Architecture Studio Platform
Lodestar gives architecture studios a single, precise workspace for drawing revisions, client feedback, material schedules, and contractor coordination — from concept to certificate of occupancy.
Staff studio size served
Avg. revision query time saved
Drawing history preserved
BIM delivery standard aligned
The Problem
Most project management software was built for construction managers, not architects. Lodestar is designed from scratch for the way studios actually work: iterative, drawing-centred, and client-close.
What Lodestar Does
Six capabilities built for architectural practice — not inherited from construction management software.
01 — DRAWING CONTROL
Full drawing history with delta comparison. Every revision stamped with author, date, and issue reason. Superseded sheets archived — never deleted.
02 — CLIENT FEEDBACK
Clients comment directly on drawing areas. Each mark is coordinate-referenced so nothing gets lost between the studio and the client portal.
03 — SPECIFICATION
Specify materials, finishes, and products with live links to drawing sheets and room data sheets. Substitutions tracked with approval log.
04 — CONTRACTOR WORKFLOW
Structured request-for-information and submittal workflows with gate approvals, deadline tracking, and automatic chasing — from your studio, not shared spreadsheets.
05 — PROJECT FINANCE
RIBA plan-of-work aligned fee stages, time records, and expense capture. Know your project margin before the invoice goes out — not after.
06 — COMPLIANCE
Complete, immutable record of every decision, approval, and document issue — structured for planning submissions, PI claims, and professional indemnity review.
Transparent Pricing
No hidden modules. No per-feature add-ons. Pricing scales with your studio's active project count, not your headcount.
| Features | Studio BOUTIQUE · 1–3 PROJECTS £79 /mo | Practice GROWING · UP TO 12 PROJECTS £229 /mo | Firm ESTABLISHED · UNLIMITED Custom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drawing Management | |||
| Drawing register & revision history | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drawing set comparator (delta view) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Superseded sheet archive | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Client Collaboration | |||
| Client portal & annotated review | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coordinate-anchored comments | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Branded client workspace | — | — | ✓ |
| Contractor & Compliance | |||
| RFI & submittal workflows | Read-only | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audit trail export (PDF / CSV) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| RIBA plan-of-work fee staging | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| ISO 19650 BIM compliance reporting | — | — | ✓ |
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Studio Voices
Before Lodestar, answering "which drawing is current?" took me twenty minutes. Now it's ten seconds — open the register, filter by status, share the link. Drawing revision control is where we gained the most time back.
Helena Voss
DIRECTOR · VOSS ARCHITEKTEN, MUNICH
We missed a contractor submittal deadline that cost us £4,000. Six months on Lodestar and we have a full date-stamped record of every submittal, every approval, every returned comment. It doesn't happen twice.
Rupert Osei
PRINCIPAL · OSEI STUDIO, LONDON
The material schedule module removed an entire error class from our workflow. When I update a finish specification, the linked room data sheet updates automatically. No more cross-referencing spreadsheets against drawings by hand.
Andrée Fontaine
ASSOCIATE · FONTAINE + BELL ARCHITECTS, MONTREAL
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