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Design with what you already have.

AID is the first solution to take a holistic view of design with reuse. Furniture and fittings are registered, managed and designed in one and the same system – connected directly to the BIM model.

See how it fits together

ArchiCAD with the AID Inventory panel open next to the plan, where the furniture is linked to the inventory — The furniture in the model and the furniture in stock are the same – and the system knows it.

The most sustainable piece of furniture in a project is the one you already own.

Furniture and fittings represent great value in a building – often far more than what appears in the accounts. The materials have already been extracted, the production is done and the emissions have been emitted.

Yet they often become invisible when a new project starts. What is not registered is not drawn in – and what is not drawn in gets replaced.

AID makes what you own available, and part of the design.

Three parts. One continuous flow.

From the moment a piece of furniture stands on the floor today, to the moment it has a new place in the next project.

Add on a phone: registering furniture with a photo, recognition and a QR label

Add

Register furniture and fittings where they stand – with your phone, on site. Photo, labelling and condition are captured in seconds, even in large quantities.

Inventory

One shared overview of what exists, where it stands, who owns it and what is available. Every single piece of furniture has its own identity and history.

A floor plan in ArchiCAD where each piece of furniture is labelled with its AID code

Design

The interior architect draws with the actual furniture directly in the BIM model. What is placed in the model is tied to what is in stock.

AID Inventory in the browser, with an overview of product types and the number registered, planned and available — The whole stock in one place: what exists, what is planned for use, and what is available.

The model and the inventory talk to each other.

What makes AID unique is the connection to the BIM model. When a piece of furniture is placed, moved or removed in the model, the system knows. At any time you can see what is planned for use, what has been allocated and what is still available.

No double entry between drawings, lists and spreadsheets.
Rooms and placement follow the model, so everyone knows where each piece of furniture belongs.
Changes are tracked – who, what and when.

Project overview in AID with the share linked to the model, the reuse rate and new purchases — An overview of the project and its rooms, taken straight from the model.

Rooms taken from the model, with the furniture standing in each room — An overview of the project and its rooms, taken straight from the model.

Everyone in the project sees the same thing. All the time.

A reuse project has many parties, and they often work from separate lists. In AID everyone shares the same up-to-date picture – from the first registration until the last piece of furniture is in place.

Client

Sees the values, can document the reuse and stays in control of the assets – also after the project ends.

Interior architect

Designs with what exists, right in the model, and can see at any time what is available.

Furniture dealer

Knows exactly what is to be reused, what needs to be supplemented and what is to be delivered where.

Moving company

Knows which piece of furniture goes from where to which room – labelled, identified and ready.

One shared source. The same numbers, the same placement, the same status.

A long life. Many projects.

Every piece of furniture in AID gets its own identity, which follows it throughout its whole life. Condition, maintenance, placement and ownership are gathered in one place, project after project.

The registration gives a documented basis for sustainability work: what has been reused, where it came from and where it has gone. Furniture becomes a managed resource instead of a one-off cost.

AID in the browser: a list of individual pieces of furniture with their own code, category, price and condition — Every piece of furniture has its own code, condition and history.

Lounge chair, oakID 00019.002

1RegisteredPhotographed and labelled at the existing office.
2AssessedCondition and maintenance noted.
3Designed inPlaced in the BIM model for the new premises.
4In placeMoved to the right room, with its history intact.
5Next projectReady to be designed in again.

Design with what you already have.

AID gives furniture a long life – and the project full control. Want to hear more?