Archi-project

An ultra-simple organization system (based on Hamster-folder) polished to meet the needs of architects.

Core values

• Easy learning curve for newbies: a macro understanding of the project should be easy to grasp.
• Progressive: every project is different so folder structure¹ is not fixed. However, complexity - when needed - will grow in a predictable way.

So, how can you start organizing your project?

• Folders structure
• File naming
• Layers

Folders structure

#project @phase -specific folder

• project: #

    Example: #house in lisbon
  

• phase: @

    Inside projects you have project phases:
    Example: @license
  

• folder: -

    Inside phases you have specific folders:
    Example: -sections
  

File naming

project -phase -drawing +date

    PROJ-CON2-P01+20211019.dwg
    PROJ-EXE-D01+20211019.dwg

• phases (and version when needed):

    concept: CON (CON2, CON3, ..)
    permit (or license): LIC (LIC2, LIC3, ..)
    tender (or execution): EXE (EXE2, EXE3, ..)
    building phase: BLD
  

• drawings:

    Urban plan: U00 or UUU
    Topography: T00 or TTT
    General plan (siteplan): G00 or GGG
  
    Plans: PB1, P00, P01, P02, P03, .. PPP (when all plans are in one drawing)
    Elevations: E01, E02, E03, .. EEE
    Sections: S01, S02, S03, .. SSS
  
    Floor types plan: FB1, F00, F01, .. FFF
    Ceiling types plan: CB1, C00, C01, .. CCC
    Wall types plan: WB1, W00, W01, .. WWW
    Holes (windows & doors): H01, H02 .. HHH
    Details: D01, D02, .. DDD
    other equipment and furniture: Z01, Z02, .. ZZZ
  
    Quantities: Q01, Q02, .. QQQ
  
    sKetches: K01, K02, .. KKK
    Visualizations: V01, V02, .. VVV
    Model photos: M01, M02, .. MMM
    presentation panel/Layout: L01, .. LLL  
    Booklet: B01, B02, .. BBB
    References: R01, R02, .. RRR
  

Layers

• as defined in the dwg and ctb files attached. (Coming soon)

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Archi-project by Enio Ferreira is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Footnotes

1. The biggest "smell" in any organizational system is empty folders. E.g. doesn't make sense to add extra XREF complexity when you are working alone in a micro project. Some offices still do it.. ↩