Revit and ArchiCAD hosted on infrastructure that's been tuned for the workload, workstations specified against the software's actual demands, and the external collaboration security that doesn't break the way you share drawings.
Single-principal studios through to multi-discipline firms. Each engagement has at least one of BIM hosting, workstation lifecycle, or external collaboration security as the lead driver.
Architecture IT is workload-specific. Revit isn't Word, a designer's workstation isn't an admin laptop, and a model isn't a file share. The provider who treats it that way is the one who survives a deadline week.
Revit, ArchiCAD, Rhino, and V-Ray demand CPU, GPU, and RAM that a generic SOE laptop will not deliver. The difference between a $1,800 laptop and a $5,000 workstation is two extra billable hours per designer per week. Get the spec wrong and the practice pays for it in render queues.
BIM models live in worksharing. Revit central files want low-latency access, not OneDrive sync. CAD libraries need versioning that survives a careless overwrite at 5pm on a deadline. We host central files on infrastructure that's been tuned for the workload, not generic file shares.
Consultants, engineers, and clients all need access to the model, but not to your whole environment. External sharing has to be granular, time-bounded, and auditable, or it becomes the next data breach. We design the sharing model first, the file structure second.
There's never a good week to refresh hardware mid-project. The honest answer is a rolling 3 to 4 year replacement cadence with planned out-of-hours migrations, costed into the practice's annual budget. The provider who plans this gets the next decade of work.
Five software stacks architecture customers ask about by name. We've deployed each one, tuned the infrastructure for it, and operated it for at least one Melbourne practice.
Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Construction Cloud / BIM 360
Worksharing on a low-latency Revit Server or BIM 360, workstations with adequate VRAM, and a backup strategy that handles 50-200GB central files without choking the network overnight.
We host Revit central files on tuned infrastructure, baseline workstations against the Autodesk reference spec, and run backup windows that don't collide with the working day. Quarterly performance review against your largest live model.
Graphisoft ArchiCAD with BIMcloud
BIMcloud server with predictable IOPS, library management across project archives, and reliable teamwork session handling for distributed designers.
BIMcloud hosted on ConnektCloud Azure with managed library replication. We run the upgrade cycle against Graphisoft's release calendar so the team is on a supported version without surprise downtime.
Autodesk AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Cloud
Licence pool management, deployment automation, and the workstation graphics drivers that don't break with every Adobe update.
Centrally managed licence pool, deployment via Intune, and a tested driver baseline per workstation generation. New starters productive on day one, not day three.
Rhinoceros 3D with V-Ray rendering
GPU-accelerated workstations or a render node, distributed rendering across the studio, and the queue management that keeps overnight renders from collapsing the network.
We design and operate the render farm or render-on-cloud setup, sized to the studio's actual production load. Queue jobs by priority so the principal's render doesn't wait behind the intern's test scene.
Drawing release, design reviews, and consultant access
Time-bounded external access, audit trails for every drawing release, and a workflow that doesn't depend on the model getting emailed back and forth as ZIPs.
SharePoint or BIM 360 Document Management as the authoritative release surface, configured with the access model first. Every external party gets a named identity with logged access. The audit trail exists by construction.
Workstation procurement is where most architecture IT decisions go wrong. The temptation to standardise on a generic SOE laptop saves money in year one and costs the practice billable hours every week after. We build the spec from the model, not from a vendor catalogue.
We benchmark Revit and ArchiCAD against your real models, not the vendor's published reference. CPU, RAM, GPU, and storage decisions trace back to evidence.
Refresh is planned and budgeted across the financial year, not triggered when a designer's machine becomes unusable mid-deadline.
Every workstation generation has a tested driver and software stack. Revit, AutoCAD, and Adobe updates land in a baseline first, not on a designer's machine on a Friday.
Azure Virtual Desktop with GPU acceleration for surge capacity or remote-first staff. The economics need to work - we'll tell you when it does and when it doesn't.
We exclude render and worksharing paths from real-time scanning, tested against the actual products. No surprise 30-percent render slowdowns from default AV settings.
Generic managed IT plus the workload-specific layers a design studio actually needs. Hosting, workstations, networking, security, and the strategic conversation that runs ahead of the project pipeline.
Workstation lifecycle, software deployment, and the helpdesk that knows the difference between a Revit lock-up and a network problem. One number when the print release pipeline drops at 4pm.
Service detailConnektCloud Azure hosting for Revit central files, BIMcloud, and the model archive. Tuned for the IOPS workshare actually needs, with the backup window timed for studio hours.
Service detailStudio-grade Wi-Fi designed for large file transfers, hardwired drops for workstations that need them, and the meeting room AV that supports a design review without a 10-minute setup.
Service detailIdentity and access management built around external project teams, endpoint protection that doesn't slow render jobs, and the email security that catches the supplier-impersonation invoice scam.
Service detailTechnology roadmap that runs ahead of your project pipeline. Hardware refresh cadence, software upgrade planning, and the budget conversations that should happen six months before the new financial year.
Service detailA multi-studio practice and a single-principal architect are both in case study production. Until then, the customer list above can speak to multi-year engagements - book a discovery call and we'll connect you with the closest reference.
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