The Aasti Asset Lens

One method for designing, building and investing.

Whether we are designing a building, managing construction or evaluating an investment, the discipline is the same: understand the objective, gather evidence, evaluate it honestly, act, and keep watching.

Understand

Your objective, horizon, liquidity needs and risk appetite — or your brief, budget and site.

Research

Market, location, infrastructure and supply — or site, soil, codes and approvals.

Evaluate

The asset, the developer and the financials — or design options, cost and constructability.

Advise

A written recommendation with risks stated — including when not to proceed.

Execute

Site visits and transaction support — or tender, procurement and construction.

Monitor

Periodic review as markets and projects change — progress, cost and quality reports.

In practice

How each stage works for investors and for builders.

Stage	Investing client	Design & building client	Output
1. Understand	Objective, budget, horizon, risk appetite	Brief, budget, timeline, site	Engagement note
2. Research	Market, location, infrastructure, supply	Site, soil, codes, approvals	Research summary
3. Evaluate	Ten-factor score, financial model	Design options, cost plan, constructability	Evaluation report
4. Advise	Written recommendation including risks	Recommended scheme and budget	Recommendation memo
5. Execute	Site visits, documentation coordination	Drawings, tender, procurement, construction	Executed plan
6. Monitor	Periodic portfolio and market review	Progress, cost and quality reports	Review reports

Published method

Our ten-factor evaluation framework.

Every investment opportunity and partner project is scored on the same ten factors. Weights differ by asset type.

Factor	What we assess	Residential	Commercial	Land	Industrial
Location	Proximity to jobs, social infrastructure and neighbourhood quality	15%	15%	15%	10%
Connectivity	Road, metro, rail and airport access; travel times	10%	10%	15%	15%
Infrastructure	Existing and funded / under-construction projects (announced-only scored lower)	10%	10%	15%	15%
Demand	Absorption, employment growth, occupancy and buyer depth	10%	15%	10%	10%
Developer	Delivery record, financial strength, compliance and construction quality	15%	10%	5%	10%
Price competitiveness	Entry price compared with comparable transactions	10%	10%	10%	10%
Rental potential	Achievable yield and tenant demand	10%	15%	0%	10%
Appreciation potential	Scenario-based medium-term outlook	10%	5%	15%	5%
Liquidity	Ease and time to exit; depth of the resale market	5%	5%	5%	5%
Risk (inverse)	Title, approval, execution, market and regulatory risk — higher score means lower risk	5%	5%	10%	10%

Benefits

What the method gives you.

Fewer surprises

Risks are named early, while they can still be managed.

Decisions documented

Every recommendation and approval is on record.

Continuity of judgement

The same team carries knowledge from evaluation to execution.

One accountable team

No gaps between consultants, contractors and advisors.

Advice you can audit

Assumptions are written down and can be tested.

Long-term view

Monitoring continues after the transaction or handover.

Apply the Asset Lens to your decision.

Tell us what you are planning — a design, a building, an investment or a project launch.