Façade Design & Engineering Consultants

From concept to construction site support, we cover the full spectrum of building façade design and engineering consultancy services and building envelope solutions. We’re always ready to assist developers and contractors alike with leading technical knowledge and capability to create a safe, inspiring and sustainable building fascia for any kind of structure. We focus on inward-out methodology as well as aesthetic exterior design, immersing ourselves in the structural, thermal and practical as well as the visual across all aspects of façade consultancy.

Our approach

We are primarily façade engineers – solving complex problems associated with the design and delivery of envelopes. We consider every aspect of the process to realise a façade design – from conceptualisation to compliance and engineering all the way to completion and maintenance.

Our expertise and background is varied, but one key strength is our understanding of design and our experience of delivering that design on-site. We understand the implications of design-stage problems and how they can be solved at different stages of a project’s life cycle. Being able to simply put ideas to paper isn’t sufficient for today’s complex designs – being able to build them is, and that’s where we can apply our knowledge.

Our deep understanding of building regulations, fire safety challenges and materials viability, coupled with our track record in solving challenges in installation, construction and fabrication, enables us to overcome complex problems and deliver detailed engineering solutions. We are committed to understanding and appreciating the requirements of a given project’s architectural design, whilst also providing compliance and environmental guidance throughout the stages of a construction project.

We also collaborate closely with in-house Embodied Carbon teams to provide whole lifecycle carbon analysis based on legislative targets, and design sustainably-sourced solutions that drive the industry forward.

Whitechapel Central Stepney, London
Shorts Gardens Covent Garden, London
Coombe Road South West London
Shakespeare North Knowsley, nr Liverpool
Malt Street London
Erith Quarry Primary School London

Our expertise

Engineering

The most critical part of delivering our service to our clients is being able to communicate solutions effectively and efficiently through client-focused consultancy. We use different methods to achieve our objectives, including FEA, parametric modelling and even thermal and glass analysis software. When used in conjunction with a broad experience in construction and delivery, these are effective tools that we can put to use flexibly and as required, helping to continue the momentum of a project instead of creating unnecessary delay.

Construction

We have developed our skills and expertise in various arenas and one area in particular that is very important to our way of thinking is our experience in delivering designs on-site. Our team benefits from several years of for-construction design in both consultancies and contractors alike, so our quality in delivery is based on a fundamental and pragmatic view of the real-world issues and problems faced by construction teams, not just the analytical

Our services

Core expertise

  • Concept design
  • Thermal modelling and analysis
  • Parametric design
  • Façade system design
  • Façade structural design
  • Compliance
  • Design analysis and review
  • Design for non-combustibility

Façade design development

  • Design team collaboration
  • Design output (RIBA 3 & 4)
  • Specification
  • Performance specification and documentation
  • Architectural design
  • Compliance design
  • Value engineering
  • Feasibility and buildability

Façade design management

  • Quality management and review
  • Implementation
  • Construction-stage coordination
  • CDP review and analysis
  • On-site inspections
  • Progress monitoring
  • Testing and witnessing
  • Defect rectification
  • Operation and maintenance

Projects snapshot

  1. Barking Riverside
  2. London Shakespeare North
  3. Liverpool South Grove
  4. London Brunel Street Works
  5. London Erith Hills Primary School
  6. London Cambridge Science Park Malt Street Regeneration
  7. London Park Modern
  8. London Thames Road
  9. London New Union Wharf
  10. London Whitechapel Central
  11. London Shorts Gardens
  12. London Coombe Road

Featured clients

  1. Berkeley Group
  2. L&Q
  3. Ballymore
  4. Vistry
  5. Anderson
  6. McLaren

Your building façade engineering lead:

Adem Aljo

Head of Façade Engineering
Together with our clients and the collective knowledge of our engineers, consultants and other specialists, we co-create solutions to address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation, and make our societies more sustainable.​ With international multi-disciplinary teams, we can call on the right insight and technical capability at the right time from across Buildings, Infrastructure, Advisory & Planning and Compliance.​