architect-skills

Plugin architect-skills in Abhinavbwj/Skills-Architects. Commands read from the repo's manifest — 1 month ago.

Skills (29)

• accessibility-design

  Comprehensive accessibility and universal design expertise covering ADA/ABA Accessibility Standards, universal design principles (Ron Mace's 7 principles), inclusive environment design, accessible route requirements, dimensional standards for wheelchair access, ramps, stairs, elevators, sanitary fac

• acoustic-design

  Acoustic design for buildings: sound insulation between spaces (airborne and impact), room acoustics and reverberation control, environmental noise intrusion, noise and vibration from building services, and acoustic design strategies for residential, commercial, educational, healthcare, performance,

• architect-calculator

  Seven Python-based architectural calculators for common design computations: area and density calculations (GFA, NGA, unit count, population, parking), thermal U-value analysis for multi-layer constructions, daylight factor estimation using BRE methodology, egress compliance checking (occupant load,

• architect-foundations

  Auto-activated foundation layer for the Architect Skills plugin providing practitioner-grade reference across 50+ architects and theorists (Vitruvius through Kere), 100+ quantitative rules of thumb sourced from IBC, ASHRAE 90.1, ADA/ABA, NFPA 101, BS EN 1991-1995, Neufert Architects' Data, and Archi

• building-codes

  Comprehensive building code expertise covering IBC (International Building Code) occupancy classification, construction types I through V, height and area limitations, means of egress design, fire separation and protection requirements, plumbing fixture calculations, and international code compariso

• building-envelope

  Building envelope design: wall systems (masonry, timber, steel, CLT, curtain wall, rainscreen, precast, SIPs, ICF), glazing systems (single to triple, low-e coatings, gas fills, framing types), roofing (flat, pitched, green, membrane), thermal performance (U-value, R-value, SHGC, air permeability),

• building-programming

  Develop architectural programs, space needs analyses, adjacency matrices, area schedules, and project briefs. Use when the user asks about programming a building, sizing spaces, determining area requirements, creating adjacency diagrams, building a space program, developing a brief, calculating net-

• building-services

  Comprehensive building services knowledge for architects covering HVAC system selection and spatial impact, plumbing and drainage design, electrical systems and power distribution, vertical transportation (elevators and escalators), fire protection systems (sprinklers, detection, smoke control), and

• building-sustainability

  Building sustainability frameworks and certification systems: LEED BD+C v4.1, BREEAM New Construction, Passive House (PHI/PHIUS), WELL Building Standard v2, DGNB, Living Building Challenge, Net Zero Carbon strategies, whole-life carbon assessment, embodied carbon reduction, operational energy target

• building-typology

  Identify and apply building typologies for residential, commercial, institutional, hospitality, industrial, cultural, and mixed-use buildings. Use when the user asks about building types, plan configurations, floor plate design, core arrangements, net-to-gross ratios, structural grids, floor-to-floo

• concept-design

  Parti development, massing studies, spatial organization strategies, design concept generation, and concept-to-form translation methodologies

• construction-documentation

  Comprehensive construction documentation skill covering architectural drawing sets, sheet organization and numbering, drawing standards (line weights, text, hatching, dimensions), BIM Level of Development (LOD) requirements, specification writing using CSI MasterFormat, schedule production (door, wi

• country-australia

  Australia architectural code and regulatory reference. Covers the National Construction Code 2022 (NCC 2022, published by Australian Building Codes Board ABCB) -- Volume One (Class 2-9 Building Code of Australia), Volume Two (Class 1 + 10 -- Housing Provisions), Volume Three (Plumbing Code of Austra

• country-china

  People's Republic of China architectural code and regulatory reference. Covers the GB (Guojia Biaozhun -- National Standard) series of mandatory codes including GB 50352-2019 Civil Buildings Unified Design Standard (replaces 2005), GB 50016-2014 (2018 ed.) Fire Protection Design of Buildings, GB 512

• country-germany

  Germany architectural code and regulatory reference. Covers the Musterbauordnung (MBO 2002, last amended 2019) federal model plus the 16 binding Landesbauordnungen (LBO) for each Bundesland (BayBO Bavaria, BauO NRW North Rhine-Westphalia, BauO Bln Berlin, HBauO Hamburg, BauO Bbg Brandenburg, NBauO L

• country-india

  India-specific architectural code and regulatory reference. Covers the National Building Code of India (NBC 2016), Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC 2017) and ECBC for Residential Buildings (ECBC-R 2018, also called Eco-Niwas Samhita), Indian Standards for structural design (IS 456:2000 concre

• country-japan

  Japan architectural code and regulatory reference. Covers the Building Standards Act (Kenchiku Kijun Ho, 1950, fundamentally revised 1998 toward performance-based regulation and 2007 strengthening post-Aneha incident), Building Standards Law Enforcement Order (Kenchiku Kijun Ho Shiko Rei) and MLIT N

• country-saudi-arabia

  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia architectural code and regulatory reference. Covers the Saudi Building Code (SBC) nine-part series issued by the Saudi Building Code National Committee (SBCNC): SBC 201 General Building, SBC 301 Structural Loads (ASCE 7-derived), SBC 302 Concrete (ACI 318-derived), SBC 304 So

• country-singapore

  Singapore architectural code and regulatory reference. Covers the Building Control Act 1989 (BCA) and Building Control Regulations 2003 (with periodic amendments through 2024), the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Fire Code 2018 (Fire Safety Act 1993 + Fire Safety (Building Fire Safety) Regulati

• country-uae

  United Arab Emirates architectural code and regulatory reference. Covers the federal regulatory framework (UAE Fire and Life Safety Code of Practice 2018 by General Civil Defence, Federal Law 29/2006 + 2/2014 + 1/2020 for People of Determination, ESMA standards) plus the seven Emirates' independent

• country-uk

  United Kingdom architectural code and regulatory reference. Covers the Building Regulations 2010 for England with Approved Documents A through S (current 2010-2025 amendments), the parallel regimes for Wales (Welsh Approved Documents), Scotland (Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 + Scottish Techni

• country-usa

  United States architectural code and regulatory reference. Covers the International Code Council (ICC) family of model codes adopted across most US jurisdictions (IBC 2024, IRC 2024, IECC 2024, IFC 2024, IMC 2024, IPC 2024, IFGC 2024, IEBC 2024), the National Fire Protection Association suite (NFPA

• daylighting-design

  Natural daylighting strategies, solar geometry, glare control, artificial lighting integration, and visual comfort for architectural design

• design-theory

  Architectural movements, design philosophy, critical theory, precedent analysis, and compositional principles for informed design reasoning

• fire-life-safety

  Comprehensive fire and life safety design expertise covering fire strategy development, compartmentation and fire barrier design, means of egress design including travel distances and stair sizing, fire resistance ratings and structural fire protection methods, smoke control systems (natural and mec

• geographic-foundations

  Auto-activated geographic context router for the Architect Skills plugin. Detects the country or jurisdiction of any architectural query and routes to the correct country-specific dossier (India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, USA, UK, Germany, Singapore, Japan, China, Australia). Encodes the global regulatory

• material-selection

  Architectural material properties, durability, sustainability, specification, detailing, life-cycle assessment, and material palettes for building design

• spatial-planning

  Spatial planning for buildings: floor plan layout and archetypes, circulation design (corridors, stairs, elevators, escalators), core design and vertical service distribution, vertical stacking strategy, net-to-gross optimization, space efficiency metrics, wayfinding, and spatial legibility.

• structural-systems

  Comprehensive structural systems knowledge for architects covering structural typology selection, grid design and spacing, lateral stability systems, foundation types, span-to-depth ratio tables, load path narratives, and architect-engineer coordination strategies. Provides decision frameworks for s

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