Operating Model

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Operating Model.

Archalign Studio is a small, accountable house. We don't name principals on public-facing surfaces — the work is the brand, not the personnel. Every project is led by a discipline lead. Every commercial relationship is owned by Archalign Limited. Single counterparty. Single point of recourse. UK consumer law applies throughout.

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Discipline leads

Four discipline tracks. Each project is assigned a lead based on scope. The lead owns the brief end-to-end: scope, supplier selection, lead-time projection, escalation, sign-off.

a

Procurement Lead

Specification logic, supplier benchmarking, quote drafting, milestone payment structuring. Owns the per-project commercial relationship.

b

Project Programme Lead

The 12-week canonical programme, multi-vendor consolidation, UK-bonded staging, site-sequenced delivery. Weekly status against named owners.

c

FF&E Specification Lead

AI-augmented specification generation, sourced + priced FF&E schedule, human-reviewed and signed off before release.

d

Trade Account Lead

Bulk pricing tiers, multi-site operator relationships, Net-30 terms on approved accounts, quarterly account reviews.

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Operating principles

  • Single counterparty — every PO, invoice and point of recourse routes through Archalign Limited. No supplier handoff confusion.
  • Named ownership — every phase of every project has a named discipline lead. 24-hour escalation acknowledgement; 72-hour discipline-lead involvement on unresolved issues.
  • Transparent pricing — listed prices on the catalogue are the prices you pay. Multi-line commercial work has structured tier pricing via Trade Account.
  • Quiet brand — we don't publish founder names, principal photographs, or personality-driven content. The work is the brand.
  • UK consumer law — every purchase covered by Consumer Rights Act 2015 plus statutory protections. No "trade-only" carve-outs.
// PROCUREMENT DESK

If your project needs to meet the people behind the work

…that conversation happens after the Procurement Desk has scoped the brief — not before. Send us your scope, target opening date and regulatory envelope, and we'll route the conversation to the appropriate discipline lead.

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