Hof University · Design education · On-premise

Hof University · “AI Design Lab”

Together with Hof University, we are building a modular, locally operated platform that makes current AI tools available for teaching and education in a controlled environment.

Hof University · Design education · On-premise
PartnerHof University · Campus Selb
RoleRequest Change · software and platform
Statuspilot and staged expansion
Operationon-premise on university infrastructure
Challenge

Design education needs current generative tools without transferring sensitive or unpublished work to uncontrolled external platforms.

Approach
  1. 01Modular application layer for interchangeable models and tools
  2. 02Local operation on the organization’s infrastructure
  3. 03Traceable workflows from image generation to CAD-as-code
  4. 04Practical testing with teachers and learners

Technical foundation

Self-hosted models and selected interfaces are embedded in controlled, reproducible design workflows.

Teaching and transfer

Insights from real tasks feed back into exercises, enablement and continued platform development.

Result

A controlled learning and experimentation environment combining data sovereignty with open, extensible tool access.

On-premiseoperated on owned infrastructure