// commercial
las vaquitas offices.
façade and envelope design for a private office building on the via españa corridor: glazing selection, shading depth, and envelope strategy, validated against energy simulation.
// the project
brief, approach, outcome.
// brief
the developer had a structural shell already designed and a façade procurement decision still open. the brief was façade design: compare reasonable glazing and shading variants, and recommend one for construction.
// approach
the simulation ran on the building's actual orientation and adjacency. each variant returned a cooling load, a daylight autonomy reading, and an indicative capex delta.
the recommendation was an intermediate shading depth with the better glazing, not the most expensive option on either axis.
// design moves
the decisions that shaped it.
01
glazing comparison
multiple low-e specs modelled against the same massing.
02
shading depth
multiple external fin depths modelled to find the sweet spot for west and south.
03
orientation tuning
per-elevation glazing ratio adjusted on the south and west faces.
04
roof spec
continuous insulation under the rainscreen; reflective topcoat.