FABA
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For Architects, By Architects

Your practice.
Your projects.
Connected.

From the first fee proposal to the model, the drawings and the handover. FABA brings practice management, project delivery, 3D models and AI into one browser workspace built around architectural work, and it is growing its own modelling tool.

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Built around AEC workRuns in the browserGPU-accelerated 3DCAD & BIM connectionsEU-hosted, your data exportable

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Practices using FABA

    01 / The platform

    A clearer view of
    the whole practice.

    Keep the commercial, operational and design sides of a project connected.

    01

    Practice & finance

    Connect the work to the numbers.

    Revenue forecasts, fee expectations and a probability-weighted pipeline help you plan ahead. Write bids from your own library of references and templates, with an AI first draft. Follow invoices, expenses and quarterly results in the same workspace.

    Forecasts / Pipeline & bids / Invoicing

    02

    People & planning

    See who is doing what, and when.

    Timesheets, capacity, staffing and project schedules in one place, with holiday plans, absence and balances. Keep the staff handbook, the employee directory and the office seating plan current, with moves planned on the floor plan.

    Timesheets / Staffing / HR & offices

    03

    Projects & delivery

    Give project information a clear home.

    Drawing and document lists, schedules, minutes, calculations, LCA and specifications. Publish files into curated folder trees and share each one with the stakeholders who need it, on the client portal or with partner firms.

    Drawing lists / Published area / Client portal

    04

    3D models & review

    Open the model where the project lives.

    A GPU-accelerated viewer for IFC and plugin models, including very large ones prepared on your own machine. Sections, filters, saved views and review comments pinned to the model, exchanged as BCF. DWG and DXF drawings open in the browser.

    WebGPU viewer / Reviews & BCF / DWG drawings

    05

    AI & visualization

    Move from a question to a useful result.

    AI chat with web search, a choice of model for design, writing and agent work, and visualization workflows on commercial models or your own GPU machines. Every job shows its time and cost.

    AI chat / Image workflows / Agents

    06

    Mail, meetings & presentations

    Talk about the work next to the work.

    Your Microsoft 365 or IMAP mail beside your projects, with shared signatures and letters. Team chat, booking pages for meetings, and a presentation editor with a phone remote for the room.

    Work mail / Bookings / Presentations

    02 / FABA Modelling

    A BIM tool of our own,
    in the browser.

    We are building FABA's own BIM authoring tool: between Revit and Rhino in modelling freedom, documentation-first, with several people in one model by default.

    Works today

    • One model core, everywhere. The model engine is written in Rust and runs the same code in your browser, on the server and in FABA Sync, so every view and tool reads one document.
    • Our own geometry kernel. Walls with joins and layered build-ups, slabs, openings and exact booleans, with OpenCascade as the fallback for anything the kernel declines.
    • Line work that drives the drawing. Lines, arcs, ellipses, fillets, chamfers, trim and extend, snaps and constraints, levels and grids, plus text, dimensions and hatches.
    • Together, not in turns. The cloud document is the only copy. Changes merge per object, so several people can work in the same model.
    • A workbench that feels familiar. Properties, a project browser of views, sheets and elements, linked models and a tool ribbon.
    • AI on the same operations. Assistants and MCP clients edit through the same validated transactions as people do, and nothing bypasses the checks.
    1. Done

      Foundation

      Rust model core, geometry kernel, WebGPU renderer for every 3D view, multi-user saved document.

    2. Done

      Model & draw

      Walls, slabs, openings, levels, grids, line work, constraints and annotation.

    3. In progress

      One engine, types and views

      Every 3D view editable where the model is. 3D views as real views that go on sheets. Wall, floor and roof types, and components from your practice's library.

    4. Later

      Depth

      A component editor, design options and phases, structural and MEP, clash checks across models, and AI for massing and model checks.

    Your design tools stay first-class. The Revit, Rhino, Archicad and AutoCAD connections cover whatever FABA Modelling does not do yet, so a project never has to wait for it.

    03 / Connected tools

    Keep your design tools.
    Connect the work.

    Bring selected outputs into the shared project workspace.

    Revit

    Publish sheet lists, drawing PDFs and schedules. Push models to the platform with their materials mapped to your practice's library, and run visualization workflows from your design environment.

    Rhino

    Send models to the platform and run visualization workflows from your views, with layer or element colour overrides. The FABA agent can read your layers and objects and work in the file with you.

    Archicad

    Connect layout publishing and drawing issues to the platform, export schedules and use visualization tools from the FABA menu. The FABA agent works in Archicad too.

    AutoCAD

    Use FABA visualization tools from your CAD environment. DWG and DXF files also open as drawings directly in the browser.

    FABA Sync / Windows

    Project files and your Drive, at your desktop.

    Two-way sync between the platform's published files, your workspace Drive and a folder in Explorer. The Model Preparer converts large models on your own machine, so the 3D viewer can open them in the browser.

    Plugin & connector downloads ↗

    AI clients / MCP

    Your AI assistant, connected to your workspace.

    Connect Claude and other AI clients that support MCP to FABA. You sign in and approve the access, and the assistant works within the same permissions you have.

    04 / From studio to project

    One place to pick up
    where the work left off.

    A practical route from setup to delivery, with project information available to the people who need it.

    1. 01

      Set up your workspace

      Register your practice or request a demo, bring in your team and choose the modules you need.

    2. 02

      Connect project information

      Organize project files, drawing lists and schedules. Use plugins and FABA Sync to publish selected outputs from your design software, and share them with partners and clients.

    3. 03

      Review and move forward

      Review models and issued information, follow time and fees, and use AI tools to research questions or develop visual ideas.

    05 / For Architects, By Architects

    Built from the work
    of running a practice.

    FABA brings architectural practice experience to the way projects are won, planned, drawn and delivered. Your data belongs to you and can be exported in full at any time.

    EU hosting. Controlled access.

    FABA runs on EU infrastructure. Sign in with an e-mailed code, Microsoft, Google or a passkey, with two-factor sign-in when you want it.

    Files a workspace keeps private are encrypted with that workspace's own key, which is destroyed when the workspace is deleted.

    Security ↗ · Data processing agreement ↗ · Terms ↗

    06 / Roadmap

    Where FABA
    is heading.

    What we have just added, what is rolling out now, and what comes next.

    Recently added

    • GPU-accelerated 3D everywhereEvery 3D view, including modelling and seating plans, runs on FABA's own WebGPU renderer.
    • DWG and DXF drawingsOpen CAD drawings in the browser with their line work, text, dimensions and hatches.
    • Published arrangementsCurated folder trees shared per stakeholder group, with frozen revisions on the client portal.
    • Sign-in methods per workspaceShow only the ways of signing in your workspace uses, and optionally allow only those.
    • Better work mailShared and personal signatures, letter layouts, undo send and AI writing suggestions.
    • Projects on the mapProjects with several locations, and offices and headquarters on the same map.

    Rolling out

    • Realistic view and walkthroughsMaterials, sky and global illumination in the browser, surroundings from open map data, and walkthrough videos and links for clients.
    • FABA Sync, next generationA Drive for the whole practice, several accounts, a trash you can restore from, and resumable transfers for very large files.
    • Projects shared across practicesWork on one project with consultants and partner firms, each sharing only the areas they choose.
    • FABA for contractorsA preview with selected firms: quantity takeoff, cases, piecework pay, inventory and fleet.

    Next

    • Modelling: types and views on sheetsWall, floor and roof types, editable 3D views and drawings placed on sheets.
    • Video meetings in FABACalls hosted by FABA in the EU, next to the project and its chat.
    • Word and Excel documentsBring office documents into FABA, edit them in the browser and export them again.
    • More planning viewsWeek and day staffing, and more ways to compare plans with the hours actually spent.

    Later

    • ExtensionsLet practices and specialist vendors build on FABA: dedicated calculations, material libraries, custom charts and more.
    • Seats for collaboratorsLet a practice cover a seat for a collaborator who works in another organization.
    • FABA mail for small practicesMailboxes on your own domain, hosted in the EU and managed from FABA.
    • Structure and MEP in the modelStructural and building-services authoring on the same shared model.

    07 / Good to know

    A few useful answers.

    Access, modelling, integrations, AI and the details of getting started.

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    What is FABA?

    FABA means For Architects, By Architects. It connects practice management, project information, 3D models and AI tools for architecture, engineering and construction teams in one browser workspace, and it is building its own BIM modelling tool.

    How do we get started?

    Use Get started to register your practice or request a demo. Already a customer? Open the platform and sign in.

    Is FABA building its own BIM tool?

    Yes. FABA Modelling runs in the browser on FABA's own model core and geometry kernel. Walls, slabs, openings, levels, grids, line work, constraints and annotation work today, and several people can edit one model. Types, editable 3D views on sheets, relationships and documentation delivery come next. Until a project needs nothing else, the Revit, Rhino, Archicad and AutoCAD connections cover the rest.

    Can we keep working in our design software?

    Yes. FABA has plugins for Revit, Rhino, Archicad and AutoCAD, and the FABA Sync desktop connector for Windows.

    What does the 3D viewer need?

    It works best in a current browser with WebGPU, such as Chrome or Edge on a recent computer; other browsers get a simpler viewer, and modelling needs WebGPU. A dedicated graphics card helps with large models and the Realistic view but is not required. Very large models are prepared once on your own machine by the Model Preparer in FABA Sync.

    What can the AI tools do?

    Chat with web search for questions and research, visualization workflows for images and design references, and agents inside your design tools. AI clients that support MCP can connect to your workspace.

    Where is our data hosted?

    On EU infrastructure. Your data belongs to you and can be exported in full at any time.

    Which integrations are available?

    Microsoft Navision accounting, Pleo expenses, Microsoft 365 and IMAP mail, Microsoft and Google sign-in, and MCP for AI clients.

    How is FABA priced?

    See the pricing page for current packages, AI usage rates and storage.

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