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Industries

Websites for architecture firms whose work deserves a real platform.

Most architecture sites look great on the project pages and lose the buyer everywhere else. We build the everywhere else with the same care as the work itself.

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For architecture practices across the US and UK. Website packages start at $9,500, and custom builds with portals or dashboards at $30,000.

Problem

Why most architecture firm sites underperform.

Architecture firms often have the best project photography of any sector, and weaker websites to show it on. The work is shot for monographs. The site is shot from a 2014 WordPress theme. The mismatch is jarring. Five patterns we see almost every time.

  1. 01

    Beautiful projects, brutalist UX.

    Heavy hero image. Then a navigation that hides everything. Buyers can find one project but never the second.
  2. 02

    An 'About' page that says nothing.

    Founders' bios as paragraphs of credentials. No point of view about why the practice exists or what it builds.
  3. 03

    Project pages without project data.

    Hero photo. Caption. Done. No square footage, no client, no budget category, no team credit. Press and procurement both need that data.
  4. 04

    No publications, no press, no awards.

    Architecture firms publish. Get featured. Win awards. The site rarely shows any of it because nobody's tagging it.
  5. 05

    Mobile is an afterthought.

    Full-bleed image grids that break on phones, where many buyers first look at your work.

Deliverables

A site that matches the quality of the practice.

Photography-led but legible. Designed to be navigated by clients, students, journalists and competition juries. Editable by your team without breaking the design.

  • Project page template designed around long-form storytelling
  • Filterable project archive by typology, scale, year and location
  • Practice page with real point of view, not a wall of bios
  • Press, publications and awards index with metadata
  • Lecture, exhibition and event archive (most architecture firms forget this)
  • Team page with current and alumni roster
  • Careers and student opportunities section
  • Photography licensing notice and credit handling
  • RSS / atom feed for journalists who follow the practice
  • 30 days of changes after launch, based on real visitors

Site plan

The pages an architecture practice's website needs.

A typical plan for a mid-size practice. Yours follows the work you want more of.

  1. Home

    Your best buildings full screen, with one line on what the practice believes.

  2. Projects

    A page for each project with the photography, the brief, the client, the size and the team, filterable by sector.

  3. Sectors

    A page for each sector you want more work in, such as housing, education or civic, so a client looking for that kind of architect finds you.

  4. Practice & people

    Your point of view, the partners and the people a client would actually work with.

  5. Awards, press & writing

    Recognition and essays in one place, easy to keep adding to.

  6. Careers

    What it's like to work there, open roles and how to send a portfolio.

  7. Contact

    One short form for new work, with separate routes for press and job seekers.

Turnkey

You design the buildings, we run the website.

Design, build, hosting, security, monitoring and the changes that come after launch are handled as one engagement, so nobody on your team has to become the website person.

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Work

Recent builds, across sectors.

Six projects. Two are concept sites, built to show a specific firm what their website could be rather than commissioned by them, so each one is marked and opens the live build.

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Proof

Live sites you can open & check.

Recent work for firms in the US, the UK and Australia, with what we did on each.

  • Google review

    “Paul was absolutely fantastic to work with on our new company website. He was incredibly responsive and understood exactly what we were going for.”

    Travis CoxsonRecent clientVerify on Google

  • Google review

    “I couldn't be happier with my stunning new site. Since the redesign, my business has taken off.”

    Erin WimertVerify on Google

Process

From brief to launch & beyond.

Architecture firm websites are usually scoped like a print monograph: everything designed up front, nothing shipped until all of it is done. We separate the brief from the build, do real discovery work with the practice and ship a smaller site that grows over time rather than a huge site that ages instantly.

  1. 01

    Discovery.

    A working session with you and the people who run the work. We review your current site, your competitors and what your buyers search for. The brief comes from that.
  2. 02

    Strategy & content.

    Positioning. Architecture. Copy for the homepage and the project case study template. Photography brief. Sector pages mapped to buyer search intent.
  3. 03

    Design.

    Page designs and the look of your brand, built in code so you review the real site in a browser early on.
  4. 04

    Build.

    Modern production build using the latest web standards. CMS configured. Project case studies migrated and rewritten where needed. Analytics, structured data and Search Console wired.
  5. 05

    Launch & improve.

    Go live, then watch how real visitors use the site for the first 30 days and make two or three rounds of changes based on what we see.

Questions

What architecture practices tend to ask first.

How much does an architecture firm website cost?

Website packages start at $9,500 (Foundation Level) and $19,500 (Growth Platform). Custom builds with portals, dashboards or other tools start at $30,000 (Authority System). Every package comes with monthly support, from $150 a month, and every price is on our pricing page.

How long does it take?

Foundation Level sites take 2-3 weeks and Growth Platform sites 3-4 weeks from the signed brief. Custom builds take 5-12 weeks, depending on scope. The slowest part is usually gathering project photos and details, so we ask for those first.

How do you handle photography licensing and credit?

Project pages include configurable photo credits per image, automatic alt text for screen readers and a per-image rights flag in the CMS so your team can mark images as press-free, licensed-only or embargo. This is one of the most-skipped details and one of the most consequential when a journal calls.

Can we run the site in multiple languages?

Yes. Multilingual routing is built into the platform. We've shipped a site in English, Spanish, French and Arabic, including right-to-left layout. Translation workflows can plug into your existing tool (memoQ, Trados, Lokalise) or be managed manually in the CMS.

What about competitions and unbuilt projects?

Project archive supports a 'built / unbuilt / competition' filter so buyers and juries can find both. We've thought a lot about how to surface speculative work without diluting the built record.

Will our existing project library migrate cleanly?

Most architecture firms' project content is in InDesign or a static folder structure. We bring it into a structured CMS as part of the project. We agree how many projects move across before the build starts, and it's priced into the package. Larger archives or non-standard data we handle as a separate scope.

Can the site help us get featured on ArchDaily, Dezeen or Architizer?

It can make it easier. Each project page can carry a press kit with images, credits and project facts in the form editors ask for. The publications decide what they feature.

What if our current site still works?

Then keep it, and we'll tell you so on the first call. If you want more inquiries from it, the SEO Growth Program works on the site you have. A design, copy or photography refresh is often cheaper than a rebuild.

Pricing

What a new website costs.

Foundation Level and Growth Platform are fixed-price website packages. Authority System is for custom project builds: larger websites, ecommerce, dashboards, portals, automation and bespoke operational systems. Every tier ships with bundled monthly support.

  • Foundation Level

    Professional digital presence, built right.

    From$9,500one time

    Then $150 a month Foundation Support. Delivered in 2-3 weeks.

    • Bespoke responsive website.
    • CMS integration.
    • SEO-ready structure.
    • Contact and lead forms.
    What's included

    Best for. Smaller construction, engineering and technical firms that need a serious professional presence.

    • Project / case study system.
    • Mobile-first layouts.
    • Analytics setup.
    • Security hardening.
    • Fast hosting deployment.
    • Hosted and run end to end by us.
    • Unlimited adjustments before launch.

    Foundation Support includes

    • Hosting oversight.
    • Uptime monitoring.
    • Backups.
    • Security updates.
    • Software updates and upkeep.
    • Email support.
    • Up to 30 minutes of minor edits each month.
    Start with Foundation Level

  • Growth Platform

    Recommended

    For firms whose website has to do more than introduce them.

    From$19,500one time

    Then $300 a month Growth Support. Delivered in 3-4 weeks.

    • Everything in Foundation.
    • Advanced page architecture.
    • Multi-location and multi-service structure.
    • Project and portfolio CMS sections.
    What's included

    Best for. Growing firms that need rich CMS content, stronger lead systems and operational integrations.

    • Case study templates with rich media.
    • News, insights and editorial system.
    • Team, careers and recruitment pages.
    • CRM integrations and lead routing.
    • Advanced forms and workflows.
    • Lead tracking and reporting.
    • Dashboard integrations.
    • Automation setup.
    • Enhanced UX strategy.

    Growth Support includes

    • Unlimited changes to your site's content and pages, all done by us. New features are quoted separately.
    • Priority support.
    • 24/7 site monitoring.
    • Monthly improvement reviews.
    • Third-party integration monitoring.
    • Performance tuning.
    • Ongoing consultation.
    Start with Growth Platform

  • Authority System

    Custom project builds around your exact requirements.

    From$30,000one time

    Then $600 a month Authority Support. Delivered in 5-12 weeks, depending on scope.

    • Custom project build, scoped end to end.
    • Bespoke client portal or dashboard.
    • Ecommerce platform with custom checkout flow.
    • Internal admin tools and document workflows.
    What's included

    Best for. Firms that need portals, dashboards, ecommerce or operational systems beyond a standard website.

    • Role-based permissions and authentication.
    • Workflow automation and integrations.
    • Reporting and analytics layers.
    • Scalable architecture planning.
    • Strategic infrastructure consulting.
    • Unlimited adjustments before launch.

    Authority engagements are scoped together. We map your operations, your team and the systems you already run, then design the platform that fits.

    Common outcomes: larger websites with bespoke functionality, ecommerce platforms with custom checkout and inventory flows, client portals where your customers track projects and pay invoices, operational dashboards for project visibility, internal admin tools that replace spreadsheets, recruitment systems, document workflows, reporting layers, AI-assisted analytics, custom CRMs.

    Priced from $30,000. Final number agreed after a scope call, based on the systems work and integrations involved.

    Authority Support includes

    • Unlimited changes to your site's content and pages, all done by us. New features are quoted separately.
    • Priority engineering support.
    • Infrastructure oversight.
    • Proactive monitoring.
    • Monthly strategic review.
    • Ongoing system improvements.
    • Integration upkeep.
    • Staging and testing environment.
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