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// services

full architectural services,
energy-led.

from concept to construction. energy and operational performance guide every design decision, not as a separate workstream, but as the same conversation the section is being drawn in.

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data-informed project feasibility

energy is money, and money drives feasibility. the model is in the pro-forma, from the start.

energy models that inform buildings are part of our dna. before lines are drawn, we translate site, climate, envelope, and operations into the unit the developer or client actually speaks in: monthly cost, payback period, internal rate of return. the work that wins approval is the work that survived a real number.

// deliverables
  • climate + operations cost model
  • envelope scenarios with capex / opex deltas
  • feasibility memo written for the pro-forma
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concept design

orientation, massing, and program tested against the climate before the section is committed.

the cheapest move in any building is the one that happens before the lines are drawn. we run radiation, daylight, and ventilation studies on the massing in week one, so the orientation, footprint, and big shading decisions are made with evidence, not intuition.

// deliverables
  • climate-tuned massing studies
  • orientation + ventilation analysis
  • design brief written against the model
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architectural design + coordination

full architectural delivery, with the energy model in the conversation from day one.

we take projects from concept through schematic and design development as the architect of record. the energy model is updated alongside the drawing set, so every section drawn is one the building can actually carry.

// deliverables
  • schematic + design development sets
  • envelope + shading specifications
  • consultant coordination (mep, structure, landscape)
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permitting + documentation

construction documents that pass review and that the contractor can actually build.

permit drawings, technical specifications, and construction documents for panamanian and international jurisdictions. we write the documents the way they will be read, by the office processing the permit, and by the contractor estimating the build.

// deliverables
  • permit-ready drawings
  • technical specifications
  • tender + bid documentation
monitoring 05
energy + performance advisory

envelope simulation, daylight studies, and certification support, as a standalone or in-house service.

available as a standalone engagement for projects where the architecture is already underway. we model the envelope, daylight, ventilation, and operational energy, and we support leed and edge applications with documentation the certifying body recognises.

// deliverables
  • energy + daylight modelling (energy+, radiance, openfoam)
  • façade optimisation studies
  • leed / edge documentation support
// how we work

engaged early, engaged small, engaged honestly.

we prefer to be in the room from feasibility, the smaller the project, the earlier the model earns its keep. but we also pick up envelope and performance work mid-project, where the architecture is already set and the envelope still needs to be argued for.

fees are scoped per project. retainers are available for repeat clients and developers with multiple sites in the pipeline. we don't take work we can't model honestly, and we'll say so before the proposal lands.

// the next collaboration

tell us about the climate and the brief.
we'll tell you what the model wants.

reach out info@entropica-lab.com