Early Facade Design

Early facade design begins once the strategic objectives and principal requirements of a project are sufficiently understood for possible directions to be developed.

• Priedemann translates this basis into options for design, materials and construction, considered alongside technical requirements and project-specific constraints.
• The comparison makes differences and trade-offs visible, and a preferred direction is developed further.
• The purpose is not to complete the technical detailing, but to establish a traceable design basis for subsequent development.
• The criteria, sketches and documentation included depend on the project and agreed appointment.

• Early facade design develops possible design, material and construction directions from the project objectives and requirements.
• Priedemann considers relevant facade types, principle details, interfaces, and technical and operational requirements.
• Options are described clearly and compared against agreed criteria.
• This allows architectural intent, technical viability and project-specific implications to be assessed together.
• The outcome is a robust design direction that provides a basis for subsequent system development and technical design.