Case study

A whitelabel UI system for smart building access

We helped Performance Buildings modernize their Android app with a whitelabel solution that enables remote room access and meeting bookings. Through best practice design patterns and close collaboration with our developers, we delivered a user-friendly UI upgrade that scales across diverse client brands.

Contribution
Product Design & Engineering
Year
2022
Client
Performance Buildings AG
Partners
Live site

Challenge

Performance Buildings offers a proprietary building operating system that digitalizes office building management. Their Android app enables tenants to remotely unlock rented spaces, book meeting rooms, and manage building services. However, the existing app UI needed modernization.


The key challenge was to deliver a whitelabel solution that not only elevates the user interface but also enables consistent, client-specific customization. The app needed to support seamless adaptation to various corporate identities and branding requirements, as Performance Buildings serves multiple property managers and building operators, each with their own visual identity.

Solution

Modern foundation, scalable by design

We adopted the latest Material Design system to ensure a modern, consistent, and familiar interface. By leveraging intuitive, well-established design patterns, we enhanced the user experience while keeping development efficient and focused.

Built for multiple brands, not just one

Through close collaboration between design and development, we restructured the system for rapid client adaptation:

  • Quick customization of colors, logos, and brand elements
  • Whitelabel architecture that scales with the client base
  • Flexibility without rebuilding from scratch

Smart information hierarchy for time-sensitive contexts

We enhanced the booking screen with contextual intelligence based on timing. When a meeting is about to start, users get immediate access to room controls, no extra taps needed. For bookings further in the future, the interface displays only essential details, keeping the experience clean and focused on what's relevant in the moment.

Efficient collaboration, maximum impact

The streamlined approach combined best practice patterns with tight designer-developer exchange, delivering high-quality UI modernization without compromising on usability or visual appeal.

Conclusion

The redesigned app gives tenants an intuitive, modern interface for managing office spaces and services. More importantly, the whitelabel architecture lets Performance Buildings onboard new clients with custom branding, cutting time-to-market and operational overhead. The result supports their broader mission: helping property managers digitalize building operations, increase occupancy, and lower running costs.

Nordic led the UX and Material Design implementation of our app, giving us a modern, familiar interface, while ensuring the product stays modular and adaptable to each client’s brand. The result is a system we can evolve quickly with minimal effort.

Vishal Mallick, CEO, Performance Buildings AG

Get in touch

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