Pirros for
Architects
Instantly find the right details from your firm's past projects.
Your best details are buried in old Revit models. Pirros makes them searchable — so designers document faster and firm leaders see how knowledge is reused.
Your best work is buried in old project files
Architecture firms solve the same technical challenges again and again — wall assemblies, flashing conditions, connections that took hours to coordinate. But those solutions stay locked inside old Revit models and project folders.
Design teams run into the same frustrations:
- Searching through old Revit models to find past details
- Recreating work that already exists but can't be located
- Uncertainty about whether a detail is current or correct
- Interrupting senior staff to confirm past decisions
Duplicated work. Inconsistent documentation. Valuable design knowledge that never gets reused.
built for architects
How architects use Pirros to document faster
From detail discovery to firm-wide standards — six capabilities designed around how architecture teams actually work.
Search across your firm's project history
Find Revit details and families across all uploaded projects at once. Pirros's search is powered by AI and computer vision, so content is discoverable by what it is. No tags, naming conventions, or folder structures required.
Preview and compare content
View full PDF previews of details and sheets, rotate families in 3D, and inspect parameters and types directly in Pirros. Compare how similar conditions were solved across different projects without opening a single Revit model.
Insert directly into Revit with one click
Use the Pirros Revit plugin and Live Link to search, select, and place details and families into your active project without leaving Revit. Choose specific family types on download, pull multiple pieces of content at once with bulk download, and work across Revit versions without compatibility issues.
Mark up, comment, and share as PDF
Annotate details directly on the PDF preview inside Pirros. Flag content for review, attach feedback to the detail itself, and share marked-up PDFs with consultants, contractors, or teammates who do not use Revit. Collaboration stays tied to the content instead of scattered across email and Slack.
AI-enabled standards library growth
Pirros surfaces commonly reused details from project work and suggests them for human vetting. Review, approve, and promote content to your standards library through built-in workflows. Set content as reference-only when it should be visible but not freely downloaded.
See how content is used across your firm
Track which details and families are downloaded, by whom, and for which projects. Identify what content is most relied on, where gaps exist in the standards library, and which project work is generating the most reusable knowledge.
Faster documentation.
Stronger margins.
- 30-50%Faster detail retrieval
- 15-30+ hrs
Saved per project - $100K - 500K+Saved per project
- 1,000+ hrs
Recovered annually across teams - HigherConsistency in documentation
for firm leaders
Turn project knowledge into firm-wide advantage
Every project produces valuable design knowledge, but most of it stays locked inside project files.
Pirros gives firm leaders visibility into how that knowledge is reused across the firm.
- Reduce duplicated work across teams and offices
- Improve consistency in documentation and standards
- Capture valuable solutions from past projects
- Identify the details most often reused across the firm
Pirros typically saves 15–30 hours per project by reducing time spent searching for and recreating details.
Trusted by leading architecture firms
Lake Flato, nationally recognized for design excellence and innovation, wanted to make decades of Revit knowledge instantly findable and reusable—without adding another tool people would ignore. With Pirros, they cut time spent opening old models by 50% and saved $200K+ per year. Designers now search the firm's history in seconds, compare details side by side, and drop the best version into Revit while the conversation is still happening. Pirros didn't just improve access to details—it turned Lake Flato's design history into a foundation for further innovation.
- 50%
Less time opening old models - $200K+
Saved annually
"I pulled up Pirros during a meeting with a colleague to look at some different details together and we were thrilled at how fast it was to compare details and discuss assemblies with this tool."
Lake Flato Pilot User
See what your firm already knows
Your firm has already solved these problems before. Pirros helps architects find those solutions and use them again.
Frequently asked questions
Check out some of our recently asked questions.
How can architecture teams reduce the time spent redrawing Revit details across projects?
Teams end up redrawing details all the time simply because the original is too hard to find, too buried in an old model, or too uncertain to trust. Pirros gives architects fast access to vetted Revit details and families across past projects, making it easier to reuse good work instead of recreating it. The result is less repetitive drafting and a much faster path through documentation.
How can architects find the right detail faster?
Instead of opening several old models and hunting through folders, architects can search across the firm’s Revit content in one place. Pirros surfaces relevant details and families quickly, so teams can compare options, find what fits, and move on. It takes a process that is usually messy and time-consuming and makes it far more direct.
How do architecture firms maintain design consistency and documentation quality across teams?
Design consistency gets harder as firms grow, projects multiply, and teams develop their own habits. Pirros helps by making trusted content easier to access and by giving firms a stronger foundation for reuse. When teams are working from clearer, more reliable references, documentation quality becomes much easier to maintain across offices and projects.
How can architecture firms improve construction documentation workflows?
Construction documentation tends to slow down when teams are constantly searching, second-guessing, or rebuilding details that already exist somewhere else. Pirros removes a lot of that friction by making trusted Revit content easier to find and easier to reuse. That helps architects spend more time moving the work forward and less time getting stuck in avoidable loops.
How do architecture firms reuse details and standards across projects?
Reuse depends on two things: being able to find the right content and being able to trust it once you do. Pirros connects Revit details, families, and standards across projects so architects can build from proven work instead of starting fresh each time. It also helps firms strengthen standards based on what teams are actually using, not just what sits untouched in a library.
Can architects use Pirros without relying on manual tagging or file naming?
Yes. One of the biggest problems with older content systems is that they depend on perfect naming conventions or hours of manual organization. Pirros is built for the reality most firms live in, where project content has accumulated over time and is not always neatly structured. Architects can still find what they need without having to clean everything up first.
Is Pirros only for BIM managers, or is it useful for architects too?
Pirros is valuable for both, just in different ways. BIM managers use it to improve standards workflows and get better visibility into reuse across the firm. Architects use it to find trusted details and families faster, compare past solutions, and keep project work moving. It works best as a shared system that supports both sides of the workflow.
