Studio Black
Abstract architecture project model and connected workflow

Project operations software for architecture & construction

Your project has one workflow. Your tools don’t.

Studio Black connects design management, procurement, commercial control, schedules, and site progress in one project system. See what changed, what it affects, and what needs to happen next.

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Built from real architecture and construction experience.From design intent to site reality.

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The problem mechanism

The information is there. The context isn’t.

Drawings are in folders. BOQs are in spreadsheets. RFQs are in emails. Quotations, purchase orders, invoices, schedules, approvals, and site updates are moving in different directions.

01

Design drift

A new revision is approved, but the affected quantities, packages, and tasks are not always visible.

02

Commercial blind spots

Quotes, awards, POs, invoices, and changes are difficult to connect back to the approved scope.

03

Delivery surprises

A small decision becomes a delay, cost change, or site issue before the wider team sees it.

The missing layer is not another file. It is project context.

The signature demonstration

One decision. Every project impact.

A design decision can change more than a drawing. It can affect quantity, supplier scope, quotation value, purchase orders, cost, schedule, approvals, and site work. Studio Black keeps those relationships visible.

Abstract connected project workflow
What changed?
What does it affect?
What happens next?
Revision
Approval
Quantity
RFQ
Quote comparison
Award
Purchase order
Cost
Schedule
Site
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Design management

Keep design moving without losing the decision.

Organize drawings and disciplines, manage revisions, coordinate markups, route approvals, and preserve the decisions that shape the project.

01

Current drawing context

See the current version, related approvals, and outstanding review items.

02

Revision history

Understand what changed and when.

03

Review and approval workflow

Record comments, decisions, owners, and dates.

04

Design issue tracking

Assign issues to people with due dates and status.

05

Downstream impact

Connect relevant design changes to quantities, procurement packages, tasks, and site actions.

01Current drawing context02Review and approval workflow03Downstream impact

The latest drawing is useful. The latest approved decision is better.

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Procurement and commercial control

Make every purchase decision traceable.

Turn approved scope into a structured BOQ. Send RFQs, compare quotations, review exclusions and lead times, record the award decision, create purchase orders, and keep commercial status connected to the project.

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Award Decision
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BOQ control

Organize items, quantities, units, packages, and scope.

02

RFQ workflow

Send requests and retain supplier responses in context.

03

Quote comparison

Compare rates, quantities, exclusions, taxes, lead times, and notes.

04

Award record

Preserve the selected vendor, approval, reason, and date.

05

Purchase orders

Create POs from approved awards while retaining the source link.

06

Commercial visibility

Track committed cost, changes, invoices, and pending decisions.

Do not only compare the price. Understand the decision behind it.

Explore Procurement
01BOQ control02RFQ workflow03Quote comparison04Award record05Purchase orders06Commercial visibility

Construction delivery

Bring the plan to the site.

Plan activities, assign responsibilities, track milestones, record site updates, manage snags, and make the next action clear to every stakeholder.

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Project delivery

The site should not be the first place a project problem becomes visible.

Schedules and milestones. Site updates. Snag and issue management. Progress against plan. Stakeholder visibility.

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01Schedules and milestones02Site updates03Snag and issue management04Progress against plan
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AI and project intelligence

AI that understands the project.

Studio Black’s AI helps teams find information, understand changes, compare options, summarize project status, and surface actions from approved project data.

01

Project Copilot

Ask a project question and find the answer with links back to source records.

02

Revision Impact

See what changed and identify the drawings, quantities, approvals, tasks, or packages it may affect.

03

Bid Analysis

Compare quotations and highlight gaps, exclusions, lead times, and unusual differences.

04

Cost Intelligence

Summarize approved budget, commitments, invoices, changes, and unresolved commercial items.

05

Schedule Risk

Surface overdue actions, pending approvals, and signals that may affect milestones.

06

Progress Summary

Turn site updates into a clear view of progress, issues, and next actions.

Ask what changed. See what it affects. Decide what happens next.

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Before and after workflow comparison

The difference is not more software. It is less disconnection.

Without connected context
With Studio Black
Drawing revisions in separate folders
Revision history tied to approvals and affected work
BOQ in a spreadsheet
Structured BOQ connected to RFQs and procurement packages
Supplier quotes in email
Quotations compared in the project workflow
Award decisions difficult to reconstruct
Vendor, approval, and decision record retained together
POs and invoices disconnected from scope
Commercial records linked to project packages and commitments
Site updates spread across messages
Progress, issues, actions, and evidence visible in one project view
Leaders ask for updates manually
Project intelligence summarizes what needs attention

The exact workflow depends on your project setup and the Studio Black modules enabled.

Role-based value

Studio Black keeps the project connected.

Architects

Protect design intent.

Keep revisions, approvals, and downstream impacts connected.

Project managers

See the next decision.

Track responsibilities, dependencies, milestones, and open actions.

Procurement teams

Buy with evidence.

Compare quotes and keep purchasing linked to approved scope.

Commercial teams

Follow the commitment.

Connect budget, PO, invoice, change, and progress information.

Site teams

Report what is happening.

Share progress, issues, evidence, and actions from the field.

Owners and clients

Stay close to the real project.

See a clear, permissioned view of progress, costs, decisions, and risks.

Founder and practice story

Built by people who know the work between the drawing and the site.

Studio Black began inside an architecture practice. We saw how quickly a project could become fragmented when drawings, decisions, procurement, costs, schedules, and site updates lived in different places.

Studio Black was built to connect that work and make project decisions easier to see, follow, and act on.

“The workflow between the drawing and the site.”

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Project Workflow Review

Find the missing links in your project workflow.

Tell us how your team manages drawings, approvals, procurement, costs, schedules, and site updates. We will show you where information is being lost and which Studio Black workflow could improve visibility first.

Implementation and trust

Start with one project. Expand when the workflow proves itself.

Studio Black can begin with one project, one team, or one workflow. Bring in the information you already use, define roles and approvals, and expand as the system becomes part of the way your team works.

Role-based accessVersion historyApproval recordsAudit trailMobile accessSecure data handling

Tell us how your team manages drawings, approvals, procurement, costs, schedules, and site updates. Studio Black will show where information is being lost and which workflow could improve visibility first.

Studio Black can begin with one project, one team, or one workflow, then expand as the system becomes part of the way your team works.

Studio Black connects design management, procurement, commercial control, schedules, and site progress in one project system.