Architect Website Design
Your work is the design. We build the frame.
Architects are design professionals — your website should reflect that. We build bespoke portfolio websites that showcase your projects beautifully, load instantly, and let the work speak for itself.
Why architects need more than a template portfolio
Architects notice design. When a potential client visits your website, they're seeing your design sensibility before they've seen a single project. A template site with awkward proportions, generic typography, and sluggish galleries sends a message — and it's not the one you want to send.
The architecture website market is split between two extremes. At one end, expensive boutique agencies charge five figures for Squarespace sites with custom CSS hacks. At the other, architects build their own sites on free platforms and accept the compromise. Neither approach delivers the combination of design quality, performance, and cost-effectiveness that a hand-coded site provides.
The specific technical challenge with architecture websites is image-heavy content. Your portfolio needs high-quality project photography — dozens of images per project, potentially hundreds across the site. Template builders handle this badly: bloated images, lazy loading that doesn't work properly, galleries that stutter on scroll. The result is a site that takes eight seconds to load and makes your award-winning project look like it was photographed on a phone.
We build architecture websites where the technology is invisible. Clean, minimal design that lets your work command attention. Image optimisation that delivers high-quality photography without sacrificing speed. Project filtering by type and stage. And performance that loads your portfolio in under a second, on any device.
Built for Architects
What your practice gets
Design professionals appreciate
Clean, minimal, impeccable. Typography, spacing, and layout refined to the standard you'd demand in your own work.
Fast galleries, high quality
Optimised image delivery that maintains visual quality while loading your entire portfolio in under a second. No compromises.
Project filtering
Visitors can browse by project type (residential, commercial, public), stage (concept, planning, completed), and scale — finding relevant work instantly.
Awards and publications
Dedicated sections for awards, press coverage, and publications. Trust signals that reinforce your practice's credentials.
RIBA and ARB compliant
We ensure your site displays required professional information correctly — ARB registration, RIBA charter, professional indemnity details.
Results
What architecture practices see
3x
More commission enquiries
<1s
Portfolio load times with full imagery
95+
Lighthouse score despite image-heavy content
How It Works
How we build architecture websites
Practice Discovery
We study your work, your aesthetic, and your client base. The website should feel like a natural extension of your design practice.
Clean Design
Minimal, refined, letting the work breathe. We design around your portfolio, not the other way around. White space is a feature.
Performance Build
Hand-coded with advanced image optimisation. Every project page loads quickly without compromising the visual quality your work deserves.
Launch & Support
We deploy with 12 months free hosting and Saffron Analytics. 30 days of support and guidance on managing your portfolio.
Investment
From £4,500
A bespoke architecture portfolio website. Typically 10+ pages with sophisticated gallery functionality and project filtering.
- Clean, minimal bespoke design
- Optimised project galleries with filtering
- Team profiles with qualifications
- Awards and publications sections
- 12 months free hosting and Saffron Analytics
- 30 days post-launch support
Common questions about architecture web design
Can I organise projects by type and stage?
Yes. We build filterable portfolio systems that let visitors browse by project type (residential, commercial, public, interior), stage (concept, planning, under construction, completed), and other categories relevant to your practice. This helps potential clients quickly find work relevant to their brief.
How do you handle large image galleries without slowing the site down?
Through a combination of modern image formats, responsive sizing, progressive loading, and content delivery optimisation. We deliver high-quality photography — important for architectural work — while maintaining sub-second page loads. Our hand-coded approach gives us control over every byte that template builders simply don't have.
Do you understand RIBA and ARB requirements for websites?
Yes. We ensure ARB registration numbers, RIBA chartered status, and other required professional information are correctly displayed. We stay current with professional body requirements for online presence.
Can I update the portfolio myself?
We can integrate a content management system for adding new projects, or handle portfolio updates through our maintenance plan. Many practices prefer the latter — it ensures consistent quality and formatting across all project pages.
How much does an architect's website cost?
Our architecture websites start from £4,500 (Business tier), which covers bespoke design, portfolio with filtering, team pages, and all technical foundations. Larger practices with extensive portfolios may need a higher scope. We provide a fixed quote after the discovery call.
Let your work speak for itself
Book a free discovery call and let's discuss building a portfolio website worthy of your practice.