Clearer understanding of profitability and revenue for KAW

How i-spark helped KAW Architects & Advisors translate technical complexity into a working dashboard for forecasting and performance tracking.

Client snapshot

KAW is an architecture and consultancy firm working on social, urban, and residential design challenges. The organisation runs fixed-fee and time-based projects, making it crucial to monitor revenue streams and financial performance closely.

Why KAW partnered with i-spark?

When Hans Krol, Quality Advisor at KAW, began developing a dashboard for financial tracking, he encountered several technical limitations, from missing historical data to restricted API access and complex calculations. That’s when i-spark's team was asked to support move the project forward.

What was the challenge?

A strong concept, blocked by technical limitations.

Hans had a clear vision: a dashboard that would make it easier to understand KAW’s financial projections. But turning this idea into a working solution proved difficult:

  • Simplicate’s API was limited to 100 rows per call, blocking access to full datasets

  • Simplicate did not store any historical data, which was essential for comparison and projections

  • Calculations—such as spreading sales forecasts across months—required programming logic beyond standard tools

  • Even tools designed for ease of use, like Klipfolio, needed custom queries and data preparation

The impact? Turning complexity into a solution KAW uses every day.

KAW now tracks financial performance and forecasts reliably with daily data storage, automated reporting, and without the need to change tools.

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Hans KAW Architects & Advisors

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