLandblock.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/World/LoadedLandblock.cs
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+using DatReaderWriter.DBObjs;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.World;
+
+public sealed record LoadedLandblock(
+    uint LandblockId,
+    LandBlock Heightmap,
+    IReadOnlyList<WorldEntity> Entities);
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/World/MeshRef.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/World/MeshRef.cs
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+++ b/src/AcDream.Core/World/MeshRef.cs
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+using System.Numerics;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.World;
+
+public readonly record struct MeshRef(uint GfxObjId, Matrix4x4 PartTransform);
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Core/World/WorldEntity.cs b/src/AcDream.Core/World/WorldEntity.cs
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+using System.Numerics;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.World;
+
+public sealed class WorldEntity
+{
+    public required uint Id { get; init; }
+    public required uint SourceGfxObjOrSetupId { get; init; }
+    public required Vector3 Position { get; init; }
+    public required Quaternion Rotation { get; init; }
+    public required IReadOnlyList<MeshRef> MeshRefs { get; init; }
+}
diff --git a/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/World/LandblockLoaderTests.cs b/tests/AcDream.Core.Tests/World/LandblockLoaderTests.cs
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+using System.Numerics;
+using AcDream.Core.World;
+using DatReaderWriter.DBObjs;
+using DatReaderWriter.Types;
+
+namespace AcDream.Core.Tests.World;
+
+public class LandblockLoaderTests
+{
+    private static LandBlock BuildFlatLandBlock()
+    {
+        var block = new LandBlock
+        {
+            HasObjects = true,
+            Terrain = new TerrainInfo[81],
+            Height = new byte[81],
+        };
+        for (int i = 0; i < 81; i++)
+        {
+            block.Terrain[i] = (ushort)0;
+            block.Height[i] = 0;
+        }
+        return block;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BuildEntitiesFromInfo_StabsAndBuildings_AreMappedToEntities()
+    {
+        var info = new LandBlockInfo
+        {
+            Objects =
+            {
+                new Stab
+                {
+                    Id = 0x01000042u,  // GfxObj id
+                    Frame = new Frame
+                    {
+                        Origin = new Vector3(10, 20, 5),
+                        Orientation = Quaternion.Identity,
+                    },
+                },
+                new Stab
+                {
+                    Id = 0x02000099u,  // Setup id
+                    Frame = new Frame
+                    {
+                        Origin = new Vector3(30, 40, 10),
+                        Orientation = Quaternion.Identity,
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+            Buildings =
+            {
+                new BuildingInfo
+                {
+                    ModelId = 0x020000AAu,  // Setup for a building
+                    Frame = new Frame
+                    {
+                        Origin = new Vector3(50, 60, 0),
+                        Orientation = Quaternion.Identity,
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        };
+
+        var entities = LandblockLoader.BuildEntitiesFromInfo(info);
+
+        Assert.Equal(3, entities.Count);
+        Assert.Contains(entities, e => e.SourceGfxObjOrSetupId == 0x01000042u && e.Position == new Vector3(10, 20, 5));
+        Assert.Contains(entities, e => e.SourceGfxObjOrSetupId == 0x02000099u && e.Position == new Vector3(30, 40, 10));
+        Assert.Contains(entities, e => e.SourceGfxObjOrSetupId == 0x020000AAu && e.Position == new Vector3(50, 60, 0));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BuildEntitiesFromInfo_AssignsMonotonicIds()
+    {
+        var info = new LandBlockInfo
+        {
+            Objects =
+            {
+                new Stab { Id = 0x01000001u, Frame = new Frame() },
+                new Stab { Id = 0x01000002u, Frame = new Frame() },
+                new Stab { Id = 0x01000003u, Frame = new Frame() },
+            },
+        };
+
+        var entities = LandblockLoader.BuildEntitiesFromInfo(info);
+
+        var ids = entities.Select(e => e.Id).OrderBy(i => i).ToArray();
+        Assert.Equal(3, ids.Distinct().Count());  // all unique
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BuildEntitiesFromInfo_UnsupportedIdType_IsSkipped()
+    {
+        // 0x03xxxxxx is neither GfxObj (0x01) nor Setup (0x02).
+        var info = new LandBlockInfo
+        {
+            Objects =
+            {
+                new Stab { Id = 0x01000001u, Frame = new Frame() },
+                new Stab { Id = 0x03000002u, Frame = new Frame() },  // skipped
+                new Stab { Id = 0x02000003u, Frame = new Frame() },
+            },
+        };
+
+        var entities = LandblockLoader.BuildEntitiesFromInfo(info);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, entities.Count);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain(entities, e => e.SourceGfxObjOrSetupId == 0x03000002u);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BuildEntitiesFromInfo_Empty_ReturnsEmpty()
+    {
+        var entities = LandblockLoader.BuildEntitiesFromInfo(new LandBlockInfo());
+        Assert.Empty(entities);
+    }
+}