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From a 2BHK naksha in Pune to a planning application in Yorkshire — see how architects, contractors, engineers, developers, and homeowners use Builtattic's 9 AI tools across 9 countries.
How Architects Use Builtattic
Architects use Builtattic to cut the time spent on repetitive concept-stage drafting — freeing more hours for the design work that actually requires their expertise and creativity.
Vitruvi generates 3 distinct floor plan layouts in under 2 minutes. Each includes room dimensions, door/window positions, and north indicator. The architect reviews, selects the best, exports as PDF, and shares with the client before the meeting. Total time: 15 minutes including review and export.
Once the 2D floor plan is approved, Vitruvi auto-generates MEP overlays — electrical distribution, plumbing routes, and HVAC placement — in a single click. The architect can share these as preliminary coordination drawings, saving a full week of waiting for the MEP engineer's first pass.
Vitruvi regenerates the revised floor plan with the updated brief. The new plan feeds directly into Vision (the material estimator), which recalculates the bill of quantities and cost breakdown in real time. The architect presents revised cost impact to the client in the same meeting.
How Contractors Use Builtattic
Contractors use Builtattic to reduce the gap between design approval and site mobilisation — and to keep projects on budget and on schedule once work begins.
Builtattic's Construction Management app lets contractors log daily labour attendance, mark work progress against the floor plan, and track material consumption and billing from a phone. All three sites are visible in one dashboard — with automated billing summaries for the client.
Builtattic's Timeline Generator creates a stage-by-stage construction schedule based on the floor plan area, building type, and number of storeys. It accounts for curing times, inspection stages, and local contractor availability — producing a schedule the contractor and client can both sign off on before work begins.
Builtattic's Material Studio shows verified hardware and material suppliers near the project site — filterable by material type, quantity capacity, and distance. The estimator feeds exact quantities directly to the supplier search, so procurement knows exactly what to order before calling a single supplier.
How Homeowners Use Builtattic
You don't need to be an architect to get a professional floor plan. Homeowners use Builtattic to visualise, plan, and cost their builds — before spending a rupee on a builder or professional.
Vitruvi generates a Vastu-compliant 3BHK floor plan in seconds — with the kitchen in the south-east, master bedroom in the south-west, puja room in the north-east, and main entrance facing east. The plan includes room dimensions and is exported as a professional PDF ready to hand to any builder or local authority.
After generating the floor plan, the Vision material estimator calculates a complete cost breakdown — concrete, TMT steel, bricks, flooring, doors and windows — adjusted for current Hyderabad material rates. The output is a professional bill of quantities that many Indian banks accept as part of a construction loan application.
Vitruvi generates UK planning-ready floor plans — dimensioned, north-oriented, with room use labels — formatted to common council submission requirements. The output has been used in UK planning applications for extensions, loft conversions, and new build self-build projects under Permitted Development rules.
How Developers Use Builtattic
Developers use Builtattic to run rapid feasibility analysis — generating multiple layout options, cost estimates, and valuations before committing expensive design fees.
Faust — Builtattic's property hotspot finder — analyses market activity, infrastructure development, and construction permit data to surface high-growth areas in real time. Developers use it to identify emerging zones in Tier 1 and Tier 2 Indian cities before prices peak.
Builtattic's Valuator generates an AI-powered property valuation based on location, construction quality, floor area, local comparable transactions, and market trends. Used by developers for pre-acquisition due diligence and by investors benchmarking portfolio assets.
Builtattic's Design Studio has architect-approved, fully detailed construction plans for residential, commercial, duplex, and villa typologies. Developers buy once and use across multiple units — significantly reducing design costs on repetitive housing schemes.
How Engineers Use Builtattic
MEP consultants and structural engineers use Vitruvi's automatic overlay feature to save days of coordination work on every residential project.
Vitruvi auto-generates MEP overlays from any approved floor plan — electrical distribution boards, socket and switch positions, plumbing manifolds, waste stacks, and HVAC unit placements. Engineers use these as preliminary coordination drawings before producing final MEP documentation.
The material estimator calculates structural quantities — concrete volume, TMT steel weight, foundation depth requirements — directly from the floor plan. Structural consultants use this to flag budget mismatches early, before detailed structural drawings are produced.
Builtattic Across Indian Cities
Builtattic's pricing, compliance, and supplier data is calibrated to India's major cities. Here's how construction professionals and homeowners use it across the country.
The Full Builtattic Workflow
Enter plot size, project type, rooms, location, and preferences (Vastu, orientation, etc.) in plain language.
Vitruvi produces 2D floor plan, MEP overlays, and 3D view in under 60 seconds.
Floor plan feeds into Vision for cost breakdown. Timeline Generator creates a project schedule.
Find a verified architect or specialist. Source materials from local suppliers near the site.
Monitor site progress, attendance, and billing. Revalue the property after completion.
Builtattic Around the World
UK architects and self-builders use Vitruvi to generate planning permission drawings for permitted development applications, loft conversions, and rear extensions — without the cost of hiring an architectural technician for straightforward projects. Output is formatted to common local planning authority requirements, with Part M accessibility compliance where applicable.
US homeowners and architects use Vitruvi for ADU (accessory dwelling unit) floor plan generation, open-plan residential layouts, and permit drawings for local building departments. Vitruvi outputs are formatted for standard US permit submission, with IBC spatial compliance references and lot coverage calculations included.
Australian owner-builders and architects use Vitruvi for Development Application (DA) and CDC submissions across NSW, VIC, and QLD. Granny flat designs, dual occupancy layouts, and single-storey residential plans are generated NCC-compliant, with BASIX thermal performance notes where required.
Nederlandse architecten en zelfbouwers gebruiken Vitruvi voor het genereren van plattegronden die voldoen aan het Bouwbesluit en geschikt zijn voor een omgevingsvergunning aanvraag. Vitruvi ondersteunt rijtjeshuizen, appartementen en tiny houses — met metrische maten en Nederlandse ruimtelijke conventies.
日本の建築士、設計事務所、そして注文住宅を検討している施主がVitruvi AIを使用。LDK型の間取りを自動生成し、和室・畳スペースにも対応。建築基準法に準拠した平面図を即座に作成できます。設計事務所での初期提案から、施主自身の間取り検討まで幅広く活用されています。
Canadian architects and homeowners use Vitruvi for secondary suite designs, basement apartment conversions, and main-floor residential layouts — formatted to NBC spatial requirements and provincial building codes. Particularly popular for the growing legal secondary suite market in Ontario, BC, and Alberta.
Loved by the People Who Build
"Vitruvi has changed how I handle initial client briefs. What used to take me half a day of sketching and basic AutoCAD work now takes 20 minutes — including MEP overlays. My clients are impressed at how fast I can turn around options."
"As a developer I was using 4 different tools — a floor plan app, a cost spreadsheet, a valuation website, and WhatsApp for suppliers. Builtattic replaced all of them. The workflow integration alone is worth the subscription."
"For our DA submission in NSW, the AI generated a compliant layout on the third attempt — we just needed to adjust the site boundary setbacks. Saved us a lot of back-and-forth with the architect before even lodging."