IT Support for Architects

When the drawings stop, the practice stops

For an architecture practice, a bad IT day is expensive. A Revit central model that corrupts an hour before a client review, a workstation that stalls mid-render, a project folder that a synced backup has quietly overwritten — each one costs billable hours, missed deadlines and awkward conversations with the client. Drawings are the product. When they are slow, lost or locked, the whole studio waits.

We provide IT support built around how architects actually work, so the technology keeps up with the design.

What we look after

• CAD and BIM software — Revit, AutoCAD and ArchiCAD, plus the plug-ins, licences and central/worksharing models your team depends on
• Render-capable workstations — machines specified with the GPU, RAM and storage that heavy modelling and rendering demand, not generic office PCs
• Large project files — storage and file servers sized for multi-gigabyte models, point clouds and image-heavy drawing sets
• Versioned backups — tested, dated copies so a corrupted model or a wrong save can be rolled back, not lost
• Fast, stable networks — so opening and saving big files across the studio doesn’t grind to a halt
• Secure collaboration — sharing models with consultants, engineers and contractors without emailing files around

The pressures specific to your work

Architects live and die by the project file. A single Revit or ArchiCAD model can be worked on by several people at once, and one corruption or overwrite can undo days of drawing. That is why versioned backups matter more here than almost anywhere — you need to go back to yesterday’s model, not just “a” backup.

Workstations are the other pressure. Underpowered machines turn every render and model reload into dead time, and design staff are too expensive to sit watching progress bars. Then there is data: coordinated BIM models, planning submissions and client drawings all need protecting, both from ransomware and from accidental loss. Sound backup and continuity and cyber security aren’t optional extras — they protect the practice’s core asset.

How we help

We work as your outsourced IT team — managed IT support that keeps workstations, servers and licences healthy, plus responsive help when something breaks. Most issues we fix remotely; when hardware, a new workstation or an office network needs hands on it, we come to you across South London, Croydon and Surrey. All support is delivered at your studio or online — there is no counter to visit.

We can also plan and run a cloud migration or move you onto Microsoft 365 for email and collaboration, sized realistically around the files architects actually move.

Who this is for

Small and mid-sized architecture and design practices — one studio or several — that live in CAD and BIM all day and can’t afford lost drawings or a stalled render. If your project files are your livelihood, we keep them fast, backed up and safe.