ArchsiteStudio is a turnkey online solution, offering ready-made yet fully customisable and bespoke websites, an intuitive content management system, domain name registration, hosting, email accounts and more.

Designed and developed for individuals and small to medium sized enterprises with little time and budget to organise and follow up the creation of their website, this unique new tool allows them to get online immediately, and at the fraction of the cost of the traditional method.

At the heart of ArchsiteStudio is the recognition that while designers each require a unique corporate image or style for their online presence, they all share similar needs in terms of the general structure of the website, and the need to be able to update it easily and regularly.

The typical structure of each website is a 'Home' page, with introductory text and contact details, a 'Portfolio' section with a selection of projects in different categories, a 'Slideshow' component to cycle through the projects, and a 'Press Cuttings' page for those with an active media presence.

Using the latest in web creation technology, ArchsiteStudio separates the form from the content of each website, allowing each to be updated independently and put together dynamically and seamlessly.

Through unique online software, anyone with an internet connection and the required account password can update the website from anywhere and anytime and with no technical skills whatsoever.

Each ArchsiteStudio package comes with a selection of free specifically designed website templates, which can be very easily customised to fit the colours, images, logos, and style of the customer using the point-and-click AsDesigner tool. It is also possible to create totally bespoke templates that would work with whatever projects and content uploaded to the website.

The most impressive element of the package is the intuitive Content Management System, named AsOrganiser, that makes the task of keeping the website up to date a real breeze. Using simple forms, it is possible to change the description of any project, add or delete or sort projects, create and sort categories, add project images, and so on. With one or two clicks, the system takes care of all the technical aspects including putting images at the right size, creating thumbnails, and updating the presentation.

In addition to the excellent tools offered for the customer to update their website, what makes an ArchsiteStudio portfolio website unique is the usability that is most important from the point of view of the website visitor and potential client.

The content is automatically optimised for a speedy download, and the clear and uncluttered interface allows one to navigate through the portfolio easily and intuitively, using the drop-down categories menu or the slideshow page.

One typical success story was MMM Architect's revamped website (now at http://www.mmmarchitects.com) who asked ArchsiteStudio to rethink their online presence after their clients and website visitors complained about the complexity and slow loading time of their original flash-animated website.

ArchsiteStudio was able to provide MMM with a fluid, highly professional, and tailored solution at the fraction of the cost of their original website, and a simple version of AsOrganiser that allows them to keep the project constantly up-to-date with more than three dozen projects.

Said Amanda Lanchbery from MMM: "We have had so many positive responses to [the new website] from both private and commercial potential clients. It looks great and is easy to use. We also love the fact that we can update it in minutes, so it can always be current and up to date. It is a huge asset to our business."

ArchsiteStudio was setup by architects for architects and designers, and wants to capitalise on the fact that it knows how designers think. By giving them potential full control tools over every aspect of the website, ArchsiteStudio reduces frustration and wasted time over stylistic differences or miscommunication with the graphic designers.

Ayssar Arida, director of Q-DAR, the company behind ArchsiteStudio, is himself a successful architect and urban designer, lecturer and author of the acclaimed book "Quantum City" (see http://quantumcity.com): "ArchsiteStudio is quite a fantastic little package, and we are really proud of it. My work makes me travel a lot, and I love the fact that I can just login from any airport hotspot or web cafe and update my website as I need to, reorganising the portfolio to emphasize the right projects just in time for a potential client meeting..."

Another satisfied customer, Mark Saade of Vertical Integration Ltd (http://www.vilimited.com) had this to say: "It has been a god-sent tool, as we were still in the early stages of setting up the company and wanted to have an immediate, professional online presence to go with the domain name on our new business cards and letterheads. ArchsiteStudio offered us a totally free 'Homepage' website where we could place an introductory text and contact details. It was online within minutes of filling in the order form. We have since upgraded to a paid account and have been repeatedly surprised and excited at how easy it is to upload our projects!"

Contact:
Ayssar Arida
Q-DAR LTD
the Banking Hall
26 Maida Vale
London w91rs
+44 20 7266 4000 vox
+44 870 1246842 fax
aa@urbatecture.com
www.q-dar.com
www.archsitestudio.com