Relevance of SaaS in Architecture & Design

Architecture and Design profession has always had a direct relationship with the tools available. Design process is guided directly or indirectly by design tools and workflows that can potentially be leveraged to improve design efficiency, performance, aesthetics or all of it. Parametric Design tools and workflows are one such set of technologies that have played a significant role in architecture and design globally and continues to serve as an important technology shaping the architecture of today and of the future.

Interpreting “Parametric Design / Technology” as a “Software” – Introduction to ParaTech for designers as a subscription service

Parametric and Computational Design have been deeply embedded into design profession for more than a decade now and have been changing the landscape of design practices globally. Most of the progressive and forward-thinking architectural practices have tried to integrate design technologies in their workflow in one way or the other – through in-house technology R&D labs or through back-end technology arms on a collaborative basis. rat[LAB] has been in practice with this collaborative model for many architecture firms across the globe, with a focal point on the evolving Indian architecture practice and involved in projects such as urban public spaces, commercial complexes, stadium designs, institutional complexes, mixed-use projects, façade projects, art installations, hospitality spaces, landscape design, etc. This has allowed the studio an in-house tool-kit of multiple design workflows and techniques that can be deployed on any type and scale of projects through a technology collaboration. rat[LAB] ParaTech is an easy-use, subscription based collaboration model making it seamless for architecture practices to collaborate with rat[LAB] through a cloud-based remote collaboration on any type of projects. With this transition into a technology-service provider, the studio becomes the first-of-its-kind SaaS Technology Company encouraging global collaborations in a seamless manner and advocating smart use of design technologies to improve project workflow, spatial efficiency, aesthetic value and building performance through deployment of tested workflows and tools. As a service package, these are termed as a ‘software’ which are provided as a ‘service’ to architects on a monthly, quarterly & yearly subscription basis.

With its launch in FY2022-23, Beta Version is rolled out with discounted launch offers to chose from as per flexibility and requirements of the collaborating architecture studio.