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ONE CONNECTED WORKFLOWFrom brief to completion.

Explore the parts of Workspace through the way an interior project actually moves.

Explore all features
01
Project

Set the work up properly.

Project Setup & TemplatesBrief & IntakeTimeline & tasksShared calendarsTeam & timeAI Design Assistant
02
Design

Develop and approve every idea.

Room boardsMood boards3D ModelsClient reviewInteractive floor plans
03
Finance

Keep the commercial picture live.

Live budgetInvoices & paymentsTime & profitability
04
Procurement

Move selections into delivery.

Specifications & FF&ECustom joineryTrade requestsOrders & installation
05
Completion

Close with a useful record.

Document studio
SolutionsResourcesPricing
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Time tracking for interior designers

Know where the studio's time is going.

Time tracking for interior designers helps you track project work in context, separate billable from internal time and turn the same records into project insight, reports and invoice ready fees.

Start free Explore the workspaceWatch the workflow
ONE CONNECTED WORKFLOW

Record the work once, use it everywhere else.

A single time record keeps its project context as it moves into insight, profitability, billing and reporting.

01
RecordProject work
02
ConnectTask and phase
03
UnderstandTime and value
04
BillApproved work
05
ReportProject summary
TIME ENTRIES

Record the work once.

Capture what was done, how long it took and where it belongs in the project.

NEW TIME ENTRY

Add time

BillableInclude this work in client billing.
Approved for invoicingInvoice Builder can use this time.
QUICK TIMER

Start the timer where the work begins.

Name the work, confirm the hourly rate and let Workspace keep the exact duration. Stop it once and the completed record carries its project and billing context forward.

TimerReady
PROJECTSaint Germain ApartmentWhole project
01:24:17Ready when the work begins
Billable time
TIME ENTRY1.40 h saved

Site coordination

€
BILLABLE VALUE€105.35

Recorded at €75/h

AFTER APPROVALReady for Invoice Builder

The same time record remains linked to the project.

BILLING CONTEXT

Decide what the client should be billed for.

Mark time as billable, approve it for invoicing and control whether its description remains internal or can be shown to the client.

BILLABLE TIMEReady
Recorded
Approved for invoicing
3Ready for invoice
4Added to draft
5Invoiced
RECORD WORDING
DESCRIPTION

Final internal technical review

VisibilityDesign team only
Internal noteReview joinery dimensions before issue.

Billing and visibility remain separate controls.

ONE ENTRY, MULTIPLE USES

One hour can power the rest of the project.

The time record keeps its task, phase, value, visibility and billing state wherever the work appears next.

TIME ENTRY1.00 h

Final technical review

TaskFinal technical review
PhaseApproval
BillingReady for invoice
One connected record
TimesheetEntry retained
ProfitabilityValue included
ReportsProject summary
Invoice ready€50 available
PROJECT OVERVIEW

See where the hours actually went.

Understand the project by phase, room, task or team instead of reading through individual time entries one by one.

WHERE TIME WENT

This month

Survey / Existing8.0 h · 32%
Concept6.0 h · 24%
Technical5.0 h · 20%
Approval3.0 h · 12%
Installation3.0 h · 12%
25.0 h recorded20.0 h billable
PLANNED AND ACTUAL

See where the project is using more time than planned.

Compare time allowances with recorded hours to understand which phases are absorbing the studio's capacity.

PROJECT PHASE

Survey / Existing

+2.0 h
Estimated
6.0 h
Actual
8.0 h
Recorded timeAllowance
PROJECT PHASE

Concept

3.0 h left
Estimated
12.0 h
Actual
9.0 h
Recorded timeAllowance
PROJECT PHASE

Technical

2.5 h left
Estimated
10.0 h
Actual
7.5 h
Recorded timeAllowance
PROFITABILITY

Understand what the hours mean financially.

Compare recorded time value with the project's design fee to see the effective rate behind the work.

PROJECT PROFITABILITY

Saint Germain Apartment

Above target
APPROVED DESIGN FEE€18,000

The agreed fixed fee remains unchanged.

Project value
÷124 recorded hours
EFFECTIVE RATE€145/h€50/h above target

What the fixed fee is currently earning for every recorded hour.

TRACKED TIME VALUE€7,240124 hours valued at their entry rates
RATE BENCHMARKTarget €95/h
€145/h
€0Current effective rate

Time explains the economics of a fixed fee project without changing how the client is billed.

TEAM

See studio time without turning it into surveillance.

Review tracked and billable hours across the project team, with capacity used as a planning guide rather than an employee score.

TEAM TRACKED8.00 h
BILLABLE RATIO100%
NEEDS APPROVAL0
MISSING TIME3
LA
LauraYou
Recorded
8.00 h tracked8.00 h billable€440 unbilled
CAPACITY GUIDE100%
8.00 h of 8.00 h available today
EL
ElenaInterior Designer
No time
0.00 h tracked0.00 h billable
Project record incompleteNo entries in the selected period.

Capacity is a planning guide, not employee monitoring.

TIMESHEET

Every entry is still there when you need the detail.

Search, filter and review the underlying time records by person, project context and billing status.

DateEntryPersonPhaseDurationBillingValue
18 SepSite coordinationProject · Saint Germain ApartmentLauraInstallation1.00 hReady for invoice€75
16 SepComplete / review client briefProject · Saint Germain ApartmentLauraBrief2.00 hReady for invoice€120
14 SepFinal technical reviewProject · Saint Germain ApartmentElenaApproval1.00 hUnbilled€50
REPORTS

Turn the same records into a project time report.

Summarize time by project structure, review billing status and export the result when it needs to leave the workspace.

REPORT BUILDER

Project time summary

The same approved records used by timesheets and invoices.

TIME DISTRIBUTION8.00 h
Survey / Existing2.00 h
Brief2.00 h
Installation1.00 h
Approval1.00 h
Concept1.00 h
BILLING SUMMARY8 entries
Unbilled0.00 h
Ready for invoice8.00 h
Added to draft0.00 h
Invoiced0.00 h
Non billable0.00 h
Export the report, or keep the issued PDF with the project record in Document Studio.
TIME + PROFITABILITY

Make every project hour useful.

Record the work once, understand where the time went and carry the same data into profitability, reporting and billing.

Start free Explore the workspace
RECORDEDSite coordination

1.00 h · Installation

UNDERSTOODProject context

Billable · €75

READYInvoice and report

One connected record

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