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From the firm's own write-upReceipt no. 3902
What sucked

Traditionally an architect makes a plan, sends it to a cost estimator, and the revenue side is evaluated separately, a slow, siloed sequence.

There was no tool combining architectural design with feasibility/profitability calculations in one process.

Construction & EngineeringOperations
What they built

Giraffe's parametric planning integrates architectural plans and profitability calculations, enabling real-time feasibility during design: calculating parking needs, optimizing apartment distribution, and ensuring full utilization of building rights, with visual cityscape analysis. On the City of Turku's Linnanniemi project, AINS produced three alternative plans comparing profitability and cityscape impact for decision-makers.

What changed
~50% faster

Pre-planning duration before site planning can be roughly halved vs. the traditional sequential process.

80% of project cost

Estimated 80%+ of project costs are determined at the planning phase Giraffe informs, enabling earlier, better-informed decisions.

3 alternatives

Three costed, visualized development scenarios delivered to the City of Turku for the Linnanniemi site.

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Who did it
James Blackwood
Giraffe

Pulled from work they published. Pluris hasn't reviewed it yet.