If you’re a solo architect or running a small practice, you already know the tension: clients expect the same deliverables they’d get from a 50-person firm, including full AutoCAD plans, polished renders, detailed as-built documentation, and virtual walkthroughs, but you don’t have the overhead, equipment budget, or bench depth to produce all of it in-house.
You’re not going to buy a $50,000 scanner for three projects a year. You’re not hiring a full-time drafter when your pipeline fluctuates seasonally. And you shouldn’t have to. The architects we work with have figured out something better.
The Real Bottleneck Isn’t Talent. It’s Bandwidth.
Most small firms don’t lose projects because their design work isn’t good enough. They lose time. A client wants floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, and electrical or MEP layouts, and suddenly the architect is spending weeks on production work instead of doing what they do best, designing, managing relationships, and winning the next job.
That’s where we come in. At Scena, we handle the production deliverables so you can focus on the work that actually grows your practice.
What We Actually Do
We’re not a software platform. We’re not selling you a tool. We show up anywhere in the country, do the work, and hand you files and digital assets you can use immediately. Scena serves architects, designers, and builders nationwide, so your location is never a barrier.
Here’s what that looks like in practice:
3D Scanning, Matterport Virtual Tours and Digital Twin Capture We come on-site with professional scanning equipment to capture existing conditions and deliver immersive virtual tours and interactive digital twin models. This lets your team review sites remotely, share with clients and consultants, and collaborate via Zoom without making repeated trips to the location.
Learn more about AEC digital twins and as-built workflows: https://scena.us/markets/aec-digital-twins-asbuilt/
Explore Scena’s Digital Twin services including Matterport virtual tours: https://scena.us/services/digital-twins/
AutoCAD Floor Plans, RCPs and Electrical or MEP Plans We draft production-ready plans from your scan data or existing sketches. These aren’t rough drafts. They are client and contractor ready CAD files you can bill confidently and deliver without unnecessary revisions.
See our as-built scanning to plan service details: https://scena.us/services/as-built-scanning-to-plan-service/
3D Model & File Deliverables for Visualization We provide accurate, structured model files and drawing sets that give your team everything needed to create renderings and visualizations in-house. Deliverables are provided in the formats you already use, including AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit, and others, so your designers and visualization partners can move directly into rendering without rebuilding the model.
5 Day Turnaround Most deliverables are in your hands within five business days. This is the timeline our partners plan around.
Why This Matters for Your Bottom Line
Here’s something we don’t hide: our pricing is structured so you can mark up our services. We are not competing with you. We are a line item in your scope of work that your client either never needs to know about or that you can present transparently as part of your extended team. Either way, you bill your client, you pay us, and the margin is yours.
That model works because it aligns incentives. When you win more projects, we get more work. When we deliver fast, you invoice faster. It is a partnership in the most practical sense.
We’re Part of the Workflow, Not a Disruption to It
A lot of outsourcing feels like outsourcing. Slow communication, files that don’t match your standards, and back and forth that eats up the time you were supposed to save. We have built our process specifically to avoid that.
We work in the file formats you already use, including AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, and others. We match your layer standards and drawing conventions. When we hand off files, they fit into your project folder like your own team produced them.
Many of the architects and designers we partner with have been working with us for years. We understand their preferences, their clients’ expectations, and their timelines. That is the kind of relationship we are looking to build with more firms like yours.
Who This Is For
If any of these sound familiar, we should talk:
You are turning down work because you cannot produce deliverables fast enough
You are spending weekends on drafting instead of design
You have been quoting scanning, virtual tours, and rendering to clients but subcontracting it each time
You want to offer a full service experience without full service overhead
We are not here to replace anyone on your team. We are here to be the team you do not have to hire.
Let’s Connect
If this sounds like the kind of partnership that would help your practice, reach out. We work with firms across all 50 states. We will walk through your typical project scope and show you exactly how we fit into your workflow and what it would cost.
Get in touch or email us directly to start the conversation.
