Six missions articulated along the project cycle , design, verification, execution, defence, expertise, delivery. Parametric, file-to-factory, trusted third party.
Three missions to structure and sustain the organisation , transformation, growth, interim management. Financial performance, fintech-AI touch, agility.
The envelope concentrates 15 to 25 % of cost, 40 to 60 % of energy performance, and most of the defect risk on complex projects. Yet ownership remains fragmented , architect, structural engineer, general contractor, facade specialist in silos, with no dedicated coordinator. We are that single point of contact.
We carry the technical engineering, economics, carbon strategy and fabricator coordination , from early design to defects-liability close-out.
We accompany the industrial actors of the envelope , facade contractors, system suppliers, metal workers, glass processors , in growth, transformation or turnaround.
EN.001 · 02The building envelope is a tension field between four universes that do not speak the same language. When these worlds are not integrated from the first sketch, value leaks at every interface. Our studio was built to be their integrator.
Exige l'innovation esthétique et la précision du détail.
Impose les lois physiques, climatiques, carbone.
Offre des capacités de calcul sous-exploitées.
Subit tolérances, budget, chaîne d'approvisionnement.
EN.001 · 03Shili & Partners extends the architectural gesture all the way to the factory. Computational by nature, applied research across the four dimensions of the envelope project, Tier-1 industrial anchor , this is what grounds our two poles.
We are not a consultancy that constrains design , we are an atelier that carries the architect's intent through engineering, matter and fabrication, without dilution.
Our practice is computational by nature: native 3D modelling, algorithmic spatial simulation, parametric generation of geometries, a direct flow from design to numerical manufacturing. What is drawn becomes fabricable because the data never gets lost along the way.
Our studio runs applied research , the development of new processes across the four dimensions of the envelope project: architectural design (typologies, materiality, free-form geometries), engineering (active glazing, structural glass at the limit, demountable assemblies, hybrid systems), fabrication (file-to-factory flows, low-carbon materials, high-value prefabricated components), installation (industrialised erection methods, optimised site logistics). We explore what European supply chains can produce today , and what they will be able to produce tomorrow.
The rest is our Tier-1 industrial anchor: seventeen years in the envelope industry, including eight years in commercial leadership and pre-construction at a Tier-1 international contractor in glass envelope works , alongside signature architects on complex projects in Europe, the Middle East and North America. We know the real capacities of factories, the production tolerances, the prices that hold and the deadlines that slip.
EN.001 · 04Two poles, one studio. The common thread: deep mastery of the building envelope, applied to the project on one side, to the company on the other. No hierarchy, no secondary specialisation , both poles feed each other continuously.
The studio that carries the architectural intent all the way to the factory.
Support for architects, GC/TC firms and facade contractors on the technical design, optimisation and validation of envelope solutions.
Independent third-party verification, from design to acceptance.
Independent control of envelope performance , watertightness, thermal, resistance, tolerances. NIBS GL3, ASTM E2813 standards.
The envelope lot held: cost, schedule, quality.
Project and site management for owners, designers, GC/TC or facade contractors. Cost, schedule and quality control on a concentrated-risk lot.
Defending interests on the responsibility interfaces.
Claim management for owners, designers, GC/TC or facade contractors. Amicable resolution, conciliation, arbitration or litigation.
Technical audit facing a critical or pre-decision situation.
One-off advisory, technical audits and envelope diagnostics , investment decision, technical dispute, observed defect.
Leading consortia to deliver turnkey, as Lead Consultant or AMO.
Two formats: Design-Build Lead (international) and Energy Retrofit Envelope (CH/FR). Specialised industrial partners.
From the current organisation to the one that holds tomorrow's market.
Evolution of processes, organisation and culture , digital and AI transformation, reorganisation, M&A, post-acquisition integration.
Where the market shifts, structuring the go-to-market that captures value.
Development strategy, positioning on new markets, structuring of premium commercial offers. Market move-up.
High-level interim management , the firm hand during the critical passage.
Operational intervention to cover an absence, pilot a critical transition or structure a new department.
Four families of actors. Each with distinct problems, a different budget, its own time horizon. The posture stays the same: independent advice, envelope expertise, total alignment with your interests.
Beyond standard engineering, our studio masters a set of technical specialties at the state of the art. Mobilised on real need, not packaged in advance.
Every complex project deserves a conversation before a quote. Describe your context in a few lines , we come back within 48 hours. NDA on request.
