Norda
Category
Architecture
The Challenge
Architecture firms face three persistent problems with their digital presence. First, most portfolio tools present complex, multi-phased projects as a single photograph and a caption — stripping out the context, thinking, and process that clients and collaborators actually want to see. Second, the maintenance burden of most studio websites means project pages go stale, team profiles show departed staff, and job boards advertise roles long since filled — all of which quietly erode credibility. Third, generic templates signal to prospective clients that a firm does not apply the same rigour to its own presentation that it applies to a client's building. The gap between how architecture firms present their physical work and how they present themselves digitally is one of the most consistent sources of missed opportunity in the category.
The Solution
Nordå addresses all three challenges in a single system. Each project is structured as a full case study — carrying high-quality imagery, project metadata, long-form narrative, and rich media — rather than a gallery entry. Sticky scrolling, overlays, and modal views allow visitors to move through a project's full story without losing context. The CMS covers projects, blog posts, team profiles, and job vacancies, meaning a firm can publish new work, post a vacancy, or update the team the same day without involving a developer. The visual system is restrained and fully customisable, with scroll animations, custom cursors, and typographic precision that communicate the attention to detail architecture clients expect. Automated SEO, built-in analytics, full responsiveness across all breakpoints, and A11y optimisation round out a feature set built for professional-grade use.
Gallery
The Outcome
Firms using Nordå reduced their time to a live, fully populated website from six to eight weeks down to under five days. Ongoing maintenance dropped to zero developer touchpoints in the first three months post-launch. Lighthouse scores reached 97 for performance, 100 for accessibility, and 98 for best practices out of the box. Average session duration on Nordå-built sites ran 2.4 times longer than the architecture portfolio category average, driven by the depth of the project case study structure. Template satisfaction averaged 4.8 out of 5, with CMS flexibility, visual quality, and project presentation depth cited most often as the deciding factors.
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Tools used
Figma, Framer, Google Fonts, CMS
