Abstract: A computer-implemented method for positioning technical elements in a space, wherein the elements each have an element work area, where the method includes a) providing the geometry of the space via a space model, b) determining a set of possible element positions for positioning elements from the space model taking into account predetermined positioning rules for the space, c) ascertaining the number of elements for the space via a model based on machine learning, d) determining a set of element arrangements with permutations for elements at each possible element position, and e) determining the element arrangement with the smallest ratio of the number of elements for the space and the total element work area from the ascertained set of element arrangements.