The CDP is a large-scale collaborative design tool designed for a diverse audience, including laypeople, stakeholders, and experts. It mixes digital tools, such as its custom-built touch screen surface, and physical objects, that serve as representation of concepts, such as architectural models. Plugin solutions enable analysis and simulations within this mixed environment, providing users with information to support design decisions.

The CDP is a multiuser planning, simulation and collaboration platform. It consists of a physical touch screen interface, allowing for seamless integration of physical models into a digital environment. With the support of planning and simulation tools, through its plugin framework. This allows for different stakeholders to simultaneously discuss and participate at the same time.