Rethink what’s
already built.

Technology for circular construction.

A single crack, or a drawing that was never archived, raises a lot of questions when you work with existing structures. We need to ask them early.

We provide workflows, models and analytics based on the building as it stands, with all its deviations, defects and potential. To do that, we combine high-precision capture with collaborative technology, building the foundation for circular construction.

We capture to keep.
 

orto space

Collaborate in the point cloud model, straight from the browser

  • Measure dimensions, components and condition
  • Locate reports and find them again easily
  • Bring every trade together in one model
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Reality Capture

High-precision laser surveys for planning, reuse and life cycle assessment

  • Deformation-accurate 2D/3D drawings
  • Intelligent area and quantity take-off
  • 3D building modelling (IFC)
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Potential Analysis

Reducing risk and enabling high-value reuse in existing buildings, based on data

Component audits and digital archiving

Reuse potential and risk assessment

LCA in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14040

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»Working with existing buildings should be a pleasure. So we are building the tools we were missing ourselves.«

Felix Matschinske, Co-Founder → Our Mission

Precision is a head start

Reduce planning risk and cost through precision from the start.

Costs

-30–60 %

Cut travel and coordination effort through central data access.1

Time

-35 %

Increase the value through transparent documentation.2

Market Value

+10 %


1: AACE International (2020). Cost Estimate Classification System – As Applied in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction.
2: ETASR (2023). Construction Cost Overrun Analysis Studies.

Strategic Projects

Phase 0

Federal Ministry of Economics
Research & Development

Together with Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Digital Heritage Conservation, orto is developing the digital building logbook for work on existing buildings

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DIN SPEC 91506

German Institute for Standardization
Research & Development

Carbon storage in existing buildings cannot yet be measured in a consistent way. Together with partners from research and industry, we are developing the methodology to do so.

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RE-3D Spatial AI

Supported by European Union
Research & Development

As part of Berlin’s Masterplan Industriestadt 4.0, orto is developing the foundations for digital point cloud segmentation in a circular construction industry.

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Open Cultures

Technical University Brunswick
Research & Development

Working across disciplines with research and industry: an analysis of existing buildings and land that brings participation and planning together.

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Added value for projects

ARSCrematorium

KDLIndustrial Warehouse

RH5Detached House

PTKPeripheral Buildings

HAFFSocial Housing WBS70
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  • Projects
  • ARS

    • ARS

    Crematorium 2023-2026

    Arsenal at silent green, Berlin
    Westhalle Wedding GmbH & Co. KG

    977m2

    Ground Area

    35 GB

    Raw Data

    • 3D laser scanning and data preparation

    • Point cloud integration in CAD workflow

    • Collaboration in orto space

    • BIM modelling

    The former Wedding crematorium, built between 1909 and 1910, is now used as a cultural centre by silent green Kulturproduktionen GmbH & Co. KG as a cultural centre and is continuously being developed.

    A cinema hall was to be built in the adjacent building and the film archive with over 10,000 films was to be given a safe new home from 2025. The building and site scan and integration into the orto workspace made the planning clearer and more transparent. The combination of as-built analysis and future use made it possible to optimally utilise the building's potential and make the scope of the conversion comprehensible for all trades.

    The orto space made the as-built data accessible to all those involved and the building virtually walkable. Technical planning, such as the ventilation systems, also benefited from the easily accessible 3D data: Engineers were able to check the condition and dimensions of the roof area without being on site. This saved time, minimised risks and facilitated coordination - with a central, shared source of information.

    »Coordinating with the client, users and trades has never been so easy.«

    Max Dengler, Kombinativ Berlin

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