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AI for architecture firms

Private AI for architecture firms — proposals, client correspondence, spec sections, code lookups from your own library, and project docs, with design confidentiality kept in-house.

Short answer

PrivateOfficeAI is a private AI that runs on a machine in your own studio, so nothing about a project leaves the building. Architects use it to draft proposals and client letters, write spec sections, look up codes and standards from their own library, and organize project documents — while design confidentiality stays intact. It's a one-time purchase with no per-seat fees.

An architecture practice handles work that clients expect to stay private: unbuilt designs, program requirements, site studies, competition entries, and the back-and-forth of a project that isn't public yet. Pasting any of that into a cloud AI means handing it to an outside company. PrivateOfficeAI gives your studio the same drafting and research help on hardware you own, so the design stays in the room.

What does an architecture firm use it for day to day?

  • Proposals and fee proposals. Turn a scope conversation into a clear services narrative, phase breakdown, and deliverables list, then export a branded PDF with the document generator.
  • Client correspondence. Draft the tactful email explaining a schedule change, a design option, or a cost implication — in your firm's tone.
  • Specification sections. Draft or refine CSI-format spec sections and check them against how you wrote them on a similar project.
  • Code and standard lookups. Ask questions against your own copies of the IBC, local amendments, ADA/accessibility guidance, and zoning code once they're in the knowledge base — with the source cited.
  • Project documents. Summarize a long consultant report, pull the action items out of meeting minutes, or find how a detail was handled on a past project.

How does it protect design confidentiality?

Everything runs on the box in your studio. Renderings, plans, program docs, and client emails are processed on-site and never sent to any AI company. The only thing that leaves is a tiny check-in — license and version, an anonymous box ID, and health numbers — and it never includes documents, chats, or file names. So a competition entry or an unannounced project is safe to work with. The security page lays out exactly what does and doesn't leave.

Can it read scanned code books, sketches, and site photos?

Yes. The Maximum engine reads images and scans, so a scanned page of a local amendment, a hand sketch, or a site photo can be read and worked with. Handy when the reference you need only exists as a PDF scan or a photo from a walk-through.

Can the whole studio share one?

Yes, and that's the point. Principals, project architects, and job captains get full use; a junior designer or intern can be a Contributor; the office manager gets an account for proposals and scheduling. You assign roles under team accounts and permissions, and because it's a one-time purchase there are no per-seat fees as the studio grows.

What does it cost?

The Box is $4,900 one-time for teams up to about 15; Box Pro is $7,500 with double the memory and the largest engines for heavier document work. A software edition for a Mac or PC you already own is $899. Add Remote Access at $29/mo if principals need to reach the studio's AI from a site visit. You can book a live demo to see it with your own kind of documents.

What it is not

It is not a design or BIM tool — it won't model or draw for you. It's the studio's writing and research assistant: proposals, letters, specs, code questions, and reading documents, all without your unbuilt work ever leaving the office.

Frequently asked questions

Can it look up building codes and zoning from our own library?

Yes. Load your copies of the IBC, local amendments, accessibility guidance, and zoning code into the knowledge base, and the AI answers questions against them with the source cited. Nothing is pulled from the cloud, so your marked-up and jurisdiction-specific references stay in-house.

Are our unbuilt designs and competition entries kept private?

Yes. Renderings, plans, and program documents are processed on the box in your studio and never sent to any outside company. Only a tiny license and health check-in leaves the building, and it never contains your files or their names — so unannounced projects and competition work stay confidential.

Can it read scanned code pages and site photos?

Yes. The Maximum engine reads images and scans, so a scanned amendment page, a hand sketch, or a site walk-through photo can be read and worked with, all processed locally on the box.

Does it replace our CAD or BIM software?

No. It does not model or draft. It handles the writing and research around a project — proposals, client correspondence, spec sections, code questions, and summarizing documents — so your team spends more time designing.

Is it a subscription?

No. The Box and Software are one-time purchases with no per-seat fees, and they include a year of free updates and keep working forever. Optional monthly add-ons like Remote Access exist only if you want them.

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