AI CONSULTING FOR ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING
Protect Your Fee Margins Across All SIA Phases.
We advise Swiss architecture practices, engineering firms, and general planners on the strategic and practical implementation of Artificial Intelligence – from competition entries to final construction accounting.
AI means so many things. Which AI do you actually need? What is your specific area of application?
We help - from short-term pilot projects and rapid experiments all the way to enterprise solutions.
Simply streamline daily workflows or transform an entire business unit with autonomous agents? Discover the possibilities with us.
Specialized in Swiss FADP (nDSG)
Legal certainty & data sovereignty in Switzerland.
Independent Consulting
Vendor-neutral technology & architecture selection.
End-to-End Guidance
Strategy, process automation & custom software.
Consulting Offer
Strategy, Governance & Implementation
We combine strategic foresight with industry-specific compliance and technical process implementation.
Level 1: Project Administration
Less Desk Work for Site & Project Managers
Architects and engineers should design and build, not spend hours typing meeting minutes. We set up workflows that turn site notes or Teams recordings directly into clean, SIA-compliant project correspondence.
- SIA Site Meeting Minutes: Automated structuring of site walkthrough and Teams notes into SIA-compliant protocols.
- Explanatory & Jury Reports: Rapid creation of compelling project descriptions for clients, competitions, and permits.
- Legally Sound Correspondence: Clean drafts for notices of delay, defect notifications (SIA 118), and site instructions.
Level 2: Tendering & Contracting
Reliable Specifications and Claim Prevention
By cross-checking your tender documents and works contracts against lessons learned from past projects, AI helps eliminate ambiguities and prevent costly contractor change orders.
- Zoning & Building Code Checks: Instant extraction of relevant zoning, setback, and design regulations.
- Tender & Contract Review: AI cross-checking of tender specifications (NPK) to prevent gaps and change orders.
- Bid & Claim Analysis: Structured comparison of contractor bids and variation claims.
Level 3: Firm Knowledge Management
The Collective Memory of Your Practice
Decades of planning expertise are often buried in project folders. We make your past building descriptions, detail catalogs, cost benchmarks, and competition entries instantly searchable via secure internal AI.
- Practice Knowledge Archive (RAG): Instant retrieval of construction details, cost benchmarks (BKP/eBKP-H), and reference projects.
- Public Tender Accelerator: Faster compilation of prequalification and reference dossiers for simap.ch tenders.
- Copyright & IP Protection: Protected Swiss cloud or on-premise environment for your designs and calculations.
AI Solution Horizons
From Quick Wins to Transformation
Structured implementation steps tailored to your industry value chain.
Short-Term
Phase 1: Design & Site Supervision Relief
Immediate time savings without complex IT overhauls: faster site minutes, clearer building specifications, and AI-assisted design visualizations.
- Site Documentation: Voice-driven creation of site meeting minutes, file notes, and SIA 118 defect notices.
- Specifications & Reports: AI assistance for competition jury reports, spatial programs, feasibility studies, and permit justifications.
- Design Visualization: Secure AI rendering pipelines for rapid material, lighting, and atmosphere studies directly from basic CAD models.
Medium-Term
Phase 2: Code, Tender & Project Intelligence
Building a proprietary firm AI knowledge system covering building codes, historical reference projects, cost estimates, and tenders.
- BZO, PBG & Standards Assistant (RAG): Instant querying of zoning regulations, fire safety codes, and your own project archives.
- Tendering & Bid Review: Automated checking of contractor bids for completeness, speculative pricing, and deviations from specifications.
- simap.ch & Prequalifications: AI-supported summarization of tender briefs and rapid generation of tailored reference sheets for public procurements.
Long-Term
Phase 3: Data-Driven Integrated Planning
Linking BIM data, historical construction costs (eBKP-H), and resource planning for more accurate fee and cost forecasts.
- Predictive Construction Costs (eBKP-H): AI-supported cost estimates (+/- 15% / 10%) grounded in your completed Swiss reference buildings.
- Fee & Resource Controlling: Early detection of scope creep and hour overruns in Vertec, Abacus, or Proffix across each SIA sub-phase.
- Generative Spatial & Structural Optimization: Algorithmic variant testing for floor-area ratio, daylighting, structural efficiency, and embodied carbon (SIA 2032).
Protecting Your Intellectual Property and Client Data
Competition designs, structural calculations, and cost estimates are the lifeblood of your firm. Our AI solutions operate strictly isolated under Swiss data protection standards.
Planning & Project Data
Connection to your project servers, SharePoint repositories, CAD/BIM exports, and construction administration/ERP data.
Protected Firm Workspace
Processing within isolated Swiss cloud instances or on-premise – never sharing your designs with public AI providers.
SIA & Code-Compliant Output
Structured reports, specification drafts, bid comparisons, and minutes with direct reference to source documents and drawings.
Collaboration
Tailored to Your Needs
Whether a clearly defined project or agile support – you have full cost control.
Project Package
Maximum Planning Certainty
Ideal when the goal and scope are clearly defined. We agree on a fixed outcome at a fixed price. Scope, milestones, and acceptance criteria are bindingly defined before the project starts. Any changes are coordinated with you before implementation.
- Result GuaranteeWe deliver until the agreed goal is achieved.
- Budget SecurityYou know exactly what it costs. No surprises.
Expert-on-Demand
Agile Support & Interim
Book our experts flexibly as needed – whether as a strategic advisor for a few hours or as an integral part of your team.
- Interim-SupportWe work hands-on operationally to bridge bottlenecks.
- No OverheadFull flexibility without long-term staffing commitments.
Approach
What Are the Next Steps?
Discovery Call (Free)
We discuss your goals with you and clarify without obligation where AI has the greatest leverage in your company. Together we define the framework for a potential collaboration.
Deep Dive Audit
We analyze your data and processes to uncover concrete automation potentials. We prioritize the use cases that deliver the highest ROI.
Pilot Phase
Instead of pure theory, we implement a working pilot project in a selected area. This proves measurable value risk-free before larger investments are made.
Scaling
We roll out the solution, empower your team through training, and establish Swiss FADP-compliant guidelines for sustainable, secure operation.
Answers for Decision-Makers
01From what firm size does AI consulting pay off for architects or engineers?
- Firms with just 5 to 10 staff already achieve major time savings because project managers often juggle design, tendering, and site supervision simultaneously. For larger practices and general planners (20–150+ employees), a central AI knowledge base across all historical reference projects adds massive scale leverage.
02Do you support both architectural practices and specialist engineers (civil, structural, MEP/HVAC)?
- Yes. We tailor use cases precisely to your discipline – whether design, BZO zoning checks, and SIA 102 site management for architects, or technical specifications, feasibility reports, variant studies, and SIA 103/108 fee proposals for civil and building services engineers.
03How do we handle professional liability when AI assists with building permits or tenders?
- AI never replaces the responsible architect's or engineer's sign-off; it acts as a high-precision assistant under the four-eyes principle. Because our systems cite the exact clause from the building code, contract, or minutes for every statement, engineers can verify outputs in seconds.
04Can we start with a focused pilot project in a single SIA phase?
- Of course. Many firms begin with a targeted quick win – such as automating site meeting minutes and defect notices or launching an AI assistant for public simap tenders – and scale step by step.
Artificial Intelligence tailored to your department
We are happy to assist you in consulting on your business processes and within your selected areas of the value chain:
Initial consultation 100% free
Create More Room for Design and Engineering Excellence
Book your free Discovery Call now and learn how your architecture or engineering firm can drastically cut administrative overhead across all SIA phases.
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