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Whether you're building a home or planning a small commercial space, here's the flow.
PlanGrounds is built by architects and designers. We focus on clarity, not noise: structured open projects, thoughtful discovery, and a clean path to hiring.
Use filters to find plans by style, project type, size, and budget. Save plans to favorites and organize them in collections. Each plan links to the architect or design professional so you can inquire or start a design engagement.
Explore plansDescribe your project, location, budget, and timeline. Add a reference board (inspiration links) so professionals see your taste. Publish your open project so others can submit proposals—then compare and message to choose the right fit.
Many clients arrive with Pinterest boards and a fear of “wasting” an architect’s time if they’re not already sure. PlanGrounds encourages the opposite: open projects can explicitly welcome exploration, alternatives, and your best ideas within their constraints—so creative work feels possible, not boxed in.
Create a professional profile and publish plan listings yourself when they’re ready—operations focuses on who joins the marketplace, while you’re responsible that files match your listing. Get discovered by clients browsing by style and size, browse open projects, submit proposals, and turn interest into signed engagements.
Join as a professionalWe’re built so that once you connect, you can keep everything in one place. Message, align on scope, and when you’re ready to fund a plan purchase or a milestone, pay through PlanGrounds so totals and history stay with the project. Post another project and invite the same professional again—your conversations stay in one place for convenience and trust.
We focus on plans and project matching in one place—curated discovery, clear proposals, and a single flow from idea to hire. If you’ve used Houzz, ArchDaily, or Upwork, you’ll recognize the idea; we’re applying it to architectural plans and the professionals who create them. Read more in our About and For professionals pages.
Common questions below—including why people use PlanGrounds. Full FAQ: Full FAQ page
Why people use PlanGrounds, what it costs, and how hiring works.
Want help choosing?
Book a short call. We shortlist architects for your project.
Most projects start with the same mess: plan PDFs in one folder, quotes in email, and no easy way to line up who said what. PlanGrounds keeps plans, your project, and architect responses in one workspace.
Browse licensed plans, post what you want built once, compare professionals on the same fields, and—when you are ready—pay through checkout with clear totals. You stay in control; we add structure.
Clients designing a home, buying a plan, or hiring an architect—anyone who wants fewer dead-end conversations and apples-to-apples comparisons.
Professionals who want serious inquiries, a portfolio on the platform, and the option to get paid through milestones when the client pays here.
Yes. Book a match call and we shortlist architects and designers for your project (60 minutes, $120).
Or post your project and review proposals—free to start.
No fee to start. Browse, post, and compare proposals for free.
You pay when you buy a plan package or fund work through checkout. See fees.
Use Compare for plans or studio profiles side by side.
On open projects, proposals share the same structure—scope, fees, and timing—so you are not decoding ten different email formats.
Open project: your brief (site, budget, timeline). Studios can send proposals.
Plan inquiry: a first note about one listing or profile.
When you pay for a plan or milestone here, we keep 5%. The rest goes to the professional.
No fee to browse, post, or read proposals—only when money moves on-platform.
Yes. Milestones with clear scope fit loans and phased budgets well.
You always see the full amount at checkout before you confirm.
No. We help you find plans and professionals and pay clearly when you choose. Your architect or designer runs the design; you hire them directly.
You can pay off-platform—we do not take a fee on money we never touch.
Paying here gives one total at checkout and a record on the project. See Terms and Payments & risk.
Professionals use Stripe Connect. When a client pays, we send the professional their share after the 5% platform fee—per the numbers shown before checkout.
It depends. Studios choose projects that fit their capacity.
A clear location, budget, and timeline helps. We do not guarantee a reply by a set date.