Project Templates

Creating a Workplace Project

This guide walks you through creating your first Level 2 project in spaciv using a template. You will connect the layers and map built in the previous lessons and explore the resulting dashboards.

Before you start

Make sure you have completed the previous lessons and have the following ready in your account:

• Employee list object layer
• Room list object layer
• Move 2030 modification layer
• Move 2030 layer stack
• Academy Level 2 Site Plan map

1. Creating the Project

1. From the homepage, click Add Project.
2. Name the project — for example, Level 2 Workplace Project.
3. Under Project Template, select Academy Level 2 Template. This is a workplace project template designed for office building data.

2. Configuring the Template Variables

After selecting the template, you will be asked to fill in a set of variables. These tell spaciv the boundaries and data source for your project.

Primary date

 The primary date is when your project starts. Set it to the date from which you want spaciv to begin analysing your data.

Note: The forecast will run from the primary date for up to 10 years into the future by default.

Baseline scenario

 The baseline scenario is the layer stack your project will use as its data source. Select the Move 2030 layer stack you created in Lesson 3.

Focus node

 The focus node defines the scope of data your project looks at. Select Root to include all data across your entire dataset. You can narrow this to a specific department, building, or other property value if needed.

3. Mapping the Properties

The next step is property mapping. The template uses a set of named variables, and you need to connect each one to the matching property from your layer stack.

1. Review each variable on the left and the matched property on the right.
2. Some properties will be filled in automatically if the names match. Check that these are correct.
3. For any that are not pre-filled, select the correct property from your dataset manually.
4. Once everything looks right, click Complete.

Note: The variable name and the property name are shown side by side. If they match, the mapping is correct. If they do not, select the right property from the dropdown.

4. Exploring the Dashboards

Your project is now live. spaciv automatically generates a set of dashboards based on your data and layer stack configuration. Here is what each one shows.

Organisation model

The first dashboard gives you an overview of your organisation. It shows how many employees belong to each department, team, and company, and what their employment terms are. This data comes directly from your employee list.

User needs

This dashboard shows the calculated space needs of your employees, based on benchmark data from the Baseline Needs layer in your stack. It reflects how employees work: how much time they spend on focused tasks, collaboration, and so on.

Actual space

This dashboard shows the data from your room list. It breaks down your usable area by use type, and shows how many meeting seats and workstations you currently have.

Ideal space

The ideal space dashboard shows how much space your organisation would need based on your employee needs and the space rules applied in your layer stack. Compare this to the Actual Space dashboard to understand the gap between what you have and what you need.

Gap analysis

The gap analysis shows the difference between your actual space and your ideal space. This is where you can see whether your organisation is over- or under-spaced, and by how much.

5. Summary

• Created a new project using the Academy Level 2 Template
• Configured the primary date, baseline scenario, and focus node
• Mapped the template variables to the properties in your layer stack
• Explored the dashboards: organisation model, user needs, actual space, ideal space, and gap analysis