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Computation as a design tool.

Parametric systems and data-driven workflows that let design teams test more options, with clearer reasons for the one they choose.

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Facade · 30 panelsParametersAttractor positionMaximum opening82%Open area18%23%Option A18% openOption B23% openOption C14% openSelected
  1. 01 Base geometry
  2. 02 Parameters
  3. 03 Variations
  4. 04 Selected

Problems we solve

Where projects lose time.

  • Too few options, because each one is slow to draw
  • Facade or pattern geometry that is hard to rationalise
  • Design rules that live in people’s heads instead of the model

Capabilities

  • Parametric design
  • Geometry generation
  • Design-option studies
  • Facade systems and panelisation
  • Pattern generation
  • Design optimisation
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  • Geometry rationalisation
  • Rhino and Grasshopper workflows
  • Rhino to Revit interoperability
  • Data-driven design
  • Custom design tools

How it runs

Workflow

  1. DefineTurn the design intent and constraints into rules and parameters.
  2. GenerateProduce and compare options quickly.
  3. EvaluateTest area, daylight, cost or buildability against the brief.
  4. RationaliseResolve the chosen option into buildable geometry.
  5. TransferDeliver into the BIM model and documentation.

What you receive

  • Option studies with the rules that generated them
  • Rationalised facade and panel geometry
  • Grasshopper definitions and custom tools
  • Geometry transferred into the Revit model

Typical engagements

  • Facade design and panelisation for architects and facade contractors
  • Feasibility and unit-mix studies for developers
  • Massing and layout option studies
  • Custom Grasshopper tools for design teams

Next step

Have a project, model or workflow we can improve?

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