ARCHSPIKE

We aim to bridge the gap between architects and developers by integrating architecture modeling software with real estate data science, thus facilitating the design of buildings that better respond to current and future market demands... We are developing a building design optimization platform for use by architects and real estate developers. Our platform uses real-time market data and predictive analytics to optimize unit mix, building layout and other design features. It allows architects and developers to see how different designs impact the internal rate of return (IRR) of the project. At present, building design and rendering is the exclusive domain of architects, while developers undertake the market analytics. Collaboration between these two groups is often complicated, slow and riddled with inefficiencies. There is typically no attempt to optimize building layout, unit mix or other design features on the basis of market data until after the physical design of the building has..