There is an increasing demand for lean solutions in the construction industry. To achieve this, not only the final solution must be efficient, but the whole process also needs to have its efficiency improved. The BIM methodology with the collaboration between engineers and architects in the design process is viewed as a way of generating more efficient and lean solutions. However, much of the research effort has focused in the development and usage of 3D modeling software packages rather than in the direction of integrating the design teams. In this work, a design process is proposed to facilitate the integration between the structural design and the architectural design at the early stages of the process. The proposed philosophy can be extended to enable better integration between the architectural design and other design areas, such as mechanical and electrical systems. To help the implementation of the proposed process a plugin, named ConDA, was developed for the Software Autodesk Revit. The developed tool allows the architect to perform preliminary verifications of reinforced concrete structures. The use of ConDA anticipates this verification to an earlier stage in the design process, which avoids the conception of unfeasible structures and facilitates the communication between architects and structural engineers. The plugin was tested by twenty-four architects. They evaluated its usability and the benefits in reducing the time and effort spent in the architectural design. ConDA s main contributions, according to the architects interviewed, is the improvement of the communication between architect and structural engineer, and the reduction of the number of design reviews and, consequently, the reduction of time spent during the design. The comments given by the interviewees also indicate that the plugin can be a useful tool in education by helping architectural students improve their structural design skills. The results of the test ratified the hypothesis that the ConDA assisted design process can increase the quality and efficiency of the architectural design process.