Sep 16, 2020

Contributing in our 3rd international project

After the "International Quarters London (IQL)" London, UK and the "Fraggoklisias Office Building" Athens, Greece, we were delighted to work on our 3rd International project. This time it was "Belgrove House" London, UK; we were fortunate to team up with FMDC and contribute in early stage decision making process with regard to potential benefits of Double Skin Facade systems. 

Real pleasure working on very interesting projects, alongside highly skilled colleagues. 

Jun 30, 2020

Engineer or Architect with background in building physics and sustainable design

We are looking for a motivated new colleague (Engineer or Architect) with background in building physics and sustainable design.

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The candidate should be motivated, hard working with a problem solving mentality and he/she should be able to work under limited supervision. As we are a highly interactive practice our new colleague should be able to work effectively within a team and demonstrate interest to communicate results to our clients.

The candidate should also demonstrate the ability to process results and derive reasonable conclusions from analysis.

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Experience in the following tools is a strong asset: 

• Steady state tools (glazing): LBNL suite, WIS3

• Dynamic Thermal Modelling tools: IDA ICE, EnergyPlus (interfaces Design Builder, Honeybee), TranSYS, IES-VE

• Daylight tools: Radiance, Grasshopper, Daysim

• Thermal bridges software tools: HEAT 2&3, Physibel suite

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If you think you are the right candidate, please feel free to send your CV, portfolio and a letter of interest to: hp@inform-design.se 

May 25, 2020

Torslandaskolan: Design of fixed elements for optimized perfromance

This time it was all about supporting LINK Arkitektur optimize the geometry of fixed external elements to maximize real life daylight and views out, while minimizing overheating risk. Elemental part of our approach was the proper combination of Dynamic Thermal Modelling and Raytracing tools. At Inform Design we believe that properly advising on solar control mechanisms is a challenging task that requires thorough knowledge of building physics, clear understanding of the possibilities and limitations of simulation tools and setting the right performance requirements. Intention is not enough to lead to a successful design; inadequate knowledge will result in poor solutions that will be costly and will negatively impact on performance and design.

Apr 16, 2020

Very satisfied to be contributing with our work in our 2nd international project. Within a bit more than 3 years of operation we managed to work in 2 major buildings (IQL - International Quarters London and recently Fragoklisias Office Building) outside of the Swedish borders and inform the design. Hopefully soon we get a third one!

Feb 02, 2020

It was a real pleasure to be invited for the 3rd consecutive year by the University College London (UCL), to give a lecture on Integrated Facade Design. A very good MSc programme, in a highly respected University.

Oct 15, 2019

Harris Poirazis presented our inside-out approach at ZAK World of Facades last week in Stockholm (LinkedIn).

Sep 23, 2019

Very excited to have Smaragden published in the Glass & Fasade magazine

Having worked closely with White Arkitekter we tailor-designed the fully glazed envelope of the building in order to create a welcoming space where the users will always experience improved thermal conditions compared to outdoors. (http://glassogfasade-digital.no/dm/glassogfasade-3-19/38/).

Jun 03, 2019

Very happy to have our work published in the Glass & Fasade magazine

One more example how we managed to add value in architectural design without compromising performance. This time it was the EDEN project where we have been working closely to White Arkitekter and Kungsleden during the concept stage (https://lnkd.in/e5pXMpx).

May 23, 2019

Proud to be presenting at the ZAK World of Facades (https://lnkd.in/eWwcjxD) on the 10th of October in Stockholm.

Harris Poirazis will be speaking on how to tailor-design Highly Glazed Façades to meet Indoor Climate targets. We are looking forward to it!

Feb 25, 2019

Publication on Glass & Fasade Magazine

Happy to publish our work for the Helsingborgs Sjukhusområde on Glass & Fasade magazine (http://glassogfasade-digital.no/dm/glassogfasade-1-19/32/)

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This article describes a joint effort between LINK Arkitektur and Inform Design to create well day-lit Atria spaces that simultaneously minimize overheating risk and improve the patients’ experience.

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Our contribution included:

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(a) selectively place frit in the Atria facades: Work towards an elaborated “tailored façade design” depending on the amount of solar exposure the different areas of the façade experience.

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(b) properly integrate reflectors: Convert the rather dark and dull atria to actively daylit environments where rays of beam solar radiation will cast along the façades and the ground of the atria, moving over the course of the day.

Jan 06, 2019

Publication on Glas Magazine

 Glad to have our work with White Architects published in the Glas Magazine (https://www.gbf.se/sites/default/files/files/glas_2018-4_hemsidan.pdf, pages 48-56).

The collaboration between White Architects and Inform Design was initiated to ensure a high quality design of the fully glazed Eden Atrium. Key to this collaboration was the common goal to enable for the Architectural vision to be expressed in its full intend and simultaneously ensure enhanced occupants’ and visitors’ experience using fixed, easily maintainable solutions that do not over-complicate design and performance.

We believe that sophisticated engineering can lead to simple solutions and support the initial architectural intent, while poor engineering often requires complex solutions and ad-hocs compromising design and costs. 

Oct 08, 2018

Very happy to be presenting at the 3rd Annual Innovative Glazing Summit during the 29-30 November 2018 in Vienna.

The aim of the presentation is to give our perspective in the selection process of glass products that allows for enhanced indoor climate and occupant satisfaction. Focusing on highly glazed spaces, we will discuss the performance challenges we often meet and the obstacles that at times force us to compromise design. Using previous projects as examples we will attempt to demonstrate how early involvement of Building Physics services increases confidence in design and allows the architectural team to pursue their design ideas without compromising performance.

Sep 10, 2018

We have now participated in the second meeting of the IEA SHC Task 61 EBC Annex 77. It was a very insightful process and a promising output for designers and practitioners in the field of daylight and electrical lighting.

Mar 15, 2018

Proud to have presented our services among such great speakers

A quick description of the seminar:

• The title is: Pushing the boundaries of glazed façades

• The main aim: give our perspective in how Architects and Engineers can work together and make sure that we deliver performance without compromising the architectural vision or costs when it comes to glass facades

• The speakers: versatile from different backgrounds.

• When & where: Stockholm (World Trade Centre, Manhattan), March 16th, (07:15 – 14:00)

Feb 28, 2018

Very happy to be presenting at the 1st Industry workshop on "Integrated Solutions for daylighting and electrical lighting". Even happier to seize the opportunity and listen to our co-presenters deploying possibilities and limitations of their research and everyday challenges; really insightful! Looking forward to the work and findings of this promising IEA Task.

Sep 03, 2017

We are very happy to announce the initiation of our collaborative agreement with ARUP.

Our collaboration focuses on sharing existing knowledge and further developing methods that accurately assess indoor climate and occupant comfort. In more detail, we aim to link existing ARUP tools (specializing in thermal comfort), to methods we have been developing in collaboration with Lund University. The aim is to to broaden existing knowledge and bring accurate assessments that represent real life experience at the doorstep of architectural design.

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It is an absolute pleasure for us to work closely with such a forward thinking practice as ARUP and set common goals that can broaden our horizons, improve the quality of work and consequentially increase our added value to project work.

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Looking forward to this new venture!

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Jul 02, 2017

A couple of days ago we participated in the "Step Change" of the GPD conference as a start up company.  We had the opportunity to listen interesting presentations and  meet good people both from the industry and the consulting world.  ​  Medina also had the chance to present her work on Thermal Comfort Models; for a preview of her presentation please click in the link below:

May 07, 2017

We are happy to announce our participation at the Glass Performance Days (GPD) Conference in Tampere, Finland on the 28th of June 2017 (www.gpd.fi)   Our engineer Medina Deliahmedova will present a paper on Advanced Thermal Comfort Assessments focusing on Highly Glazed Spaces. More in depth, the paper focuses on thermal comfort in highly glazed and transitory spaces, examining the existing comfort models and utilizing them for informing the building design.  Within this project, an excel based t

Feb 13, 2017

We are very happy to be actively involved in 2 MSc thesis creating tools & methods that will assist designers and engineers select proper solar control mechanisms and assess the performance of complex fenestration systems. The 2 projects we are driving are:         Developing a design method for driving solar control mechanism selection: a method that will help designers select the most effective solar control mechanisms (selective coatings, fabrics, venetian blinds, etc.) for their projects. Th

Jan 31, 2017

As from the 1st of February Medina will be joining our consulting practice "'Inform Design'". Medina is a Constructive Architect/Engineer with a specialisation in Dynamic Thermal Modelling and a strong background in Thermal Comfort. She is a graduate of the MSc course in Energy Efficient and Environmental Building Design of Lund University. Welcome Medina!