IT support for architecture practices built around CAD and BIM.
ArchiCAD, Rhino, V-Ray, Revit through Parallels. Your software demands serious hardware, configured correctly. We spec, deploy, and manage Mac workstations optimised for the way architects work.
Reviewed by the Stabilise engineering team.
What We Handle
Everything your practice needs to run smoothly
Workstation Optimisation
Mac Studios, Mac Pros, MacBook Pros, specced for your software, not from a generic catalogue. RAM, storage, and GPU matched to ArchiCAD, Rhino, V-Ray, and your real project sizes.
CAD & BIM on macOS
Revit and AutoCAD through Parallels, configured properly. Native ArchiCAD, SketchUp, Rhino, V-Ray with licence management, plugin compatibility, and performance tuning handled.
Project Storage & Collaboration
NAS with high-speed networking so the whole practice gets fast access to shared project libraries, without the version conflicts and slow transfers that creep into ad hoc file sharing. Structured backups and off-site replication come as part of it.
Render Farm Support
Competition deadline approaching? We manage your render infrastructure, from dedicated machines to distributed rendering across your fleet off-hours. Monitored overnight, failures caught immediately.
On-Site Support
Plotters, large-format printing, meeting room AV for client presentations, physical network infrastructure. Things remote support can't fix. We're on-site across London Zones 1-3.
Practice-Scale Security
Endpoint security, encrypted backups, and Cyber Essentials compliance covering your project data, client IP, and planning submissions, all without adding friction to the design workflow.
From audit to fully managed in under a month
Week 1
Free Audit
We look at your current setup, from devices and security through to the workflows causing pain. Free, with no obligation to take things further.
Week 2
Roadmap
What to fix now, what can wait, and what it costs. No jargon, no surprises.
Weeks 3–4
Migration
We build the new setup alongside the old one, so your team keeps working the whole way through and nothing goes down.
What IT support for an architecture practice covers
Architecture puts unusual weight on IT: heavy modelling software, enormous files, plotters and presentation rooms, and deadlines that do not move. Here is how we handle each.
The CAD, BIM and rendering software we support
ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, Rhino, V-Ray and SketchUp run natively on macOS, and Revit and AutoCAD run through Parallels when a project needs them. We look after installs, updates, plugins and licences through device management, including network and cloud licences shared across a studio.
When macOS 27 stopped Vectorworks 2025 launching, we built and published a free fix. That is the kind of problem we expect to solve for practices. Our Vectorworks macOS 27 fix.
Workstations specified for your projects
We specify Mac Studios and MacBook Pros for the models you actually build: memory, storage and GPU matched to your largest projects. You buy them through your own Apple Business Manager account, and each one arrives enrolled and set up for your software.
Project storage that keeps up with big models
Shared project libraries and large models need fast local storage, not a sync folder. We deploy shared storage on a fast network, with version-safe project structures, off-site backups and a plan for archiving finished jobs. How we approach shared storage.
Plotters, printers and meeting rooms
Half of architecture IT is physical. We set up and fix large-format plotters, printers and meeting-room screens for client presentations, on site across London Zones 1 to 3. Practices in Clerkenwell are within walking distance of our St Cross Street office. IT support in Clerkenwell.
Submission deadlines and render crunches
Competition and planning deadlines do not move, so we plan around them: render machines checked before a crunch, automated monitoring on overnight renders, and changes held back in the week of a submission. Support runs Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00; extended cover for a deadline can be scoped and quoted.
Security for client data and planning submissions
Client IP and planning submissions are worth protecting, and larger clients now ask. We take practices through Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus, with managed devices, MFA and encrypted backups. We are Cyber Essentials Plus certified ourselves. How we get teams through security audits.
IT support that understands architecture, not just IT
Architecture sits in an awkward spot for IT. The workstation demands are heavy, the files are enormous, and half the problems involve something physical like a plotter. Generic MSPs tend to handle one of those well and fumble the rest.
99.9%
Uptime guarantee
<15min
Premium urgent response
95%
Same-day resolution
100%
Client retention
Frequently asked questions
Can you support ArchiCAD, Rhino, and V-Ray on Mac?
Yes. We spec, configure, and manage Mac workstations optimised for architectural software. Native ArchiCAD and Rhino on macOS, Revit and AutoCAD through Parallels when needed, all with proper licence management.
Do you support large-format plotters and printers?
On-site support includes plotter configuration, large-format printing setup, and meeting room AV for client presentations. We cover practices across London Zones 1-3 including the City, Clerkenwell, and South Bank.
Can you help with project storage for large architectural files?
We deploy Synology NAS with 10GbE networking so your whole practice has fast access to shared project libraries, with structured backups and off-site replication behind it. The waiting-for-file-transfers problem goes away.
Can Macs really handle BIM workflows?
Yes, with the right setup. Apple Silicon runs ArchiCAD, Rhino, and V-Ray natively and quickly. Where a client standard demands Revit, we run it cleanly through Parallels or a small Windows workstation pool. We benchmark the software you use before speccing anything.
How do you handle drawing issue deadlines and submission crunches?
Deadline periods are flagged on your account so support prioritises accordingly, and we schedule maintenance well away from submission dates. Premium urgent tickets carry a 15-minute response SLA when something breaks at the worst moment.
What size of practice do you work with?
From five-person studios to practices of eighty plus. Per-user pricing scales with headcount, and the infrastructure we build, shared project storage, plotting, backup, is the same shape at any size.
Do you support Vectorworks?
Yes. Vectorworks runs natively on macOS and we manage it like any other practice tool: installs, updates and licences through device management. When macOS 27 stopped Vectorworks 2025 launching, we built and published a free fix.
Do you support practices with more than one office?
Yes. We run one identity and device setup across every office, so people sign in the same way wherever they work, with on-site visits across London Zones 1 to 3 and remote support elsewhere in the UK.
Services for architecture practices
Your practice deserves better IT.
Free infrastructure assessment. We'll look at your workstations, storage, and workflows, then show you where you're leaving performance on the table.