Basestone: Mobile-first Construction Collaboration

Case Study: Basestone

Basestone and MeltStudio teamed up to transform Basestone’s web and mobile collaboration platform—empowering engineers to review drawings, track issues, and manage project data in real time. This project improved field-office workflows, cut down administrative overhead, and accelerated project delivery.

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THE CHALLENGE

Engineering Teams Needed Real-Time Mobile Tools.

Before Melt’s involvement, Basestone’s platform lacked seamless offline support, scalable architecture, and smooth UX across devices. Engineers faced delays when marking up drawings or logging issues on-site, which hindered efficiency and collaboration between field and office.

INITIAL STATE

OUR SOLUTION

Modern Full‑Stack Rewrite With Mobile‑First UX

Requirements

Simplification

We audited Basestone’s legacy features—drawing annotations, issue workflows, and offline data sync—and defined a streamlined full-stack JS/TypeScript architecture. Clear specs helped avoid scope creep and ensured alignment.

Application

Building

Our team built a unified web and iOS/Android experience using React, React Native, and Node.js. We integrated real-time updates, drawing markups, offline-first syncing, and a reporting dashboard, reducing admin effort on-site.

Prototype

Release

We launched a functional MVP within three months: engineers could markup drawings, log and assign issues in real time from the field, and sync data—even offline. Early beta testers reported immediate productivity gains.

DELIVER STATE

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

Enhanced Efficiency and User Satisfaction

Post-launch, Basestone saw field engineers spend significantly less time on administrative work—logging issues, syncing, and reporting became seamless. Real-time dashboards improved transparency, helping projects stay on time and on budget.

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Rob Denison

Rally Chat

December 20, 2024

Melt provided exceptional services for us at RallyChat. I truly appreciated how quickly you ramped up on the project—sorting out access, setting up the tech, and adopting my kanban board seamlessly. Regular stand-ups kept communication flowing, and your use of Slack was professional and concise. The quality of work was outstanding, with excellent judgment, independent thinking, and clear communication on design decisions. Overall, an extremely professional experience—significantly better than the Globant contractors I worked with this year.

December 20, 2024

Amos Barreto

HeadRace

August 19, 2022

Melt Studio was critical in helping us get our project off the ground. When we first onboarded with the team, Melt gave us countless hours of support from their most senior developers to bootstrap our project and get things moving. The breadth of their knowledge across infrastructure and architecture is impressive. We were able to make more progress in just a couple weeks than we otherwise would have made in months. I won't ever forget that. Many more amazing experiences since then :) but that's my favorite!