Built by architects who needed better tools
Three colleagues quit their jobs, pooled their savings, and built the design platform they always wished existed.
"We need to structure building knowledge, to enable tools to communicate with each other, for a better future."
Architects solve the same problems over and over
André, Franz, and Stian met while leading parametric design and building performance at a large Scandinavian firm. They built workflows that answered questions most architects couldn't — what building height blocks noise? Where should windows go to optimise daylight and energy?
But those answers lived in their heads and scripts. Nobody else could replicate them. Building knowledge was never documented, shared, or reusable.
One tool to design, analyse, and validate from the first sketch
They quit during COVID, pooled personal savings, and began building. The first year was pure exploration — 3D engines from scratch, consultancy jobs to fund the journey. Their first product was a wind analysis web app. Their second, a daylight tool still in use today.
Spacio is their third — carrying every lesson from the first two. An all-in-one platform where every architect can design with confidence, speed, and data.
What we believe
The principles that guide everything we build.
Architects will always be needed
Smart tools should empower designers, not replace them. AI handles the data; architects make the judgement.
Knowledge should compound
Building knowledge should be structured, shared, and reusable — so the industry gets smarter with every project.
Built with, not for
Our best features came from conversations with users. We ship updates weekly and treat feedback as the most valuable input.
Buildable, not just beautiful
Every design in Spacio moves the project closer to something that can actually be built, permitted, and constructed.
Sustainable designing, not just design
Environmental and performance analysis should be integrated in the design tool, for rapid iteration. We just cannot wait days for a consultant.
Interoperability is non-negotiable
Spacio imports and exports to the tools you already use — Rhino, ArchiCAD, IFC. Your data flows freely.
Our journey
From Grasshopper scripts to a platform used on five continents.
The leap
Three colleagues leave their firm to bring parametric design to the web. First product: a CFD wind analysis tool.
DataTrees is born
The mother company launches. Second product — a daylight consultancy platform — actively supporting dozens of projects in Norway.
Spacio takes shape
Rebranded. Beta launches. First webinar pre-sells licences in 30+ countries. Nordic PropTech Awards recognition.
Growing with the community
Offices like OsloWorks and White Architects shape the platform. Accepted into XPRENEURS (Munich) and Hokkaido Innovation Week.
International expansion
Free plan opens. Accounts grow across five continents. Spacio joins Station F in Paris and gets several international recognitions.
Building towards v1
Compliance checking, energy analysis, daylight simulation, and noise modules. Helping architects design with confidence.
Built with our users
We don't build for architects — we build with them. These people shape Spacio every week.
Francis Brekke
Oslo Works
"Shaping Spacio through real urban design projects in Oslo."
Rune Veslegaard
Snøhetta
"Testing Spacio against the demands of world-class architecture."
Andreas Nuß
a4h · Munich
"Bringing the German market perspective to early-stage development."
Ready to see what the fuss is about?
Join architects on five continents rethinking how they start projects. Spacio is free to use.