AEC Architecture: web design, SEO and PPC case study

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AEC Architecture is the design-led arm of Academy Estate Consultants, created to spotlight their creative practice. Working across residential and educational projects—particularly schools—AEC blends concept-driven design with pragmatic delivery. The new site positions the studio as approachable yet professional, showcasing work with clear visuals, succinct narratives, and an emphasis on process and outcomes.

Modern white building with angled roofs under a clear sky in a project description webpage.Modern building interior with wooden slat walls and large glass ceiling showing sky.

THE RUNDOWN

AEC asked us to design and develop a new website for their architecture offshoot, with two priorities: champion creative design and make their portfolio easy to explore. The brief called for a visually rich, mobile-first experience with a searchable, filterable CMS so the team could add case studies, team profiles and process content without friction. Alongside the build, we were engaged to set strong SEO foundations—clean information architecture, on-page best practices, and scalable content structures—to help AEC grow organic visibility as new projects and sectors are added.

Modern bathroom with double sink, round backlit mirror, wood paneling, and stone tiles.Person pointing at a floor plan blueprint on a desk with a laptop and coffee cup nearby.
Architecture website homepage with modern geometric building images and text about lasting space design.

Delivered

We launched a modern, editorial-style website that elevates AEC’s work: large imagery, typography with space to breathe, and project pages that highlight brief, approach, and results. Under the hood, a structured CMS powers searchable, filterable portfolios (by sector, service, and status), while flexible components let the team craft new case studies in minutes. SEO delivery covered site architecture, schema-ready templates, performance tuning, and keyword-aligned metadata. With the platform live, we’re now rolling out ongoing SEO—content expansion, internal linking, and position tracking—to steadily grow qualified traffic and enquiries.

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We listen to what you need and plan whats to come. Research designs, styles and themes then draft up exactly what you want. Get approval from you and we get to work.

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