Our Approach

Architecture work has a fundamental problem: the artefacts it produces, diagrams, documents, spreadsheets, rarely stay connected to the systems they describe. Over time, documentation drifts. Knowledge fragments. Decisions become untraceable.

Xtrable takes a different approach. Everything we build, from our products to our consulting methodology, is rooted in a single principle: architecture must be modelled, not just drawn.

Model-First Architecture

Model-first architecture means defining the entities, relationships, and intent of your system in a structured, queryable model before producing any visual or documentary output. Diagrams, documentation, API references, and published sites all derive from that model.

This approach has several profound consequences.

Principles That Guide Our Work

Whether we are building products or delivering consulting engagements, these principles shape how we approach every problem.

Why This Matters

In complex organisations, the cost of architectural opacity is measured in duplicated effort, missed dependencies, delayed projects, and systems that nobody fully understands. Model-first architecture is not an academic exercise. It is a practical response to the reality that systems are too complex for manual documentation to keep pace.