Rethink what’s already built.

Technology for circular construction.

For projects involving existing buildings, we deliver everything from a single source: from precise 3D data capture and in-depth potential analysis to a shared workflow in our software.

Circular, cost-effective planning, for engineers and non-engineers alike.

 

orto space

Collaborate in the point cloud model, straight from the browser

  • Precisely determine dimensions, components and condition
  • Pin reports to their location and find them easily
  • Bring all disciplines together in one model
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Reality Capture

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

  • As-built surveys with 3D laser scanning, true to all deformations
  • 2D/3D drawing production
  • Area and quantity take-offs
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Potential Analysis

Data-driven analyses for the high-value reuse of existing buildings

Component audits and digital archiving

Reuse potential and risk assessment

Life cycle assessment (LCA) to DIN EN ISO 14040

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»We see existing buildings as an opportunity, so we built the tool that helps us most in our own work.«

Felix Matschinske, Co-Founder → Our Mission

Accurate data early on gives planning a head start.

Reduce planning risk and costs with precise data from the start.

Costs

-30–60 %

Cut travel and coordination time with central access to all data.¹

Time

-35 %

Increase property 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 Developments

IGP PHASE0

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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  • Services
  • orto space
  • orto space

    Collaboration platform Product

    orto space is a browser-based platform for 3D building data. It enables collaboration across across surveying, demolition and architecture.

    A new tool for a task that is here to stay

    The entire building in a single view, from urban context down to the skirting board.

    • 3D point cloud
    • 360° panoramic photography
    • Floor plans and sections

    Findings, measurements and documents, pinned to their exact location in the building.

    • Create component catalogues
    • Measure directly in the model
    • Damage mapping
    • Link reports to their location

    Real-time collaboration for the whole team, with no file transfers and no version chaos.

    • Follow Me in the point cloud
    • Shared whiteboard
    • Access from anywhere in the browser

     

    The building as a data source.
    At hand, from anywhere.

    Intuitive navigation in 3D space

    Intuitive navigation in 3D space

    Add and categorize data

    Add and categorize data

    Organize, collaborate, and make connections on the whiteboard

    Organize, collaborate, and make connections on the whiteboard

    Generate floor plans and sections

    Generate floor plans and sections

    Tools for your workflow

    Data & Model
    • Project overview All objects at a glance
    • Building dataset Digital profile
    • Point cloud 3D navigation & scenes
    • 360° photo data Panorama view
    Analysis & Surveying
    • Audit Component inspection
    • Annotation Notes in the model
    • Dimensioning Measure precisely
    • Floor plan Floor plan per storey
    • Section Create sections
    Docs & Collaboration
    • Documents Central archive
    • Report Write reports
    • Whiteboard Plan & share
    • Collaborate Follow Me
    • Access control Assign usage rights

    What changes in practice

    Common Workflow
    With orto space
    Many data versions per location and person
    One unified data foundation for everyone
    Repeated on-site inspections
    Meet simultaneously in the 3D model
    Incomplete documents
    Traceable version history
    Scattered data storage abroad
    GDPR-compliant data storage

    Packages and functions

    Designed for your workflow

    Individual
    for individual planners getting started and for pilot projects
    49 €/mo. 559 €/yr.-5%
    Professional
    for planning teams working on existing buildings every day
    339 €/mo. 3.819 €/yr.-7%
    Consortium
    for complex projects on large sites with many parties involved
    on request
    Admins
    1
    3
    on request
    Users
    3
    10
    on request
    Buildings
    1
    up to 3
    on request
    Data volume
    max. 5 GB
    up to 130 GB
    on request
    Trial
    10 days
    on request
    on request
    Basic features
    Upload + view point cloud
    Create project
    Collaborative work
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    Central roles & permissions
    —
    Create guest accounts
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    —
    Tools
    Measurement
    Annotation
    Report
    Room book
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    Whiteboard
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    Component/material auditing
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    Document management
    —
    Automation
    Component & photo segmentation
    —
    Automatic area calculation
    —
    Export
    Floor plans & sections
    —
    Room book
    —
    Add-ons for all packages
    +
    1 team member
    Additional members (read, edit, share)
    19 €/mo.
    +
    1 admin
    Additional admin (manage roles and access rights)
    29 €/mo.
    +
    Interfaces
    Connecting external data sources into the workflow – cadastre, CAD, BIM
    On request
    +
    Customized
    Individual requests or setup of your orto space
    On request
    Get to know orto.
    Schedule a call
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    Briefly describe your project.
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    Umbau im Denkmal (12 Mio. EUR)

    »Durch Präzision von Anfang an, konnten wir oft Risikozuschläge einsparen«

    Max Dengler · Geschäftsführer, Kombinativ Architekten
    Umbauprojekt (40 Mio. EUR)

    »Wir konnten die Abstimmungsaufwände im Projekt um fast 80 % reduzieren.«

    Hans Christian Zieberts · Co-Vorstand, Vollgut eG
    Ausschreibungsverfahren, < 14 Mio. EUR

    »Im orto space sind alle wichtige Bestandsinformationen ablesbar – für jeden Projektpartner.«

    Alesja Piela · Projektleiterin Neubau, degewo AG