diff --git a/tobler/area_weighted/area_interpolate_dask.py b/tobler/area_weighted/area_interpolate_dask.py
index faf5e02..6522bff 100755
--- a/tobler/area_weighted/area_interpolate_dask.py
+++ b/tobler/area_weighted/area_interpolate_dask.py
@@ -264,3 +264,152 @@ def id_area_interpolate(
             pandas.DataFrame(index=estimates.index, columns=category_vars_to_add)
         )
     return estimates
+
+
+def area_interpolate_dask_native(
+    source_dgdf,
+    target_dgdf,
+    source_id,
+    target_id,
+    extensive_variables=None,
+    intensive_variables=None,
+    categorical_variables=None,
+    categorical_frequency=True
+):
+    # Categoricals must be Dask's known categorical
+    if categorical_variables is not None:
+        category_vars = []
+        for cat_var in categorical_variables:
+            var_names = [f'{cat_var}_{c}' for c in source_dgdf[cat_var].cat.categories]
+            category_vars.extend(var_names)
+    else:
+        category_vars = None
+    #----------------------------------------
+    # Build cross-over table
+    #----------------------------------------
+    # Build tasks by joining pairs of chunks from left/right
+    dsk = {}
+    new_spatial_partitions = []
+    parts = geopandas.sjoin(
+        source_dgdf.spatial_partitions.to_frame('geometry'),
+        target_dgdf.spatial_partitions.to_frame('geometry'),
+        how='inner',
+        predicate='intersects'
+    )
+    parts_left = np.asarray(parts.index)
+    parts_right = np.asarray(parts['index_right'].values)
+    name = 'area_interpolate-' + tokenize(
+        target_dgdf, source_dgdf
+    )   
+    # Create computation items for workers
+    for i, (l, r) in enumerate(zip(parts_left, parts_right)):
+        dsk[(name, i)] = (
+            id_area_table,
+            (source_dgdf._name, l),
+            (target_dgdf._name, r),
+            source_id,
+            target_id,
+            'auto',
+        )
+        lr = source_dgdf.spatial_partitions.iloc[l]
+        rr = target_dgdf.spatial_partitions.iloc[r]
+        extent = lr.intersection(rr)
+        new_spatial_partitions.append(extent)
+    # Create geometries for new spatial partitions
+    new_spatial_partitions = geopandas.GeoSeries(
+        data=new_spatial_partitions, crs=source_dgdf.crs
+    )
+    # Build Dask graph
+    graph = HighLevelGraph.from_collections(
+        name, dsk, dependencies=[source_dgdf, target_dgdf]
+    )
+    # Get metadata for the outcome table
+    meta = id_area_table(
+        source_dgdf._meta,
+        target_dgdf._meta,
+        source_id,
+        target_id,
+        spatial_index='auto',
+    )
+    #----------------------------------------
+    # Build output table
+    areas = dask_geopandas.GeoDataFrame(
+        graph, 
+        name,
+        meta,
+        [None] * (len(dsk) + 1),
+        new_spatial_partitions
+    )
+    # Merge chunks
+    out = target_dgdf[[target_id, 'geometry']]
+    ## Extensive --> Not implemented (DAB: the below does not match single-core)
+    if extensive_variables is not None:
+        weights = areas / (
+            areas.groupby(source_id).transform('sum', meta=areas._meta)
+        )
+        tmp = (
+            weights
+            .join(
+                source_df.set_index(source_id)[extensive_variables], 
+                on=source_id
+            )
+        )
+        for ev in extensive_variables:
+            tmp[ev] = tmp[[ev, 'weight']].prod(axis='columns')
+        out_extensive = tmp.groupby(target_id)[extensive_variables].sum()
+        out = out.join(out_extensive, on=target_id)
+    '''
+    ## Intensive --> Weight by area of the chunk (Not implemented)
+    ## Categorical --> Add up proportions
+    if categorical_variables is not None:
+        out_categorical = (
+            transferred
+            [category_vars]
+            .astype(float)
+            .groupby(transferred[target_id])
+            .agg({v: 'sum' for v in category_vars})
+        )    
+        out = out.join(out_categorical, on=target_id)
+        if categorical_frequency is True:
+            cols = out_categorical.columns.tolist()
+            out[cols] = out[cols].div(
+                out.area, axis='index'
+            )
+    '''
+    return out
+
+def id_area_table(
+    source_df,
+    target_df,
+    source_id,
+    target_id,
+    spatial_index='auto',
+):
+    df1 = source_df.copy()
+    df2 = target_df.copy()
+
+    # it is generally more performant to use the longer df as spatial index
+    if spatial_index == "auto":
+        if df1.shape[0] > df2.shape[0]:
+            spatial_index = "source"
+        else:
+            spatial_index = "target"
+
+    if spatial_index == "source":
+        ids_tgt, ids_src = df1.sindex.query(df2.geometry, predicate="intersects")
+    elif spatial_index == "target":
+        ids_src, ids_tgt = df2.sindex.query(df1.geometry, predicate="intersects")
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"'{spatial_index}' is not a valid option. Use 'auto', 'source' or 'target'."
+        )
+
+    areas = df1.geometry.values[ids_src].intersection(df2.geometry.values[ids_tgt]).area
+    
+    table = pandas.DataFrame({
+        source_id: source_df[source_id].iloc[ids_src].values,
+        target_id: target_df[target_id].iloc[ids_tgt].values,
+        'overlap': areas
+    })
+    table['uid'] = table[source_id].astype(str) + '-' + table[source_id].astype(str)
+    
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