Sara Bensalem Skills
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PHYSICAL DESIGN SUITE FOR AGENTIC AI

Turn Agentic AI into Agentic Design.

Sara Bensalem Skills equips your agents with publication-grade spatial knowledge: Swiss monograph spreads, 1:20 constructive wall sections, PMR universal accessibility, and the Socratic Grill My Design jury.

Download All Skills (.zip) 1:20 Wall Section Explorer Simulate Socratic Crit
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            ✓ Open source • Local-first • Zero cloud telemetry • Strasbourg Atelier
            View source on GitHub →
          

        

      

    


    
    

      

        

          The Modular Skills Matrix
          

            A suite of specialized physical design skills.
          

          

            Each skill equips your AI model with verified architectural math, drafting conventions, constructive proof, and critical evaluation.
          

        


        

          
          
          

            

              
            

            

              
portfolio-monograph

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              Synthesizes publication-grade multi-spread architectural monographs across 16:9, Double-A3, or A4 formats with Swiss 8/12/16-column grids and Project Passports.
            

            

              Command: /portfolio-design generate spread
            

          


          
          

            

              
            

            

              
constructive-detail

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              Draws buildable 1:20 wall sections with thermal break callouts, vapor barriers, rainscreen sub-framing, and dimension chains to eliminate the 3D render trap.
            

            

              Plate IV Standard: Anti-Render-Trap Proof
            

          


          
          

            

              
            

            

              
grill-my-design

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              Unforgiving Socratic critique jury simulating Harvard GSD crits and Foster + Partners hiring reviews. Cross-examines thermal bridges, egress, and recruiter trust.
            

            

              Command: /grill-my-design [statement]
            

          


          
          

            

              
            

            

              
spatial-anatomy

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              Generates uncropped 1:100 plans with programmatic circulation vectors, egress clearance corridors, and verified 1500mm PMR/ADA wheelchair turning circles.
            

            

              Code Compliant: Universal Accessibility & Egress
            

          


          
          

            

              
            

            

              
bioclimatic-flows

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              Draws solar radiation vectors, stack cross-ventilation loops, and diurnal thermal mass exchange diagrams grounded in building physics.
            

            

              Physics Grounded: Solar Vectors & Stack Flow
            

          


          
          

            

              
            

            

              
interior-joinery

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              Details 1:5 custom cabinetry reveals, concealed hardware clearances (Blum/Hettich), shadow reveals, and tactile material triptych boards.
            

            

              Fabrication Proof: 1:5 Millwork & Shadow Reveals
            

          


        

      

    


    
    

      

        
        

          

            

              
              INTERACTIVE TECTONIC INSPECTOR • PLATE IV
            

            

              Interactive 1:20 Wall Section Explorer
            

            

              Click or hover material assemblies to inspect real-time hygrothermal performance, acoustic damping, and constructive detailing.
            

          


          
          

            

              
              
              
            

            
            
          

        


        
        

          
          
          
          
          
          
        


        
        

          
          

            
          


          
          

            

              Tectonic Assembly Spec
              
01 Breton Granite Ashlar

              Thickness: 180 mm
            


            

              

                Thermal Conductivity (λ):
                2.10 W/m·K
              

              

                Calculated System U-Value:
                0.18 W/m²K (Passivhaus)
              

              

                Acoustic Damping (Rw):
                54 dB (Flanking Protected)
              

              

                Embodied Carbon:
                -32 kgCO₂e/m² (Net Carbon Sink)
              

              

                Hygrothermal Vapor State:
                Vapor Open (μ = 5-10)
              

            


            

              Strasbourg Atelier • Eurocode 5 & RT2020 Compliant
            

          


        


      

    


    
    
    
    

      

        

          

            
            EMPIRICAL ARCHITECTURAL PORTFOLIO LIBRARY
          

          

            Portfolio Design Library: Looks, Fonts & Colors
          

          

            Distilled from our empirical analysis of over a dozen premier international architectural and interior portfolios. Explore publication-grade typographic pairings, curated materiality swatches, and layout archetypes.
          

        


                        
        

          
          
          
          
        


        
        

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
        


        
        

          

            

              The Swiss International Style (Lars Müller / El Croquis)
              
01. The Swiss Editorial Monograph

              
Junior to Senior Architects targeting European Design Consultancies & Competitions

            

            
            
          


          

            
            
            

              Architectural Swatches:
              

                
              

            


            
            

              Typographic Pairing Hierarchy:
              

                

                  Display Titles:
                  
Space Grotesk (700)

                

                

                  Body Copy & Narrative:
                  
Inter / Plus Jakarta Sans (400, 500)

                

                

                  Technical Cotations & Scales:
                  
JetBrains Mono (600)

                

              

            


            
            

              Layout Blueprint & Proof:
              

                

                  Spread Aspect Ratio:
                  16:9 Landscape / Double-A3
                

                

                  Modular Grid System:
                  12-Column Modular Grid w/ 8pt Baseline Rhythm
                

                

                  Anti-Render-Trap Proof:
                  Uncropped 1:20 constructive sections, 20% opacity folio numbering ('01'-'06'), Project Passports.
                

              

            


          


        


      

    


    
    

      

        

          

            
            TECTONIC THEORY & DISCOURSE
          

          

            Fluent in Architectural Theory & Movements
          

          

            Sara Bensalem Skills speaks like master architects—articulating portfolios through authentic spatial concepts, stereotomic massing, tectonic truth to materials, and phenomenological light.
          

        


        
        

          
          
          
          
        


        

          
          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 01
              Reyner Banham, 1955
            

            
Brutalism & Béton Brut

            

              Tectonic honesty, unadorned stereotomic massing, board-marked shuttering seams, and valuation of materials "as found" (Alison & Peter Smithson, Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn).
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Stereotomic Volumetric Weight

              
• Truth to Materials (As-Found)

              
• Board-Formed Shuttering Ties

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 02
              Ticino School
            

            
Tectonic Rationalism

            

              Geometric discipline, strict 12/16-column Swiss modular grids, and clear articulation of stereotomic base vs tectonic frame (Livio Vacchini, Luigi Snozzi, Mario Botta).
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Stereotomic Base vs Tectonic Frame

              
• Le Corbusier Modulor & Golden Ratio

              
• Calibrated Hairline Drafting (0.13mm)

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 03
              Peter Zumthor & Pallasmaa
            

            
Phenomenological Minimalism

            

              Multi-sensory tactile engagement, spatial compression and release (*enfilade*), shadow reveals (*joint creux*), and raking chiaroscuro daylight.
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Compression & Release (Thresholds)

              
• 1:5 Shadow Reveals (Joint Creux)

              
• Tactile Stone & Timber Triptychs

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 04
              Kenneth Frampton
            

            
Critical Regionalism

            

              Rejection of placeless global architecture in favor of local geological provenance, Breton granite ashlar, breathable lime-hemp biotamping, and site memory.
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Geological Provenance (Local Quarries)

              
• Monolithic Breathable Bio-Composites

              
• Net-Negative Embodied Carbon (RE2020)

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 05
              Piano, Rogers & Rice
            

            
Structural Expressionism

            

              Absolute legibility of structural load transfers, exposed cast-steel nodes, tension tie-rods, and Louis Kahn's clear separation of Serviced vs Servant spaces.
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Legibility of Structural Load Paths

              
• Kahnian Serviced vs Servant Hierarchy

              
• Cast Steel Nodes & Pin Connections

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 06
              Lars Müller & El Croquis
            

            
Swiss Monograph Rigor

            

              The gold standard of architectural monograph publishing. 8, 12, and 16-column modular layouts, archival bone paper (#F8F8F5), and uncropped technical plates.
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• 8/12/16-Column Modular Layouts

              
• Baseline Grid Precision (8pt Ratios)

              
• Standardized Project Passports

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 07
              Palladio & Schinkel
            

            
Neoclassicism

            

              Axial symmetry, tripartite elevation hierarchy (rusticated base, piano nobile, attic), canonical Doric/Ionic orders, and Vitruvian proportional balance.
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Vitruvian Triad (Firmitas, Utilitas, Venustas)

              
• Monumental Axial Porticos & Colonnades

              
• Stereotomic Rusticated Stone Base

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 08
              École des Beaux-Arts
            

            
Beaux-Arts

            

              The foundational *Parti Pris*, choreographed spatial *Marche* through monumental rotundas and grand ceremonial staircases, and expressive sectional poché.
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• The Parti Pris (Founding Concept Diagram)

              
• The Marche (Choreographed Spatial Promenade)

              
• Monumental Rotundas & Ceremonial Axis

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 09
              Horta, Guimard & Gaudí
            

            
Art Nouveau

            

              Whiplash curves (*coup de fouet*), biomorphic wrought-iron structural integration, asymmetric organic elevations, and total work of art (*Gesamtkunstwerk*).
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Whiplash Curve (Coup de Fouet) Tectonics

              
• Gesamtkunstwerk (Total Work of Art)

              
• Biomorphic Wrought Iron Structural Stems

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 10
              1925 Paris Exposition
            

            
Art Deco

            

              Stepped ziggurat skyscraper setbacks, chevron and sunburst metalwork, polished black marble, and streamlined verticality paired with exotic wood veneers.
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Stepped Ziggurat Massing & Setbacks

              
• Geometric Chevrons & Sunburst Reliefs

              
• Luxurious Macassar Ebony & Satin Brass Inlays

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 11
              Al-’Ula / Atelier Adeline
            

            
Ephemeral Scenography

            

              Designing for the invisible: air, memory, mist, and the dialectic between monumental desert rock and temporary petrol-blue fabric and mirrored steel.
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Raw Stone vs Soft Fabric Dialectic

              
• Specular Desert Reflection & Dissolution

              
• Negative Space Restraint (Knowing When to Stop)

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 12
              Doshi, Correa & Aayojan
            

            
Indic Spatial Systems

            

              Cosmic geometry, perceptual continuum, and climate-responsive courtyard morphology rooted in ancient treatises and 100-year institutional models.
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• 9-Square Vāstu-Purusha Mandala Matrix

              
• Perception Continuum (Space ↔ Mind ↔ Form)

              
• Passive Courtyard Microclimates & Jalis

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 13
              Zaha Hadid & Libeskind
            

            
Deconstructivism

            

              Fractured planes, non-rectilinear volumes, skewed structural axes, and kinetic cantilevers defying traditional Cartesian floor-wall boundaries.
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Skewed Axes & Non-Euclidean Folds

              
• Moment-Frame Structural Cantilevers

              
• Dynamic Asymmetric Kinetic Tension

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 14
              Kuma, Ando & Vervoordt
            

            
Japandi & Wabi-Sabi

            

              Tactile imperfection, acoustic stillness, charred timber (*shou sugi ban*), hinoki cypress joinery, and the celebration of negative space (*Ma*).
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Shou Sugi Ban & Hinoki Wood Joinery

              
• Acoustic Washi Paper & Lime Plaster

              
• Negative Space (Ma) as Spatial Element

            

            
          


          
          

            

              MOVEMENT 15
              Haussmann, Labrouste & Liaigre
            

            
Haussmannian & Boiserie

            

              Grand *piano nobile* proportions, Point de Hongrie chevron parquet, carved marble fireplaces, and concealed flush boiserie pivot doors.
            

            

              
CONCEPTS:

              
• Point de Hongrie Chevron French Oak

              
• Concealed Boiserie Pivot Doors

              
• High-Contrast Tactile Stone Triptychs

            

            
          



        

      

    


    
    

      

        
        

          

            

              
              SOCRATIC CRITIQUE ENGINE • /GRILL-MY-DESIGN
            

            

              Grill My Design Tribunal
            

            

              Simulate an unsparing architectural jury simulating Harvard GSD crits and Foster + Partners hiring reviews.
            

          

          
          

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              Jury Persona: