AORMS — Architecture Operations & Resource Management System
AORMS is a cloud-based, web-only office management system for
architecture practices & consultancies — clients, projects, proposals,
invoices, team, finances, knowledge bank. It ships as a single unified web
app, the AORMS Office Hub, accessed via SSO — no desktop apps, no
installers, no per-app logins. ESTI is the built-in AI agent for office
automation and insights. Developed by Human Centric Works (HCW).
(The repo, @esti/* packages and esti_* tables keep the esti codename.)
Nomenclature: CLAUDE.md § Product naming.
Platform north-star: docs/esti/AORMS-OFFICE-SYSTEM.md.
Stack: a TypeScript backend (Fastify + tRPC + PostgreSQL), a React SPA on
IBM Carbon Design System (migrating from Material UI — see
docs/esti/CARBON-MIGRATION.md), and a Python
worker for drawings/PDF/reconciliation. See
docs/esti/ARCHITECTURE.md and
INSTALL.md.
Product focus
- Client enquiries, contacts, meetings, decisions, and approval history.
- Architecture projects with phase plans, jurisdiction, status, dates, and
billing percentages.
- COA-aware fee proposals with scope, deliverables, exclusions, revisions, and
client approval.
- Phase-linked invoicing under the firm's GST system (Not applicable /
Composition 6% / Regular 18%), SAC 998321–998339, TDS u/s 194J, and exports.
- Reconciliation of payments, TDS against 26AS/AIS, and GST output vs returns.
- Statutory permit tracking (BPAS, RERA, Fire/Aviation/Env NOC, OC, CC).
- Drawing and document vault: register, revision control, issue sets,
watermarks, and approval logs.
- Project-scoped client and consultant collaboration, with audited approvals and
requests expanding through the roadmap.
- Architect-side site supervision: site instructions, inspections, snags, and
progress reports.
- Drawing register: DXF upload, revision control, issue PDFs, and transmittals.
- Project-scoped client and consultant collaboration, with audited approvals and
requests expanding through the roadmap.
- Architect-side site supervision: site instructions, inspections, snags, and
progress reports.
Estimation ships as firm-level, versioned Rate Books (Library → Rate
Books) that price a project's Estimation tab — a priced BOQ with a per-item
measurement book and a contingency/GST rollup — alongside browser-based plan
measurement/takeoff. The old Estimation OS, Construction Cost spine, and the
CMS/Knowledge-Bank rebuild were removed (2026-06/07). General-purpose ERP,
commerce, warehouse, labour, subcontractor-accounting, and contractor execution
systems are out of scope.
User guide: aorms.in/wiki · Licence: one standard
licence (PLANS-AND-TIERS) — desktop preferred
- web parity (LOCAL-FIRST); legacy Manager / separate
Estimate installers stay retired.
Fixed India profile
India · INR only · FY 1 Apr–31 Mar · COA registration number as the firm Legal ID
· Indian lakh/crore number format · GST (the three systems above) · light-only
HCW-UI-Kit theme. These are hardcoded — see docs/esti/INDIA-PROFILE.md.
Run it (everything in containers)
podman compose up -d --build
# SPA → http://localhost:5173
# Backend → http://localhost:4000/health
No .env needed for local dev — compose.yaml ships safe defaults. See INSTALL.md for configuration and production setup.
Full instructions: INSTALL.md.
Documentation
Canonical product and engineering docs: docs/esti/README.md.
License
AORMS is original software owned by Holagundi Consulting Works. HCW chooses the
license.
Repository
Standalone repo — source, issues, releases, and docs all live here:
https://github.com/HolagundiWorks/aorms.
