Arka Works is a partner to a network of leading architects, real estate developers and AEC start ups, with an approach that is tailored to the specific needs of each organisation.

As a hybrid consultancy, Arka Works blends traditional methods of creative design practice, supportive leadership and innovative software deployment.  

Having designed and built on some of the most challenging sites in London, we bring deep industry knowledge and a track record of successful delivery in practice and at scale; from inception to completion.

01  |  Services for Architects

Strategy

Bid strategy, pitch-planning and fee structure advice. For larger and more complex schemes, Arka can also act as a long-term team partner to help deliver future projects.

‍Market positioning analysis of your practice comms, desired sector targets and bidding material.

Long-term business planning, organisational structure growth and AI Transformation Planning

Co-Pilot

Specialist sector-based design guidance (in UK housing, office, education and health).
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Support in client briefing on complex schemes and help your teams maximise development value for their clients on larger schemes.

Certified Passivhaus Design input

‍Technical review & troubleshooting including end-of-stage deliverables, package scoping and tender docs review.

Advice

Leadership guidance and mentoring for project leads, including support and mentoring on site.

‍Appointments, scope of services review and negotiation (including sub-contracting of team members).

Design Responsibility guidance and negotiation.

Rates & project performance planning advice in CMAP.  Including fee management, report building, budgeting and projection.

02  |  Services for Real Estate Developers

Design

Design Quality Advisor across all major use-classes, stages and scales. We help to unlock the quality vs value balance of your sites in the earliest stages.

Design and Technical Peer Review of end of stage submissions.

‍We can help you make the right Architect selection for the ambitions of your project, with fair terms for RfP & Competition Planning.

Technical

Design Team Liaison, focusing on clear briefing communication and feedback for your consultant team.

Certified Passivhaus designer input.

Optimising design for off-site manufacture and MMC.

Early stage estimation of Whole Life Carbon impacts using AI prediction (via Preoptima, an Arka Works partner).

Creative

Co-pilot for in house site appraisal, initial layouts and massing studies.

Client-side adoption of new Generative Design tools and AI Transformation Planning.

Creative Direction on projects and planning success strategies.

Early stage design exploration and option testing using Generative AI tooling.

03  |  Services for AEC Start Ups
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product UX

Product testing for UX onboarding improvements, including “Friction Auditing” with key users.

‍Facilitating early adoption through user engagement interviews, applied case studies and cross-platform experimentation.

Feature review & ROI analysis of development cost vs value for your PRD.  We help you to prioritise your Roadmap for adoption.

‍Design workshopping of UI and wireframe design options.

UK Market

UK AEC Market Sizing (top down and bottom up) and pricing insight.

Competitive Analysis against current product landscape from practice perspective. Deep dive into feature set and roadmap of competing products.

Guidance on creating a differentiated product and ‍refining your problem-solution fit with real world practice testing, purchasing knowledge and user experience.



Positioning

Storytelling Audit from AEC user perspective including review of sales strategy, website and wider comms.

Branding style, tone of voice and graphic design guidance (from AEC customer perspective).

‍Industry events keynote speaker and panelist.
Strategy
Co-Pilot
Advice
Bid strategy, pitch-planning and fee structure advice. For larger and more complex schemes, Arka can also act as a long-term team partner to help deliver future projects.

‍Market positioning analysis of your practice comms, desired sector targets and bidding material.

Long-term business planning, organisational structure growth and A Transformation Planning‍
Specialist sector-based design guidance (in UK housing, office, education and health).
‍
We can support you in client briefing on complex schemes and help your teams maximise development value for their clients on larger schemes.

Certified Passivhaus Design input

‍Technical review & troubleshooting including end-of-stage deliverables, package scoping and tender docs review.
Leadership guidance and mentoring for project leads, including support and mentoring on site.

‍Appointments, scope of services review and negotiation (including sub-contracting of team members).

Design Responsibility guidance and negotiation.

Rates & project performance planning advice in CMAP.  Including fee management, report building, budgeting and projection.
01  Architects    |    Consulting Director
Design
Technical
Creative
Design Quality Advisor across all major use-classes, stages and scales. We help to unlock the quality vs value balance of your sites in the earliest stages.

Design and Technical Peer Review of end of stage submissions.

‍We can help you make the right Architect selection for the ambitions of your project, with fair terms for RfP & Competition Planning.
Design Team Liaison, focusing on clear briefing communication and feedback for your consultant team.

Certified Passivhaus designer input

Optimising design for off-site manufacture and MMC.

Implementation of AI in Quality Assurance processes.
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Co-pilot for in house site appraisal, initial layouts and massing studies.

Conceptual development, early stage imagery and briefing assistance (using AI tools)

Client-side adoption of new Generative Design tools and AI Transformation Planning.

Creative Direction on projects and planning success strategies.
02  Real Estate Developers    |    Design Advisor
Product UX
UK Market
Positioning
Product testing for UX onboarding improvements, including “Friction Auditing”.

‍Facilitating early adoption through user engagement interviews, applied case studies and cross-platform experimentation.

Feature review & ROI analysis of development cost vs value for your PRD.  We help you to prioritise your Roadmap for adoption.

‍Design workshopping of UI and wireframe design options
UK AEC Market Sizing (top down and bottom up) and pricing insight.

Competitive Analysis against current product landscape from practice perspective.Deep dive into feature set and roadmap of competing products.

Guidance on creating a differentiated product‍Refining your problem-solution fit with real world practice testing, purchasing knowledge and user experience.



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Storytelling Audit from AEC user perspective including review of sales strategy, website and wider comms.

Branding style, tone of voice and graphic design guidance (from AEC customer perspective).

‍Industry events keynote speaker and panelist.
03  AEC Start Ups    |    Domain Expert
Challenge Ahead?
If you are facing an acute challenge on a project or need a strategic advisor for your business, get in touch.  We have a breadth of experience on the coalface of delivery and have detailed project knowledge to call upon and we'd love to help.
Looking for Training?
If you are looking for hype-free guidance on how to practically deploy new AI tools within AEC organisations, we provide training in the latest Generative Design and AI tools to Real Estate Developers, Architects and Designers through in-person & online workshops.
Training Workshops
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