HOLIXORAAsk any architect or contractor in Indonesia how they handle Bill of Quantities preparation, and you will hear a variation of the same story. Someone opens the DWG files, manually counts items, references a local price database, applies some judgment about regional cost variations, and after several days, delivers a document. The client wants revisions. The process repeats.
This is the standard workflow for one of the most critical documents in any construction project. And it is almost entirely manual.
Archily Studio changes that.
What Archily Studio Does
Archily Studio is an AI-powered architectural cost estimation platform. It reads architectural drawings, including DWG and PDF formats, extracts the data required for cost estimation, and generates a Bill of Quantities with cost breakdowns automatically.
The output is not a rough approximation. It is a structured, itemised BOQ that covers materials, quantities, unit rates, and total costs, broken down by work package. The kind of document that a contractor would submit to a client or use to anchor a construction budget.
The speed is the primary difference from the manual process. A BOQ that takes two to five days to prepare manually can be generated in a fraction of that time. For an architecture firm managing multiple projects simultaneously, or a property developer evaluating several sites, this compression changes what is operationally possible.
The Indonesian Market Context
Construction cost estimation in Indonesia is complicated by local factors that generic cost estimation software does not handle well.
Regional material price variations are significant. The cost of structural steel in Jakarta is different from the cost in Surabaya or Manado. Labour rates vary by province. Local material availability affects substitution decisions. A BOQ that does not account for these factors produces numbers that do not match reality when construction begins.
Archily Studio is built with the Indonesian market as the primary context. The price database reflects Indonesian market conditions. Regional variations are handled as a configuration, not as an afterthought. The output format aligns with how Indonesian contractors and developers actually use BOQ documents.
This local grounding is what separates Archily from generic cost estimation tools or international platforms that were built for European or American construction markets and adapted poorly to Indonesian conditions.
Who Uses Archily Studio
Architecture firms: The primary users are architecture firms that need to produce cost estimates as part of their client deliverables. With Archily, a firm can offer faster turnaround on cost estimates without adding staff. Junior architects are not spending days on manual quantity take-offs. Senior architects are reviewing and approving, not generating from scratch.
Property developers: Developers evaluating multiple site opportunities or design options need cost estimates at the feasibility stage, before committing to detailed design. Archily makes it practical to run cost estimates on multiple scenarios quickly, which improves the quality of development decisions.
Contractors: Contractors preparing bids need accurate material and labour quantities. Archily reduces the time and risk in the pre-bid estimation process.
Real estate investors: Investors assessing renovation or development projects need reliable cost baselines before committing capital. A fast, structured cost estimate changes the pace of deal evaluation.
The Connection to the Holixora Stack
Archily Studio is part of the Holixora product family, which means it shares the same technical foundation and operational philosophy as Mercora POS, Hanoman HMS, and the rest of the stack.
For a property developer who uses Archily for construction cost estimation and also operates commercial properties with Mercora and Hanoman, the data architecture is consistent. Project costs from Archily can feed into project accounting. Financial reporting covers the full portfolio.
This is not the primary use case for most Archily customers, but it reflects the underlying principle: every product in the Holixora stack is designed to work with the others, not in isolation.
The Current State and What Is Next
Archily Studio is deployed and available for Indonesian architecture firms and property developers. The core BOQ generation capability is functional. The next development phase focuses on expanding the regional price database, improving the handling of complex structural elements, and adding a collaboration layer for firms that need multiple team members working on the same estimation project.
Longer term, the roadmap includes integration with project management tools so that the estimated costs feed directly into project tracking and variance analysis. The gap between estimated and actual costs is one of the persistent problems in Indonesian construction. Archily is positioned to make that gap visible and manageable.
The manual BOQ process served the industry for decades. It no longer needs to.
Archily Studio is available for architecture firms and property developers in Indonesia. Contact hello@holixora.com to request a demonstration.