Sketchup - Predesign
Enhance your design research.
Start your design project in the right direction
Get the valuable data you need to weave contextual insights into your project and get your creative juices flowing before you launch into 3D.
Explore viable options
Avoid rework during schematic design by focusing only on feasible approaches.
Generate useful content fast
Quickly access all the graphics and talking points you need to introduce climate factors early.
Keep your design moving forward
Make a clear case to clients and colleagues for a winning concept.
Features you'll love
Shading and glazing
Quickly identify the most effective shading strategies, and the trade-offs in increasing glazing for each face of your building.
Architectural response
Connect the dots between the climate and your building type, and arrive at the best architectural design response.
Daylighting
Get inspiration on how to bring good daylight into your design through high-level windows and the roof.
Outside spaces
Find out which strategies and combinations provide the most value in extending the use of outside space.