Project brain
Ingest briefs, zoning, and site intel into one structured surface—searchable and always current.
- Sync PDFs, emails, and notes
- Link every what-if back to sources
Keeping design fun, simple, and inspired.
Cocoon — the cursor for architects.
An AI workspace for early-stage design that keeps briefs, rules, and options in sync—so teams align faster.
Built with studios designing housing, institutional buildings, and civic spaces.
01 / Problem
Early design scatters fast.
Inputs fragment across emails, PDFs, and hallway chats before a concept even starts.
- Briefs, PDFs, and markup threads never stay in one place.
- Updates arrive piecemeal, so sketches drift and decisions repeat.
- Misalignment snowballs into days of rework before reviews.
02 / Workflow
Capture → Explore → Validate.
Three steps tuned for feasibility, competitions, and early client work.
1
Capture
Pull briefs, zoning, and notes into a single structured brief.
2
Explore
Test massing and program options with constraints visible from day one.
3
Validate
Confirm compliance, compare trade-offs, and align the team before reviews.
What Cocoon does
One workspace that keeps early design calm.
Fewer clicks, fewer surprises. Guardrails stay visible while you explore.
Guided options
Generate zoning-aware concepts with constraints upfront. Swap assumptions without restarting.
- Live FAR and coverage checks
- Clear rationale for each envelope
Shared decisions
Comment, pin decisions, and export without digging through threads.
- Threads on briefs and options
- One-click packets for reviews
Code compliance
Cost
Sustainability
Outcomes
Aligned work moves faster.
Pilot studios trim review loops and keep early hours billable.
10x
Faster to a first aligned option
5
Architecture firms already in pilots
2 weeks
Typical pilot window for early results
Use cases
Where teams run with Cocoon first.
Feasibility studies
Quickly test yield under multiple zoning interpretations and share clear recommendations.
Design reviews
Anchor crits around a shared brief and rationale instead of hunting through decks and emails.
Client workshops
Co-create options live with clients while Cocoon watches constraints and captures decisions.
Founders
People who ship with studios and cities.
Hands-on leaders across architecture, AI research, and urban policy.
Rashid Mushkani
CEO, AI & design researcher
Hugo Berard
CTO, AI systems researcher
Shin Koseki
Product, urbanist & professor
See if Cocoon fits your next site.
Early partners help shape how Cocoon handles briefs, zoning, and design options.