Digital platform for architects
Create great things together with the digital project solution for architects
Architecture is a demanding task that requires your utmost attention and expertise. smino helps you to keep track of the individual teams and your projects and to implement your ideas. Thanks to intelligent and intuitive defect and task management, you can always keep track and stay on schedule.
Your advantages at a glance
Effective communication
Exchange information quickly and easily with you r clients and project stakeholders.
Digital accessibility
All project data is digitally accessible – quickly and easily.
Transparent project progress
Keep track of all progress and make better decisions together with the team.
Less stress and more
organisation
Be it protocols, construction journal, schedule or document filing – smino puts all your digital tools in one place.
Be it in the office or out and about, smino enables you to keep your architecture projects under control. The digital platform for architects works on desktop PCs, smartphones or tablets, offering a wealth of functions for task management, protocol creation and communication. Thanks to the offline function, you can access your data at any time, wherever you are.
New perspectives
You’ve put a lot of effort and passion into a draft, but now the client doesn’t want toimplement the construction project as planned? This can be frustrating at first, but it alsorepresents a great opportunity. Together you can develop new ideas and possibly find an evenbetter solution.
With smino, collaboration is effortless and efficient. Benefit from a digital platform that enables transparent and direct communication with your clients. With smino, you have access to your projects anytime and anywhere, and can monitor and present project progress in real time, making collaboration a successful and pleasant experience.
Keep track of your work
With smino, you can keep track of your construction projects, whether you ’ re in the office or out and about. The software – available on mobile or desktop – offers a wealth of functions for task management, protocol creation and smooth communication.
Intuitive and available everywhere:
Simple operation even for beginners
Central storage of all plans, protocols and contacts
Seamless integration with Windows, Mac, Android and iOS
You ’ ll find that working digitally encourages collaboration and improves the end result.
Create better architecture
Efficient, smooth communication and transparent progress tracking make it eas ier for you to collaborate with clients and project stakeholders. As an architect, you can focus on developing creative and high — quality architecture without being overburdened by administrative tasks. Rely on smino for less stress and more success.
That means:
Improved communication and collaboration with all stakeholders on a digital platform
Fewer misunderstandings and conflicts
Always the latest plan
With smino, you become a master of managing plans. All plans and their versions are stored and sorted ce ntrally so that you always have the latest version to hand and can keep track. Clear labelling of the versions makes checking easier.
Your advantages:
Fewer misunderstandings and delays
Efficient and accurate implementation of changes
This optimised way of working ensures smooth and stress — free project processing.
Your functions
With smino, you can retrieve all protocols, plans and tasks at any time, giving you much more peace of mind as you head to your next appointment – because smino ’ s functions provide tangible support in your daily routine and improve collaboration in construction projects. A central project space from smino enables you to manage documents and tasks, for example, giving you more time to focus on your core business – architecture.
CDE / Project space
The Common Data Environment (CDE) from smino improves collaboration in the project, as all stakeholders can access current data centrally via the apps installed on the mobile devices or the browser. This keeps everyone up to date while re ducing errors and misunderstandings.
Advantages of the CDE:
- Efficient project management thanks to quick and easy uploading, sharing and updating of documents and plans
- Traceability and transparency are particularly important when it comes to legal and con tractual matters
- Improved data security thanks to central storage and controlled access
Protocols
The smino protocol function offers you as an architect a wealth of a dvantages for efficient project processing. It allows you to create protocols quickly and in a structured way so that you can keep track of all the important information.
Advantages of the protocol function:
- Easily share protocols with all project stakeholders
- Assign tasks and responsibilities directly in the protocol
- Retrieve current protocols at any time and from anywhere
The digital platform for architects ensures transparency and traceability so that all changes and versions can be fully tracked. This detailed documentation also provides legal certainty and protection in potential disputes. Overall, smino ’ s protocol function improves communication within the team and makes collaboration more efficient and effective, helping to ensure smooth and legally compliant project processing.
BIM
Working digitally with smino ’ s BIM functions gives you many benefits as an architect. One important function is Solibri ’ s automated model testing, which is seamlessly integrated. It carries out automatic quality and collis ion checks so that you can identify and remedy errors at an early stage.
Advantages of the BIM functions:
- Ensuring the highest quality standards
- Direct task management for quick validation and prioritisation of error lists
- 3D viewer for visualisation and n avigation through 3D models
Overall, smino optimises your workflow, increases your productivity and helps you create high – quality architecture.
CDE / Project room
Checklists are indispensable in the construction industry.
They help you to structure work processes and ensure that no important details are overlooked.
With digital checklists, you can record tasks, defects and protocolsThe Common Data Environment (CDE) from smino improves collaboration in the project because everyone involved can access up-to-date data centrally via the apps installed on the mobile devices or the browser.
This keeps everyone up to date and reduces errors and misunderstandings.
Systematically record and manage.
This means that all relevant steps can be documented and tracked.
Advantages of the CDE:
- Efficiency in project management through quick and easy uploading, sharing and updating of documents and plans
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- Traceability and transparency are particularly important for legal and contractual matters
- Improved data security through centralized storage and controlled access
Protocols
The smino report function offers you as an architect many advantages for efficient project management.
It allows you to create logs quickly and in a structured manner so that you can keep track of all important information.
Advantages of the CDE:
- Easily share protocols with all project participants
- Assign tasks and responsibilities directly in the protocol
- Retrieve current logs at any time and from anywhere
The digital platform for architects ensures transparency and….
Traceability so that all changes and versions can be tracked seamlessly.
This detailed documentation also provides legal security and protects against potential disputes.
Overall, smino’s logging function improves communication within the team and makes collaboration more efficient and effective.
In this way, it contributes to smooth and legally compliant project management.
BIM
Working digitally with smino’s BIM functions offers you many advantages as an architect.
One important function is Solibri’s automated model checking, which is seamlessly integrated.
This performs automatic quality and collision checks so that you can identify and rectify errors at an early stage.
Important functions:
- Ensuring the highest quality standards
- Direct task management for quick validation and prioritization of error lists
- 3D viewer for visualization and navigation through 3D models
Overall, smino optimizes your workflow, increases your productivity and supports you in creating high-quality architecture.
“With other systems, a lot of information often has to be filled in before the plan can even be uploaded. I find that extremely tedious and time-consuming. With smino, both the upload and the versioning of the plan statuses couldn’t be easier — really intelligent!”
Fabio Compagno
Project Manager and IT Manager, SAM Architekten AG
Success stories
smino as the key to the digitalisation of construction projects
Find out how André W ille from Kaundbe Architekten AG in Liechtenstein and Switzerland has become more efficient by using smino. It saves him a lot of time, especially when it comes to task management, protocols and the construction journal. With smino, he increases the produc tivity of the entire team.
Focus on the really important aspects
Architect Tobias Künzle is one of the driving forces behind digital development at Leuenberger Architekten. What are the secrets of his success? And what does he like about smino? He has some exciting insights and learnings to share – feel free to read for yourself.
Intelligent plan management
Discover how Fabio Compagno from SAM Architekten uses smino to drive forward digitalisation and improve team collaboration. Experience the benefits of m odern technologies – for greater efficiency and communication.
Frequently asked questions
Architects use various digital solutions for their work. AutoCAD and Autodesk Revit are leading programs for technical drawings and BIM. SketchUp, Rhino and Lumion are popular for 3D modelling and visualisations. Morpholio Trace and Procreate are suitable for sketches and early drafts. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign assist with PowerPoint presentation s and graphic design. Floor Plan Creator is a helpful tool for creating floor plans. Sketch is used for digital drawing and UI/UX design. BIMx enables interactive presentation of BIM models on mobile devices. Project management software such as smino, VR t ools and drones round off the equipment for modern architecture. Augmented reality (AR) offers innovative ways of visualising drafts in the real world and improving communication with clients and partners.
One of the CAD programs architects use most frequently is AutoCAD. AutoCAD – developed by Autodesk and known for its versatile drawing and design tools – is used worldwide in architecture, construction and engineering. It enables precise 2D and 3D drawings and of fers extensive functions for creating detailed plans and technical drawings.
smino is a digital platform for architects that can be used on a variety of devices, including desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smartpho nes – whether Android, iPhone or iPad. This versatility enables architects and construction project managers to access project management tools and data from anywhere, significantly increasing efficiency and collaboration. You can find the mobile apps in t he respective app stores for Android apps and iPhone apps.
Stay fit for the future
smino strengthens teamwork and helps you focus better on your actual work – the creation of visionary architecture.
Stay fit for the future with smino ’ s digital platform for architects. The automated model testing is seamlessly integrated with Solibri, identifies errors at an early stage and ensures the highest quality standards. The 3D viewer helps you visualise and navigate through your models and ensures that your visions are implemented precisely.
Experience how the digital platform for architects can make your work routine less stressful and more productive. Let us show you smino – customised and tailored to your needs. Contact us today and discover how easy and effective digital working with smino can be. Book an appointment now!
