Services
Tools, workflows
and training.
We develop custom tools, automate repeated tasks and train teams to use digital tools and artificial intelligence (AI). Start with a project or a task you want to improve.
01 / Custom tools
Turn a recurring task
into a custom tool.
We develop Grasshopper definitions, scripts and browser applications around your project files. Turn a repeated task into a tool your team can use, adapt and maintain.
- Define the task together and test a prototype on your examples.
- Build the interface, result checks and connections to the software you already use.
- Provide documentation, train your team and agree any ongoing support.
02 / Working with AI
Project information
and AI in everyday work.
Connect project documents, notes and existing tools so AI assistants have the information they need. We choose one useful task, test it on your project and agree how to review the results.
- Organise documents, notes and decisions so the team can find what it needs.
- Agree what assistants can access and how people will review their work.
- Test the workflow with your team and show you how to use and update it.
Virvar is one of the tools we use to connect documents, notes and project information. We choose the approach to suit your team and the tools you already use.
03 / Courses and workshops
Learn through
your own projects.
Jan teaches Rhino, Grasshopper and Monoceros, Python and C# scripting, and tool development with AI. The content and pace are tailored to your experience and project.
- Universities: guest lectures, studio teaching and practical courses.
- Teams: workshops built around your projects and recurring tasks.
- Individuals: focused sessions with practical exercises and notes to keep.
Jan has taught and supervised work at UCL Bartlett, IAAC, the University of Toronto and the Academy of Architecture Amsterdam. Sessions are available online or in person.
Explore past workshopsA place to begin
Two-week
practice review
Not sure where to start? Jan reviews a current project with your team and identifies tasks to simplify or automate. Over two weeks, you test one focused pilot together.
- Week 1: interviews with four to six team members and a written overview of recurring tasks.
- Week 2: three proposed pilots, followed by a working version of the smallest agreed option.
- Handover: a team workshop, documentation and a recommendation on what to do next.
Before work begins, we agree the scope, fee, time commitment, team involvement and access in writing. The programme runs over two weeks. Further development and ongoing support are agreed separately.
How the work proceeds
How we work
- 01
Understand the task
We discuss your project and identify a task to work on first.
- 02
Agree the scope
Agree the deliverables, checks, responsibilities, fee and boundaries of the work.
- 03
Work on real examples
Build and test using your files, then review the result with the people who will use it.
- 04
Handover and support
Provide documentation and train your team before handover. The proposal sets out any ongoing support.
Tell us about your project
Tell us what you want to improve and which software your team uses. We will help you choose where to start.