My name is Pélagie Bellity, I'm 27 and I'm an interior designer in the Yvelines. I work in Versailles and take care of all projects in the west of Paris. I created BLTYdesign two years ago for this purpose.
What are your daily challenges?
Generally speaking, like all architects, my projects have to please my customers and not disappoint them. But in practice, on a day-to-day basis, I'm faced with technical challenges: taking the right measurements and undertaking feasible projects without ever promising the Moon.
On surveys, there are always delays and errors on the plans. It's a real headache to meet customer expectations on time and on budget.
What was it like before iMapper?
I mainly survey old buildings, especially in Versailles, where the buildings are complex and ruined by time. Honestly, I was very stressed about surveying before iMapper. As I'm alone, I have to admit that taking measurements was particularly laborious. This was a major handicap in managing my schedule.
Why iMapper?
I dreamed of a laser that could take measurements for me, but market prices were far too high for a structure like mine. Then iMapper came along! Whereas taking measurements sometimes took me a whole day (not to mention the 2d plans that had to be recreated, which usually take an extra half-day), I saved a considerable amount of time and achieved unequalled precision by hand.
With iMapper, the margin of error is very small, if not non-existent.
What's the situation now?
Less stress and fewer mistakes when taking ribs. And the simple fact of not making any more mistakes saves me a great deal of time and peace of mind.
What would you say to companies to convince them to use iMapper?
For a start, I wouldn't hesitate for a minute to try and convince them: it saves me time and gives my customers confidence. What's more, this time-saving has a positive impact, as I now have the time to tackle projects that were languishing at the bottom of the drawer.
And let's talk price! As I said earlier, I couldn't find a properly priced solution for a structure like mine. Now I've got a state-of-the-art tool that paid for itself in just three days of work - I honestly couldn't have hoped for better.
