New publication: Self-Improving Cost Estimation for Architectural Projects: A Feedback-Driven Approach

Architecture · Education · AI

Do architectural takeoff with a system that learns

Run the whole process in one place, from takeoff to quote. Arkesif suggests prices, flags missing items and reads the documents you upload.

5 languages · Team collaboration · Data separated per company

ABC12324,5 m²11,0 m²18,2 m²6,4 m²

5

Languages

46,000

Items processed

%1.46

Estimate error

13

Work types

01Platform

Three fields, one system

The same data does three jobs: it prices the project, trains the team and strengthens the price model.

01

Architecture and construction

It follows the order the site actually works in, from takeoff to quote.

02

Education

A classroom tool at universities, a teaching assistant for users, and open guides.

03

AI and neuroscience

The suggestion engine learns from past projects and updates itself using neuroevolution and neuroplasticity principles.

02Product

Enter takeoff however you work

Manual entry, automatic takeoff from room dimensions, calculation lines and Excel import — all in one place.

01

Takeoff from room dimensions

Enter room dimensions and wall, floor and ceiling quantities are calculated automatically, with openings deducted.

  • Dimensions
  • Calculation
  • Count
  • Add / Deduction
TakeoffSample data
DuvarKalıpBetonSeramik
Radye çevre kalıbı= (30+25)*2*0,6+72,00
Perde kalıbı (asansör)= 9*2,8*3+75,60
Kiriş altı kalıbı= 120+120,00
Kapı boşluğu düşümü= 22,68−−22,68
Work type total147,24 m²
Cost EstimateAI

Arkesif price suggestion

Suggested unit price for MET-DUVAR: ₺462 (confidence 64%). Calculated from your past projects.

AcceptReject
MET-DUVAR399,70₺480₺191.856
MET-KALIP147,24₺420₺61.841
MET-BETON760,104₺2.450₺1.862.255
Grand total₺2.542.126
02

Item, rate and unit price library

Item codes, unit price analysis, market rates and index updates in a single library.

  • Work type
  • Unit Price Library
  • Arkesif price suggestion
03

Quote and output

Apply VAT, discount and overhead-profit rates, then download the estimate summary as PDF or Excel.

  • VAT
  • Discount
  • Overhead and profit
  • PDF · XLSX
QuotePDF · XLSX

Quote

TKF-2026-0143

Valid until: 12.11.2026

MET-DUVAR399,70₺480
MET-KALIP147,24₺420
MET-BETON760,104₺2.450
Subtotal
₺2.115.952
VAT %20
₺423.190
Grand total
₺2.539.142
03Learning loop

The system learns with you

When you correct a price, or accept or reject a suggestion, the system records it. Over time, price ranges specific to your office take shape.

  1. 01

    Application

  2. 02

    Event log

  3. 03

    Feature store

  4. 04

    Model service

  5. 05

    Suggestion

  6. 06

    Feedback

How the system improves itself

  • Neuroevolution — suggestion rules are tested against past projects and refined
  • Neuroplasticity — price memory is reshaped by every correction you make
  • Continual learning — the model stays current as new projects are added

Upload a PDF, Excel or scanned document and let the assistant draft the estimate. Nothing is saved without your approval.

  • — Price suggestion with a confidence range
  • — Missing item checks
  • — Suggestions from similar projects

Research

Arkesif is also an open research project: we measure how accurate a learning cost system can be and publish the results.

By default your data improves the shared price model, and you can switch it off at any time. Each company's data is kept separate.

96

Held-out test set

214

Projects studied

See the research
04Learning architecture

Learning inspired by neuroscience

Cost estimating is a memory and reinforcement problem. Arkesif models it with neurobiological principles.

  1. 01

    Neuroplasticity

    Synapses in use get stronger; unused ones weaken.

  2. 02

    Neuroevolution

    Variation and selection: structures that work are kept.

  3. 03

    Hebbian reinforcement

    Neurons that fire together wire together.

  4. 04

    Reward prediction error

    Dopamine reports the gap between what was expected and what happened.

  5. 05

    Synaptic pruning

    Rarely used connections are recycled; the network gets leaner.

  6. 06

    Memory consolidation

    Daily experience is replayed during sleep and written to long-term memory.

Explore the mechanisms
05Education

Education

It teaches and it learns: a tool for students, an assistant for users.

Go to the education page

A tool for university teaching

Teach takeoff, cost estimating and pricing with real tools. Class workspaces, sample projects and assignment templates.

An assistant that teaches the user

Every suggestion explains its reason: what an item is, how a unit price is formed, why something looks missing.

Educational content and guides

Open guides on item analysis, cost literacy and takeoff practice.

University collaborations

An academic partnership programme for curriculum integration, joint research and student projects.

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A plan that fits

From a small studio to an enterprise team. Two months free on annual billing.

Starter

₺490/mo

  • Price suggestion with a confidence range
  • Missing item checks
  • Suggestions from similar projects
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Professional

₺1.490/mo

  • Price suggestion with a confidence range
  • Missing item checks
  • Suggestions from similar projects
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Enterprise

₺3.900/mo

  • Price suggestion with a confidence range
  • Missing item checks
  • Suggestions from similar projects
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