Ecogranito

Ecogranito offers revolutionary water-based coatings that replicate the look and feel of natural stone, formulated for exterior and interior use.

Ecogranito Smart Coatings
Industry
Architectural Coatings / Building Materials
Solution
Water-based coatings replicating stone for various substrates
Service
API UI/UX Product Engineering
Technologies
HTML5 CSS ReactJS NextJS NodeJS MongoDB
Project overview:

Ecogranito is an environmentally friendly brand that produces contemporary water based surfaces to imitate the texture, style and hardness of natural stone. It’s unique coating is used both indoors and outdoors and providing architects, builders, and designers an eco-friendly alternative to natural heavy stone. As the company scaled, Ecogranito wanted to develop a modern, high-performance digital platform to communicate product value, technical specs, sustainability, and application possibilities to consumers and partners across the globe.

The intent was to create a platform that is scalable, user-friendly, and rich in visual content, to accomplish multiple objectives: informing users about Ecogranito’s coating technology, visual exploration of stone-like aesthetics with an immersive digital experience, simplifying the selector process for clients, and enabling easy inquiries related to product information. When the project was complete, the UI/UX was designed to be attractive but reflect the natural type of coatings, and, should be visually engaging, quick, accessible, and responsive, to every device.

Most importantly, Ecogranito was looking forward to leveraging AI-driven features like automated product suggestions, texture-matching tools, and smart inquiry assistants that would further enhance the user experience. A refined content structure with a stable backend system was required considering the large number of product variants, colors, and textures.

Integrated APIs supported real-time updates, handling sample requests, and digital catalog management. The ultimate aim was to provide a state-of-the-art digital presence that matched Ecogranito’s innovative brand identity and high-quality eco-friendly offerings.

The Problem

Before investing in the upgrade of their digital ecosystem, Ecogranito experienced a number of operational and user-experience challenges. Their current Web presence was limited and visually outdated, failing to represent the realistic texture and quality of their stone-like coatings. Many customers couldn’t easily understand how these water-based coatings compare to natural stone, thus hesitating with inquiries or the right variant selection.

The project kick-off identified the following challenges:

  • Unorganized Product Catalog Previously, the website did not have an organized product catalog, which made navigation difficult. With so many color combinations, available grains, and finish types, the users needed clarity that the platform could not provide.
  • Technical Limitations & Lack of Scalability
    From a technical perspective, the platform had no scalability, speed optimization, or responsiveness for mobile devices. When users encountered page load issues, it seriously undermined their trust, particularly if they were clients browsing on a laptop from a remote job site. Additionally, the back end was not automated, as updates were made manually.
  • Absence of AI-Powered ToolsAnother major challenge was the absence of AI-powered tools that modern customers expect. Architects and designers were often asking for design visual simulations, or visual data and information on textures, or easier methods of comparison flows.
The Solution

In order to meet these challenges, we built a compelling, resilient, and engaging online platform that aligns with Ecogranito’s product offering. The UI/UX was a full redesign, featuring clean layouts, repeating colors, and high resolution texture images to bring Ecogranito’s stone effect coatings to life. The platform is powered by NextJS and ReactJS, which will allow ultra-fast rendering of pages and almost instantaneous load of the product texture and coatings samples.

On the backend is a full solution developed utilizing NodeJS and MongoDB to manage product catgories, product specifications, application methods, sustainability information, and much more.
An integral part of the project was the implementation of AI tools, for example, a product recommendation engine, texture similarity detection, and AI assistant which directed customers to product selection, FAQs, and any technical clarification. These tools served to increase customer engagement and minimize decision fatigue.

Multilingual functionality and SEO-optimized technologies were introduced to help Ecogranito’s international visibility. The site is functional in terms of easy access, responsive experience, and of an immersive visual experience, including a continuum of physical texture to an eventual digital experience.

The Result

Website performance drastically improved with faster loading speeds and an optimized overall mobile experience. The back-end of the website optimized their workflow as it allowed Ecogranito the ability to update products, services of prints and media without relying on anticipated technical expertise.

The brand now has broader visibility on the website, stronger international reach and a more professional, new digital presence that reflects their holistic commitment to eco-friendly coating solutions. Overall, the project launched Ecogranito to be in a position to be a modern, technology-driven leader in sustainable building material solutions.

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