We Help Design Teams Understand What Already Exists.
Pointknown is a reality capture and existing conditions documentation firm helping architects, owners, engineers, and project teams begin renovation, restoration, adaptive reuse, and commercial building projects with reliable, measurable information.
Through terrestrial laser scanning, drone documentation, immersive 360° imagery, and Scan-to-BIM workflows, we create accurate Revit models, CAD documentation, point clouds, and digital building records that reduce uncertainty before design begins.
We capture reality
so you can design from it.
Pointknown documents existing conditions with the precision needed to move confidently from what is there to what comes next.
Using laser scanning, LiDAR, drone imagery, 360° photography, and other reality-capture technologies, we create accurate digital records of buildings and sites. Those records become practical design information — from Revit models and CAD drawings to point clouds, imagery, and site documentation.
Existing Conditions
Precise field documentation of buildings, interiors, exteriors, and surrounding site conditions.
Digital Models
Reality captured and translated into usable Revit, CAD, point cloud, and other digital deliverables.
Site Intelligence
Aerial imagery, 360° documentation, and site context that help teams understand the whole environment.
Design-Ready Information
Organized information that gives project teams a reliable foundation for the next stage of work.
Every Great Project Starts With Understanding What Already Exists.
Existing buildings are rarely documented as accurately as project teams need them to be. Missing information, outdated drawings, and field assumptions often lead to redesign, coordination issues, and unnecessary site visits.
Pointknown was founded to eliminate that uncertainty. Through reality capture, laser scanning, BIM modeling, CAD documentation, drone imagery, and 360° photography, we transform existing conditions into reliable digital information that supports confident design and construction decisions.
Rather than delivering a single drawing or model, we create a coordinated documentation package that becomes the digital foundation for the entire project lifecycle—from early planning through design, renovation, construction, and facility management.
Multiple Digital Deliverables.
One of Pointknown's large-scale hospitality documentation projects. Accurate reality capture and coordinated digital deliverables provided architects and project teams with dependable existing conditions information before design work began.
The People Behind the Work
Our Team
No Pointknown project is the work of one person. Every assignment depends on a coordinated team—from the initial conversation, scheduling and site visit through data processing, production, quality control and final delivery. Each person contributes a different perspective, with multiple sets of eyes reviewing the work along the way.
Jim Foster
Founder & Principal
Jim built Pointknown around a simple belief: our work should help everyone who relies on us do their best work.
Emmett Foster
Reality Capture + BIM
Emmett works across field operations and production, helping turn complex site data into organized, accurate project deliverables. His responsibilities include reality capture, data processing, Revit setup, production coordination, point-cloud organization and internal quality control.
Christina Annunziata
Client Coordination | Scheduling & Proposals
Christina helps guide projects from the initial inquiry through scheduling and fieldwork. She coordinates proposals, project logistics and client communication, helping ensure that each assignment is clearly defined and moves forward smoothly.
Adam Elyounssi
Site Operations | Technology & Business Development
Adam manages Pointknown’s site operations and plays an important role in how projects are planned and executed in the field. He works across reality capture, drone documentation and the company’s evolving technology stack, helping evaluate and implement the tools used to collect better project data. Adam is also involved in business development, building relationships and helping identify new opportunities for Pointknown.
Precision Begins Before The First Line Is Drawn
Every project begins with understanding. We combine technical precision with a clear awareness of how teams use information to make decisions throughout the design process.
Understand
Every project has different goals, constraints, and decisions ahead. We begin by understanding what information matters most.
Document
Accurate information starts with capturing reality as it exists. Our approach focuses on creating a reliable foundation from the beginning.
Organize
Collected information becomes structured, accessible data that teams can confidently use throughout the project lifecycle.
Enable
The goal is not simply documentation. It is helping teams reduce uncertainty and move forward with better decisions.
Trusted by Architects,
Owners & Project Teams
Accurate existing conditions documentation is only part of the experience. These client testimonials reflect the responsiveness, technical expertise, and reliable deliverables that help architects, owners, engineers, and project teams move confidently from existing conditions to design.
"Pointknown is going to significantly speed up our design process for this project. Typically, we have to build up all of our models from scratch, which can take weeks. This has allowed us to completely eliminate that step in the process and jump right into 3D models and decision making."
Tuscan Village Salem
Faster design decisions and reduced modeling effort.
"This is an incredible time saver for the project."
"The models look great and the plans are easy to work with... we are very happy."
"He is extremely knowledgeable at what he does and delivers plans with the highest level of accuracy."
Understand what exists. Make better decisions.
Pointknown helps architects, owners, and project teams begin with reliable existing conditions information, creating a clearer foundation for renovation, restoration, and adaptive reuse projects.