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ABOUT NEXT SPACESTRATEGY

Nicolas Delforge - independent real estate, GIS & IWMS consultant.

A career connecting space, systems and decisions.

NEXT combines architectural and development experience with corporate real estate operations, IWMS, data and spatial intelligence.

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A career connecting space, systems and decisions
Nicolas Delforge

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Nicolas Delforge

Founder & Independent Consultant

I help organisations make better real estate and development decisions by connecting the physical reality of places with the systems and data used to understand and manage them.

My career has taken me from architecture and real estate development to client-side project leadership, corporate real estate operations, IWMS, GIS and spatial data. I have led multidisciplinary teams and advised global organisations on complex portfolios and high-stakes projects across Europe and North America.

Having worked on both the physical and digital sides of real estate, I connect what a place is, how it performs and how it is represented in systems—then turn that complexity into clear, practical next steps.

See how this experience is applied through independent spatial research and transparent GIS analysis :

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SELECTED EXPERIENCE FROM PREVIOUS ROLES - not NEXT client work.

Built experience across scales.

Modern apartment buildings at the Cossonay residential development, designed by Archilab while Nicolas Delforge was development project manager for Steiner.

70 apartments + 10% commercial

Residential development

Development Project Manager, STEINER AG • Architecture by Archilab

Distinctive angular glass façade of JTI Headquarters in Geneva, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Nicolas Delforge served as JTI’s in-house architect, overseeing design and construction.

400,000+ SQ FT

Corporate Headquarters

In-house architect, JTI • Design by SOM

Architectural visualisation of the proposed Vitrine économique de l’aéroport in Geneva, commissioned by Urban Project and designed by Group8. Nicolas Delforge served as Steiner’s development project manager during its initial phase.

538,000+ SQ FT

Vitrine économique de l'aéroport

Proposed strategic urban development

Development project manager, Steiner • Urban Project / Group8

DIGITAL REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE

IWMS and spatial data at enterprise scale.

50+ countries

Workplace transformation, booking and workplace operations.

20+ years

IWMS, spatial data, floor plans, portfolios and systems.

160,000+ employees

Enterprise IWMS strategy, global solution selection.

100+ projects

Space and drawings management, occupancy, maintenance and more.

Selected experience from previous roles with global technology, financial and pharmaceutical organisations.

A decision-first, independent way of working.

1

Analyse

Spatial analysis layers converging on a key decision point within an architectural site model.

Identify the question and the decision that truly matter.

2

Connect

Spatial, operational, financial and market evidence connected around a central development model.

Bring together spatial, operational, financial and market evidence.

3

Highlight

Development scenarios compared to highlight a recommended option and practical next step.

Turn insight into clear options, recommendations and next steps.

Independent by design

Advice shaped by the decision - not by a product.

NEXT does not resell software or represent a technology vendor.

Systems and places connected