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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.

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Interior design project timeline and task management

Every moving part,
in one project plan.

Interior design project timeline and task management helps you define the phases. Assign the work. Move deadlines once, and keep your team, calendar and client decisions coordinated automatically.

Start a project Watch the workflowView pricing
DISaint Germain ApartmentTimeline & Tasks
LWSWMB3 active
Status updatedJoinery moved to In ProgressTimeline, Calendar and team views updated.
Next deadline26 SepFinalize living room joinery

ONE COORDINATED WORKFLOW

From an empty project to a plan everyone can follow.

Each action updates the same project record, so the work stays connected as it moves from brief to completion.

1
Project createdBrief
2
Milestones defined8 phases
3
Tasks assigned3 teammates
4
Deadlines updateCalendar
5
Team notifiedLive
6
Client decisionApproved
7
Project coordinatedOn track

MILESTONES FIRST

Give the project a working structure.

Start with interior design phases, then make them your own. Progress stays visible without turning the plan into a spreadsheet.

Eight project phases Live completion by phase One path to completion
PROJECT PLAN

Saint Germain Apartment

Design development
01Brief
4/4
02Survey / Existing
3/3
03Concept
5/5
04Design Development
4/7
05Specification
2/8
06Procurement
0/9
07Installation
0/6
08Completion
0/4

THE SAME WORK · THREE VIEWS

Change perspective without rebuilding the plan.

Use a list for detail, a board for momentum and a timeline for dates. Try the controls on the product surface.

DIProject tasks
To do2
T022

Confirm pendant lead time

Living / Dining

S28 Sep
T023

Issue bathroom tile layout

Bathroom

M30 Sep
In progress1
T021

Finalize living room joinery

Living / Dining

S26 Sep
Completed1
T018

Approve stone sample

Bathroom

L22 Sep
One set of live recordsSwitch the view, not the source of truth.

SEE THE WORKFLOW

Small actions. One live programme.

Each preview isolates a real Workspace interaction. Hover or tap to watch it happen.

PROJECT TASK · T021Urgent

Finalize living room joinery

Complete the joinery details before the drawing issue is prepared.

Assignee
SSarah Williams
Due26 Sep
RoomLiving / Dining
PhaseDesign Development
StatusIn progress
LWSWMB

Laura, Sarah and Marc are active on this project.

CLEAR OWNERSHIP

Everyone knows what is theirs, and why it matters.

The task carries its project context with it, so the team can act without searching through messages or separate trackers.

Sarah has 8 open tasksThree are due this week.

THE FULL PROGRAMME

Dates make sense when you can see the whole project.

Spot compressed phases, unfinished work and the next critical handoff before a delay reaches procurement or installation.

Phase / task
16 Sep23 Sep30 Sep07 Oct
Today
BriefConfirm project scope
Confirm project scope
Survey / ExistingMeasure existing conditions
Measure existing conditions
ConceptCreate visual direction
Create visual direction
Design DevelopmentFinalize living room joinery
Finalize living room joinery
SpecificationIssue bathroom tile layout
Issue bathroom tile layout
ProcurementConfirm pendant lead time
Confirm pendant lead time
InstallationCoordinate installation week
Coordinate installation week
CompletionPrepare final project record
Prepare final project record
Programme signalSpecification overlaps procurement by 4 days.Move the tile layout task or confirm the supplier lead time.

CONNECTED BY DEFAULT

One change reaches the people and places that depend on it.

A deadline update is not just a date change. It informs the calendar, the team and the next client decision.

TASK UPDATEDJoinery due 26 Sep

Sarah changed the delivery date.

CALENDAR SYNCEDDeadline moved

The shared project calendar updated.

TEAM NOTIFIED2 people informed

No separate status message required.

CLIENT DECISIONStone approved

The dependent specification can continue.

FOCUS THE VIEW

A large project should still feel calm.

Search across project records or narrow the live plan by status, phase, room, priority and assignee. The underlying work never fragments.

Search task, room, assignee or record
All project work46tasks
My work8assigned to Sarah
Finalize living room joineryLiving / Dining · Design Development
Confirm pendant lead timeLiving / Dining · Specification
Issue bathroom tile layoutBathroom · Design Development

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Start with a project plan that already knows what comes next.

Create your first project, choose its phases and give every task a clear owner from day one.

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Built for interior design One connected workspace
DI
NEW PROJECTSaint Germain Apartment
Ready
Project setup100%
8 phases configured46 recommended tasksTeam ready to invite
Everything is ready for the first task.

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