BCate by UMR- Architect and interior design marketplace

TRON Hackathon Hackathon Season 6
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Project Name: BCate
Project Track: Builder
Team Name: UMR_KRW
Team Member(s): @albarelfauzan

Project Link: Software projects from hackathons · Devpost

Project Goal:
Our goal is to create a platform that empowers the architectural design community by using blockchain technology to protect their intellectual property rights and enable them to monetize their creativity. We envision a world where architectural designs are valued and respected as unique and indivisible digital assets that can be securely and transparently exchanged on the blockchain. We aim to provide a solution that benefits both designers and buyers by creating a fair and efficient market for architectural works. We believe that BCate is the future of the architectural design industry.

Project Value:
By integrating BCate with blockchain technology, we can create a platform that offers several benefits and relevance for the architectural design industry. By doing so, it offers a secure and transparent marketplace for blueprints and interior goods. The use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), we can represent the ownership and provenance of any type of digital or physical item to ensures that each design is treated as a unique and original work, safeguarding the intellectual property rights of creators. This means that BCate can ensure that the architectural designs are valued and respected as individual and original works, and that the intellectual property rights of the creators are protected and enforced.

With BCate, we believe that we can introduce a new way of transacting furniture design and architecture by disrupting the current system. The adoption of blockchain technology will also become more commonplace for everyday human activities.

Project Info:
BCate presentation_2_compressed.pdf (902.7 KB)

Project Website: https://bcate.vercel.app/

Project Test Instructions:

Buyer’s perspective

Buying Design
User Flow for buying furniture and architectural designs:

  • Go to the landing page
  • Click ‘Connect wallet’
  • Login/Sign-up to your Account
  • Click buy design on sidebar
  • Enter the catalog page
  • Select the desired design
  • Enter product detail page
  • On the detail page click the ‘Buy Design’’ button
  • We will send NFT to your wallet

Get Blue Print Design

  • Connect your wallet
  • Login/Sign-up to your Account
  • Go to my design collection page
  • Select the NFT of the design that you want to access the blue print of
  • Click ‘order page’

Project Details:
The architectural design industry is facing a serious challenge of protecting the intellectual property rights of its creators. In recent years, there has been an increase in the incidents of theft or misuse of copyright of building designs or interior items such as chairs, tables, and others. According to a study by the American Institute of Architects, there were more than 120 cases of copyright infringement in the US until May 2023. On November 2023, Indonesian police arrested a perpetrator who misused a non-commercial architectural design license to build housing. The architect sold an architectural design for non-commercial purposes, only to discover the buyer had used it to develop a residential complex, losses experienced are calculated to reach $40k. The rise of generative AI tools also has sparked lawsuits. Authors and artists claim that these AI systems use their work without permission, raising questions about protectability under copyright law. AI tools, including those used by architects, can generate novel designs. However, reliance on AI may pose copyright risks.Some studios already use AI image generators for design ideas, but the protectability of AI-generated designs remains uncertain.

To solve these problems, we created BCate. BCate is a platform that aims to solve this problem by using blockchain technology to create a secure and transparent marketplace for architectural designs of buildings and interior goods. BCate allows designers to upload their blueprints and register them as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the blockchain. NFTs are unique and indivisible digital assets that can represent the ownership and provenance of any type of digital or physical item. By using NFTs, BCate ensures that the designers have the exclusive rights to their works and can control who can access, use, or modify them.

Smart Contract links: Address 0x071799095450b8A074FCbc9dde4753c48e456690 | BTTCScan

Project Milestones:

  • Q2 2024

    • Enhance User Experience
    • Getting feedback from our users

  • Q3 2024

    • Continously developing based on user feedback
    • Create a grand design to expand BCate to other country
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Welcome to hackathon season

  • How big is the target user base (architects, interior designers, potential buyers).

  • Have you conducted user research to validate their needs and pain points regarding BCate’s functionalities, and are there existing platforms addressing similar issues.

  • How will BCate differentiate itself.

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Welcome to Hackathon Season 6, your project does strike alot of memory, is this your first time around or you’ve been around in a while?
Aiming to revolutionize the architectural design industry by leveraging blockchain technology to protect intellectual property rights and facilitate transparent transactions is a good initiative.

Can you provide insights into BCate’s monetization strategy and revenue model? How does the platform plan to sustain itself financially while providing value to both designers and buyers?

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Your mission to empower the architectural design community through blockchain technology is both innovative and impactful. But I have my concern on what strategies you plan to implement in verifying the authenticity of those architectural designs, to ensure that each work is genuinely original and attributed to its rightful creator.

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Welcome to Grand hackathon season 6, wishing you all the best

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Hu @Okorie i’ll try to answer ur question ya

  1. Currently, BCate has partnerships with architects and interior designers in South East Asia. However, the goal is to expand globally and establish partnerships with architects from all around the world. By doing so, BCate aims to facilitate services for everyone, regardless of their location.
    And currently we negotiating with architects from Turkey is a positive step toward achieving this global reach.
  2. We has conducted user research and market analysis before setting its quarterly company objectives (OKRs). This approach is commendable because it ensures that BCate addresses real pain points experienced by users.
    Additionally, actively engaging with the community through platforms like Discord allows BCate to receive feedback, feature requests, and bug reports. This iterative process helps deliver an improved experience to users.
  3. BCate aims to differentiate itself by being the first platform to facilitate transactions between architects, interior designers, and customers using blockchain technology.The use of blockchain ensures secure property rights for all parties involved. This unique feature sets BCate apart from existing platforms and provides a competitive edge.

Hopefully its answer ur question!

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Hi @manfred_jr yup its my second time participating in this hackathon, nice to see u around!

Answering ur question, as stated in our deck we have 2 main revenue income which is From Commision Fee, BCate employs a commission-based model, charging a percentage of the transaction fee for every sale or purchase of an NFT (non-fungible token) on our platform. This approach allows us to generate revenue from both the supply (designers) and demand (buyers) sides of the market. Our second income is coming from sponsored listing, designers or other stakeholders can pay for enhanced visibility, which helps them promote their work.

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Hi @Chukseucharia

BCate conducts background checks on designers before partnering with them. By verifying their personal data, BCate ensures that every designer on their platform is trusted, this step helps prevent unauthorized or fraudulent submissions. And to address the possibility of verified designers stealing others’ work, BCate has a process in place. When a designer wants to add a new design, they must sign a document,this document states that their work is original and legally theirs, If any theft is discovered later, BCate can take legal action against the designer.

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The structure of the royalty system as you outlined it ain’t really a bad one, keep building and goodluck.

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@albarelfauzan

Thanks :+1: for giving me feedback

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Welcome to hackathon season 6,

I need to know what sets BCate apart from the others?
How does BCate ensure the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights more effectively than current platforms? And why should designers choose BCate over uploading their works to more established marketplaces?