Skills & Capabilities
Computational Design. Environmental Performance.
Building physics analysis brought into the design process from the brief stage: Grasshopper-based simulation used to inform geometry, orientation, and envelope decisions while they're still open, not to validate a finished design after the fact.
Approach
Environmental Analysis From the Brief Stage, Not After
Environmental performance decisions carry the most weight at the brief stage, before form, orientation, and envelope choices are locked. Bringing simulation in early means the numbers can still shape the design, rather than justify what has already been decided.
Analysis Before the Form Is Fixed
Simulation begins at the brief stage, when geometry, orientation, and envelope decisions are still open.
Outputs Ready to Use
Every stage produces geometry files, comparative performance data, and optimisation outputs ready to hand off directly into a design workflow.
A Structured, Repeatable Process
A consistent process applied across every stage, from early feasibility analysis through to validated, optimisation-backed design decisions.
The SHELL Protocol
Three Stages. One Protocol.
Each stage builds on a structured process for bringing environmental analysis into a design process, from initial brief through optimisation.
Brief Analysis & Feasibility Alignment
Assessing where and when computational analysis adds value within a project brief, before committing to full simulation work.
What's included:
- Reading your project brief, site data, and performance targets alongside the design team
- Identifying the earliest stage at which environmental simulation can be embedded
- Delivering a written brief for computational analysis: recommended tools, analysis types, timeline, and expected output
Deliverable: Computational analysis brief document (PDF)
This stage does not include simulation runs, model builds, or analysis outputs. It is a diagnostic, the input that makes stages 02 and 03 faster and more targeted.
Environmental Simulation
For projects needing a specific, measurable environmental performance target.
What's included:
- Parametric model built in Grasshopper from the design geometry
- Solar radiation analysis (annual and seasonal)
- Daylight factor analysis
- Thermal load analysis (heating and cooling load estimates)
- Results delivered in a visual format
Tools: Grasshopper, Ladybug, Honeybee
Deliverable: Simulation report (PDF) + annotated diagrams + Grasshopper file
Optimisation & Design Refinement
For projects needing a validated, optimisation-backed design solution.
What's included:
- Everything in stage 02, plus:
- Multi-objective evolutionary optimisation (Galapagos / Wallacei) across performance criteria: solar control, daylight factor, thermal load, embodied carbon
- Optimal design options ranked by performance with comparative data
- Geometry files for the optimal solution
- Environmental performance report showing specific enhancements over the baseline design
- Coordination with structural and MEP team leads on documentation handover
Tools: Grasshopper, Ladybug, Honeybee, Galapagos, Wallacei
Deliverable: Optimisation report (PDF) + ranked design options + geometry files + coordination documentation
Get in Touch
Open to Computational Design Roles
Available for computational design and environmental performance work. Reach out to discuss how this experience could fit a team.