Co-Founder, FrontWise Façades
Joep Hövels is a façade consultant and co-founder of Frontwise Facades. He has a broad experience in façade engineering across various markets: in the Netherlands he is active as a façade consultant for Frontwise Facades, and in London, Hong Kong, and Berlin he worked for Arup. His passion for façade engineering originated during his studies in Building Technology at TU Delft. While studying different buildings, he noticed a significant difference between well- and poorly-detailed façades. According to Joep, façade engineering can make or break the architectural design of a building—it ultimately comes down to the details.
Joep has worked with internationally renowned architectural firms on various complex and high-rise projects in cities including Berlin, Cologne, Vienna, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tianjin, London, Amsterdam, and Rotterdam. In these projects, he has been active in all phases of the design and construction process, including developing detail drawings, performing thermal calculations, reviewing construction drawings, and inspecting production facilities, mock-ups, and construction sites.
