Maheshwari Architects Influencing Design
The distinctive profile of new Unimark Asian’s B+G+17 headquarter office in the CBD area in Kolkata is derived from incorporating triple height external terraces in a dynamic way...
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Morphlab: Designing Responsibly
The raw textures of concrete and wood help the building blend into the urban fabric as if emerging from the natural landscape. Covering the flanks of the building are undulating...
Read Article →Pentaspace Design Studio Thinking Ahead
With more and more structures becoming high rise in the country; use of faster and efficient technology for designing and constructing the façade which would require minimum...
Read Article →Avinash Khosla and Associates Environmentally Progressive
The external facade of the building uses a combination of reflective glass, grit texture and ACP cladding in horizontal and vertical elements to bring out the bold massing of the...
Read Article →Kembhavi: Creating a Lighting Spectacle
Designed by Kembhavi Architecture Foundation, the 60m high Vertica, with its stunning pinnacle design, understated straight-line design and elegant linear guise, inspired by the...
Read Article →DFI: Making a Paradigm Shift
Gulf Adiba in Gurgaon is a proposed IT/ ITES office designed by Design Forum International (DFI) on a 4,000 sqm industrial plot within a dense office complex. The lack of a site...
Read Article →Mixed Folios: Amalgamating the Old with the New
The National Bal Bhavan in New Delhi is a modest sports centre, amalgamating the grace of the yesteryears with a contemporary finesse. Originally built and inaugurated by the...
Read Article →Renesa: Concoction of Design Theories
The Pink Zebra designed by Renesa Architecture Design Interiors Studio sits on one of the oldest buildings of Kanpur, making a transition from the old to the new through design...
Read Article →M Moser Associates Taking a sustainable design approach
The building envelope of Global Support Centre is a response to the extreme weather conditions in Hyderabad. The facade is cladded in a simplified, high-performance curtain wall...
Read Article →More Than What Meets The Eye
The façade is responsible for establishing the identity of a building, besides being environmentally sustainable, efficient and pleasing to the eye. Architects share their...
Read Article →The Smoke Wall
The glass façade on buildings has been blamed as a killer facade whenever a fire breaks out in a high-rise building. Many a times, a poorly designed building traps the smoke from...
Read Article →Giving Buildings - a New Lease of Life
A building can get old, or its design may become obsolete as architecture is evolving every few years with new ideas and new technologies. Over the years cracks can appear in...
Read Article →BIG Develops an Undulating Building Envelope
The 96,000m2 office development for the state-owned Shenzhen Energy stands out as a new social and sustainable landmark at the main axis of the city. BIG won the international...
Read Article →A Breathing Entity
The building offers pause from the typical hermetically sealed glass-boxes. Key to these forms of adaptation is the relationship of the building to its environment and the...
Read Article →Fire & Safety Audit of Facades
It's seen from many building fires that the spread of fire is spontaneous if facades have combustible materials or the building design has inherent flaws. So, it is important to...
Read Article →rat[LAB] Studio Presents Advanced Façade Design
Parametric and Algorithmic Design Techniques can help develop smarter facades that can perform a multitude of tasks in an optimized way, in fact, parametric design opens up vast...
Read Article →Audit & Forensics
Façade is a dynamic industry where there is continuous learning and innovation, with a fair amount of experimentation that happens at most project sites. Sometimes, things do not...
Read Article →Instant Wall Cladding by Insta Build
Insta Build, a new entrant in the interior design space, is offering a new product from Korea called 3D Foam Wall Cladding, under the brand name Insta Walls. The claddings come...
Read Article →PMC For Facades
The most striking attribute of a modern high-rise building is its appearance – the first visible contact being its façade. But what happens if the façade is not implemented in a...
Read Article →CMC Introduces Translucent Stones
Classic Marble Company (CMC) has introduced six new luminous products in its latest collection of translucent stones – Stone & Luce. Launched under the company’s popular...
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