In commercial real estate, space planning has long been one of the industry’s biggest bottlenecks, turning raw floorplates into functional, compliant office layouts often meant weeks of manual drafting, endless revisions, and guesswork. Today, that process is being transformed.
Founded in 2021 by Wouter Merkestein, Cristiano Coretti, and Isak Buhl-Mortensen, laiout is pioneering AI-powered architectural design with tools that automate the creation of office floor plans in minutes. Based in Oslo, the team combines deep expertise in business, architecture, and software engineering to bring speed, accuracy, and data-driven intelligence to the space planning process.
Despite advances in real estate technology, space planning has long remained manual and slow. Every new lease, reconfiguration, or workplace change demands fresh test-fits, often drawn from scratch. Architects spend countless hours adjusting layouts, redrawing cores, and checking code compliance while brokers and landlords wait to present viable options to clients.
This lag costs deals, delays decisions, and leaves valuable real estate sitting idle. In an era where speed and data drive every other part of the property cycle, layout design has been the missing link.
laiout bridges this gap by using artificial intelligence to generate full office layouts in seconds. The process is simple: users upload a floorplate (in DWG or PDF format), define their spatial needs such as desks, meeting rooms, or collaboration zones, and the AI instantly produces multiple optimized, code-compliant layouts.
What once took weeks of drafting now happens in moments. Each version is fully editable, so architects and designers retain creative control. The result is a faster, data-driven design process that eliminates repetitive work while improving accuracy and collaboration.
Instant Layout Generation: From blank floorplate to complete layout in seconds, no manual drafting needed.
Editable and Code-Compliant: Every design automatically respects building codes and circulation rules while remaining fully editable in AutoCAD or Revit.
Real-Time Metrics: Each layout comes with live data on headcount, area utilization, cost, and even carbon footprint, helping teams make informed trade-offs instantly.
Collaborative Cloud Platform: Runs directly in a browser, allowing landlords, brokers, and tenants to co-view and refine layouts together without CAD software.
Sustainability Built-In: laiout visualizes carbon impact per layout, enabling ESG-conscious planning from the very first draft.
Scalable Performance: Handles multi-floor projects with ease, from single offices to large commercial complexes.
laiout is reshaping how every player in commercial real estate works. By turning manual planning into instant, data-driven design, it delivers speed, precision, and better decisions for all.
1. Landlords and Property Managers: Faster Leasing, Higher Occupancy
Generate customized test-fits during client meetings instead of waiting for external drafts.
Present multiple layout options instantly, helping tenants decide faster.
Cut leasing cycles from weeks to days and reduce vacancy time.
Use professional, data-backed visuals to enhance property presentations.
2. Tenants and Corporate Occupiers: Smarter, Data-Backed Choices
Compare fit-out options across buildings to see what fits best within space and budget.
Simulate different configurations to balance comfort, cost, and efficiency.
View real-time data on cost, capacity, and carbon footprint before signing a lease.
Make confident, in-house decisions without heavy reliance on consultants.
3. Architects and Designers: More Time for Creativity
Automate repetitive test-fits and get accurate layouts in seconds.
Focus on concept development and client engagement instead of redrawing layouts.
Keep full creative control with editable, code-compliant plans.
Deliver faster proposals and win projects with quicker turnaround.
4. Flexible Workspace Operators: Agile Space Reconfiguration
Replan or resize units instantly as tenant needs change
Visualize new setups such as private offices or coworking zones with real data.
Ensure every plan meets compliance and safety standards.
Update marketing materials with accurate, interactive layouts.
For many users, laiout has turned space planning from a bottleneck into a competitive advantage, accelerating deals, reducing costs, and improving client satisfaction.
laiout’s long-term vision is bold yet clear: to make data-driven, sustainable space planning the new industry standard. As AI becomes integral to PropTech, the company aims to be the platform that powers every decision about workspace, one where compliance checks, capacity counts, and carbon data appear instantly, helping professionals design better, faster, and greener.
laiout’s founders emphasize that the platform is designed to empower architects, not replace them!
The Future Is Automated. Are You Ready?
laiout is redefining how the world designs workspaces, blending speed, data, and sustainability into every floor plan. Whether you’re a landlord, architect, or tenant, the future of office design is already here, and it’s intelligent.