Warren and Mahoney (WAM) is a 300+ person international architecture firm designing at the intersection of culture, sustainability, and technology. They are the leading firm in the Pacific Rim and are widely considered to be one of the most influential and forward thinking architecture firms in the world.
Anton is a technical lead and automation specialist at Warren & Mahoney (WAM), he bridges technical precision with design innovation.
The Challenge: Manual, Fragmented Workflows
Before Arcol, Anton and his colleagues at WAM faced workflows that were fragmented and error-prone:
"The way we used to work meant starting with a model, exporting area plans to a separate platform, moving calculations into a spreadsheet, and then finally re-assembling all of it in a publishing tool for reporting."
Each step required manual translation of data - introducing inefficiency, duplication, and risk. Anton felt this workflow was “inherently inefficient” and carried unacceptable risk when major financial decisions relied on potentially misaligned data.
The Solution: Instant data feedback with Arcol
WAM uses Arcol as the tip of the spear for its projects primarily to produce feasibility studies. The biggest breakthrough WAM has had is using Arcol to integrate what had previously been separate, manual workflows:
"With Arcol you can shift the line and your report is just automatically updated. Instead of waiting days for feedback loops, teams and clients could see design, metrics, and reporting update instantly in the same environment."
The shift transformed client conversations. As Anton explained: “So as you're optioning with a client or others, you get really instant feedback as to how this is performing.”
WAM has integrated Arcol into their business development process and as a way to win work through a process they call quick stack. Quick stack leverages a playbook, powered by Arcol, that rapidly assess plots of land for their potential yield and packages that up in a digestible way for owners and developers.
“Arcol has spread at WAM because of the success it’s had on projects, people have seen the wins in one project and thought about new ways to use Arcol on the next project”
The Impact: Speed, Confidence, and Client Excitement
The biggest benefit WAM finds in Arcol is speed. Anton described showing a colleague how Arcol could replace a task that used to take a day+ , pulling together map layers and reports, completed live in 5 minutes.
Arcol isn’t just faster - it helped Anton rethink the dynamic of their projects. Anton noted the three biggest value adds beyond speed they see from Arcol.
Rapid iteration
“We can be working directly with clients and showing results fast. I think that's like a very big ROI.”
Client collaboration & experience
”Arcol will help collaborate with clients, win work and provide better client experience. It always depends on the client as to what they want, but now we can be in the room and show results of a change instantly. This can help wow clients and win new work”
Consolidating software and simplifying workflows
“More granularly if we’ve got 4 different tools for this workflow we can looking at consolidating licensing costs and start offsetting costs and there is inherent like speed associated with that too”
Looking ahead
For Anton, the real proof of Arcol’s impact is how principals respond to seeing Arcol for the first time:
“Arcol gets leaders excited and wanting to get on the teams. When even senior leaders want to dive in and experiment, it’s the clearest sign of a product that’s not only powerful but also intuitive - one that people 'just want to get in and play' with."
Anton views Arcol not only as a design tool but as a catalyst for cultural change:
"Arcol has completely changed the way our teams work, and knowing your roadmap we’re just excited for what’s next."
With Arcol, WAM is charting a path where speed, accuracy, and collaboration aren’t competing priorities - they’re built into the workflow from the start.