906 Studio Supercharged Project Delivery with ARKI

906 Studio partnered with ARKI to address a core BIM management challenge: the lack of a scalable, systemized method for accessing, validating, and reusing historical BIM and construction documentation assets across projects. Prior to implementation, critical design intelligence was distributed across legacy Revit models, archived drawing sets, and file servers, with retrieval dependent on manual navigation, inconsistent naming conventions, and individual staff knowledge. This created inefficiencies in construction documentation workflows, increased the risk of outdated details being reused, and limited the firm’s ability to enforce technical standards consistently. From a BIM management perspective, ARKI introduced a centralized, AI-enabled knowledge layer that indexes and normalizes historical project data across Revit versions and project typologies. BIM managers and project teams can now search, preview, and reuse approved construction details without opening or modifying source models, significantly reducing file handling, model bloat, and version compatibility issues. The platform supports governance by enabling shared, controlled collections of vetted assets, ensuring teams work from a single source of truth. ARKI also improved cross-project standardization and onboarding efficiency. Staff transitioning between residential, commercial, and civic projects can quickly access relevant, approved details without relying on senior team members to locate content manually. This reduces knowledge silos and supports more predictable documentation outcomes. By aligning AI-driven search with BIM governance objectives, ARKI lowered cognitive and operational overhead while improving documentation quality, consistency, and risk management. Overall, the solution provided BIM managers with greater visibility, control, and confidence in how historical project data is reused at scale.

- Design expertise locked in archived projects - Inconsistent version control across teams - High time cost to locate or recreate details - Bottlenecks caused by manual file workflows - Limited reuse of existing intellectual property

- Manual searching through legacy Revit files - Reliance on senior staff knowledge - Copying details between Revit versions, creating "Revit clutter" - Recreating details from scratch when assets could not be found

The adoption of ARKI delivered measurable and immediate business impact for 906 Studio by addressing inefficiencies in construction documentation workflows and historical data reuse. Detail retrieval is now approximately 90% faster, significantly reducing the time architects and technical staff spend searching for drawings and construction details across legacy BIM files. Construction detailing time has decreased by roughly 33%, enabling project teams to progress through documentation phases more efficiently while maintaining technical accuracy and design intent. At the individual task level, architects save up to 3 hours of manual processing time per detail. When scaled across multiple projects, typologies, and team members, these time savings translate into a meaningful reduction in non-billable labor, repetitive drafting, and avoidable rework. This efficiency gain allows the firm to reallocate staff time toward higher-value activities such as design development, coordination, and quality assurance, improving overall project throughput without increasing headcount or overhead. From a business and risk management perspective, ARKI also improved documentation consistency and technical governance. Standardized, approved construction details are reused across projects, reducing the likelihood of errors associated with outdated, incompatible, or incorrectly copied content. This consistency supports more predictable project outcomes and lowers downstream coordination and revision costs. Over time, the return on investment continues to compound as additional project data is indexed and made searchable. Historical BIM and documentation assets evolve from passive archives into an active knowledge base that continuously improves operational efficiency, staff onboarding, and documentation quality, delivering sustained value beyond initial implementation.

"We think we’ll hit a 33-40% efficiency boost, maybe even 50%, once we’ve fully set things up," says Jeremy Clow, Senior Architect. “It’s already making a difference in how quickly we’re producing construction details, cutting that time by at least a third.”

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