Glass & Facades - A Prismatic Glass Effect And A Giant Canopy

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Post Date: October 15, 2025 | Last Edited: October 15, 2025

Chanakya, New Delhi – The Prismatic Glass At The Main Atrium

The brief was to create the effect of prismatic glass in the main atrium. The entire journey was one of extreme patience and hard work, working continuously with the international and local architects, along with the client, to create a glass box with a jewel effect. Multiple mock-ups were done with the design, progressing and improving at each stage. It required installing 300 jumbo glass strips in a prismatic fashion across three levels, perfectly aligned in a linear and vertical fashion to create the complete effect. The glass had to be carefully sized, grooved, processed and laminated with special strength film to achieve the desired effect. The finishing of the joints had to be immaculately spot on and perfect.

After the initial design, a giant canopy as a design element was to be added, which had to complement the glass box with concealed cove lighting and the edges and lines of the same matching from end to end when broken into different squares as well. This required precision sheet metal engineering and working that was achieved.

The other important aspect during the finishing of the project was that the work was to be carried out using specialised access equipment and not scaffolding, as the building could not be scaffolded once OC was received. As a result, we had to plan and choose the correct boom lifts to be hired to be able to complete the job as well as to ensure quality.

DLF Crest, Gurgaon

The unique aspect of this project was the design and execution of multiple façade elements of glazing in the forms of continuous glazing for toilets with openable vents; curtain walls in the form of feature curtain walls; tubular fins for shafts with provision for openable serviceable panels, and continuous Z louvres acting as camouflage elements for outdoor AC units. The challenging aspect of the project in design and execution was the G+38 floors high buildings, with implementation on a very tight time frame. The same was achieved with a combination of foolproof design, meticulous planning, advanced survey techniques with lasers and scanners, production in modules in factory factory-controlled environment, and installation on-site using advanced access and lifting pieces of equipment.