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One System to Run Your Architecture Practice, Profitably

Simplify Complex Projects, Resource Management and Budgeting. Deliver On-Time, On-Budget Engineering Solutions with Confidence.

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The Magnetic Difference

Run Your Architecture Firm Efficiently - All in One Platform

Tech Built for Architects
Magnetic is designed to handle the challenges architects face, keeping everything on track from concept to completion.
Track the Metrics that Matter
Get real-time insights into your project’s progress, financial health, and resource use to keep projects profitable and on track.
One Platform. Total Control
Manage every aspect of your architectural projects from start to finish without the chaos of switching between tools.
ManageProject Finances
Magnetic’s real-time financial tracking helps you spot issues early, adjust budgets, and ensure every project remains profitable.

Purpose-Built for the Way Architects work

Magnetic isn’t a generic project tool with a few architecture terms added in. It’s purpose-built for the way architecture practices run - across design phases, consultants, deadlines, and billable hours. Every feature helps you stay on top of delivery, resources, and profitability, from concept to completion.

Visual Project Planning

Get a clear view of every project phase - from feasibility to handover. Monitor timelines, track progress against milestones, and keep your design and delivery teams aligned throughout.

Intelligent Resource Management

Assign the right team members across concept, detail design, and documentation phases. Balance workloads, plan ahead for deadlines, and avoid bottlenecks across studios.

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Time Tracking

Capture billable hours without the admin burden. Automate time tracking across phases and roles to improve accuracy and ensure nothing slips through the cracks.

Project Profitability Insights

Understand where your projects stand financially. Track margins across stages, spot overservicing early, and protect the commercial health of your practice.

Multi-phase Project Structuring

Plan and manage each project phase independently but within one connected project. Track fees, timelines, and resources per stage.

Team & Role Based Planning

Plan workloads across multiple jobs and roles, whether someone’s leading one project or supporting another. See capacity, avoid overload, and assign with intent.

Manage Variations Clearly

Capture and track every scope change. Log variations, approvals, and their impact on cost or timelines, so you protect your margins and stay in control.

Task Management

Break down work by phase, package, or discipline. Assign tasks clearly, set deadlines, and track progress, so nothing gets missed and every contributor knows what’s next.

Track Fees by Stage

Track how much work has been completed versus how much has been invoiced at each stage, so fee drawdowns and delivery always stay in sync.

How it Works

Manage Every Stage of the Architectural Lifecycle in One Platform

From initial appointment to construction completion, Magnetic helps you plan, deliver, and oversee architectural projects with complete visibility across phases, teams, and budgets.

Appoint
Secure Work with Clear, Confident Proposals
Build accurate fee proposals tied to deliverables and timelines across all RIBA (or SACAP/RAIC) stages. Align scope with effort and margins from day one.
Define project scope
Include buffer variations
Estimate time + cost
Track proposal status
Set phased delivery dates
Design
Plan Work Across Concept, Design Development & Documentation
Structure your projects by phase. Assign team members based on availability and skills, and plan drawing packages, review cycles, and submission milestones with clarity.
View team availability
Assign Resources by role + skill
Map out project phases
Predict resource needs
Shift plans quickly
Deliver
Deliver What You Promised
Keep projects moving through detailed design, drawing issue, and tender submission. Track task progress, manage revisions, and keep consultants and clients aligned through formal approvals.
Log time to deliverables
Set key goals
Get live updates
View project instantly
Control team access
Share project updates
Track
See What’s Happening - As It Happens
Monitor progress, resources, and budgets with live dashboards and alerts.
Access real-time project data
Auto-track hours
Spot workload gaps
Track spend live
Catch scope drift
Monitor margin
Analyse
Find whats working (and what's not)
Leverage data to identify trends, optimize processes, and increase profitability.
Plan revenue ahead
See what projects ROI
Spot patterns fast
Compare performance
How Magnetic Compares

Why Magnetic Beats the Generic Stack

Generic tools simply aren’t built for Architecture firms. Magnetic was designed specifically to address the unique challenges you face, giving you real-time visibility, profitability tracking, and everything else you need to manage your firm efficiently.

Features
Generic tools
Magnetic
Built for Architecture Lifecycles
Project Visibility
Margin Tracking
Resource Forecasting
Basic
Advanced
Proposal → Delivery link
Full Engagement Lifecycle
Replaces Multiple tools
Built for the Complexity of Architecture Projects
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Integrate with the Tools You Already Use

Connect all your favorite accounting tools in one place for a smoother, more cohesive financial management experience. Say goodbye to data silos and hello to seamless synchronisation.

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Ready to Run a More Profitable Practice?

From design to delivery, Magnetic gives architecture firms the clarity to plan, schedule, and execute projects without the usual firefighting. Know your margins, avoid overservicing, and keep every team member on track.

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FAQs for Architecture Firms

Everything you need to know about project management with Magnetic
What makes Magnetic different from other project management tools?
Unlike general task managers, Magnetic is purpose-built for architecture firms. It connects scopes, schedules, teams, and finances in one platform, helping you manage projects by phase, track fee drawdowns, assign resources intelligently, and protect your margins.
Can I track variations and scope changes?
Absolutely. Magnetic allows you to log, track, and manage variations throughout the project lifecycle, linking changes to updated fees, timelines, and deliverables, so you stay protected and profitable.
How does Magnetic help with fee tracking and profitability?
You can break down fees by stage, track how much work has been delivered vs. invoiced, and monitor project margins in real time. This helps you catch overservicing early and make better commercial decisions.
Does Magnetic support multi-project planning for teams?
Yes. You can view capacity across projects and roles, assign staff based on availability and skill, and avoid overload. It's ideal for firms where architects juggle multiple roles or projects.
Does Magnetic integrate with our accounting or time tracking systems?
Magnetic integrates with popular tools like Xero Sage, and more. You can also connect via Zapier to hundreds of apps. Time tracking is built-in, but integrations are available if you're using external systems.