Fynbos Architecture Studio
Design Brief
- Rooms
- 4 bed, study, double garage, outdoor entertainment area
- Budget
- R6,800,000 – R7,400,000, fit-out excluded
- Style
- Contemporary, exposed brick, north-facing living
- Timeline
- Plans submitted within 4 months
For SACAP-registered residential studios
The only briefing tool built for South African residential architects
Paste in what you heard in the first meeting and ArcStudio drafts the whole kickoff pack: a formatted design brief and a site summary, in your studio's own name, ready to send.
Sample kickoff pack
Rough meeting notes in. A finished pack out.
This is a sample, built from typical first-meeting notes, formatted exactly as your studio would send it.
Sample
Fynbos Architecture Studio
Site Summary
- Erf number
- Erf 1042, Constantia
- Zoning
- Single Residential 1
- Coverage
- 45% max, per scheme
- Height
- 2 storeys, 8.5m restriction
- Building lines
- 4.5m street, 3m side and rear
From first meeting to finished pack
Three steps, and none of them are yours to format.
A first meeting ends
A new client walks you through rooms, budget, style, timeline, erf number, zoning, coverage, height and building lines.
A weekly nudge
Early in the week, ArcStudio checks in: any first meetings this week? You paste or type what you heard.
Your kickoff pack is drafted
ArcStudio drafts the design brief and site summary in your studio’s own name, ready to send.
You bring the notes. ArcStudio brings the format.
Paste or type what you heard in the first meeting — ArcStudio reads for these nine details.
Rooms
Budget
Style
Timeline
Erf number
Zoning
Coverage
Height
Building lines
One kickoff pack, in your name
A formatted design brief and a site summary, in your studio's own branding, ready to send.
One subscription, billed monthly
Hosted checkout through Stripe, priced in USD. No enterprise tier at launch.
Studio
Per studio, up to 5 people.
$199/month
- Unlimited kickoff packs
- Design brief + site summary
- Your studio’s own branding
Boutique Firm
Per studio, up to 10 people.
$699/month
- Everything in Studio
- Custom libraries
- Document formatting
- Team collaboration
In case you're wondering
Who is ArcStudio for?
Small, high-end residential studios in South Africa — SACAP-registered, one to five people, designing private houses and renovations.
What do I need to give it?
What you heard in the first meeting: rooms, budget, style, timeline, erf number, zoning, coverage, height and building lines. Paste or type it in.
What comes back?
A formatted design brief and a site summary, drafted from your notes, in your studio’s own branding and ready to send.
When does it run?
After a first client meeting ends. Early in the week, ArcStudio checks in to see if there were any first meetings to draft.
How much does it cost?
A monthly subscription through Stripe, in USD: $199/month for the Studio plan, or $699/month for Boutique Firm.
Your next first meeting is already on the calendar.
Let ArcStudio have the kickoff pack drafted before you've finished your coffee.