Construction is an intricate dance of creativity, precision, and compliance. If you've dipped your toes into the construction realm, you have likely encountered the terms SD, DD, and CD, representing...
Facade lighting is a key aspect of architectural design and can bring any building or structure to life. Light influences the perception of its facade and surroundings. Layers of light...
Even though we are told that we shouldn’t, most of us will judge a book by its cover. It strives to pique our interest and make us look inside to...
Benjamin Piper is a Partner & Design Principal at Killa Design. Here are some excerpts from a recent interview with him... Tell us about your practice and design approach? Killa...
In the last decade or so, rapid urbanisation has been witnessed throughout the world, thereby pushing developers to utilise space efficiently by building increasingly taller towers. 2014 was a landmark...
In the contemporary architectural scenario, with the easy availability of large format structural glass, the tendency of indiscriminate use of glass as an external façade material, with no proper material audit...
On Glass for Contemporary Façade and Fenestration: Glass is a contemporary material with the inherent quality of framing the views, creating inviting spaces and connecting the outside to the built...
Please tell us About your Practice? Any architectural practice, which is speculative in nature and aspires to be a cultural practice, needs to be structured around specific architectural design and...
ACTA has been designing and delivering buildings in India, primarily Kolkata since 2004. Some of the projects have been completed or are close to completion so far. Each ACTA Facade...
In recent years, Vertical Garden has become a favourite among those who wish for lush green surroundings but are faced with space restrictions. Vertical garden is not limited to barren...
Located in the seventh largest metropolis in India, Falling Lotus Blossoms: EON IT Park is an elegantly arranged quartet of buildings, totalling 400,000 sq m, that occupy a site located...
Glass has fascinated mankind since its advent in the early 500 BC. From its humble beginnings as a window pane in the luxury homes of Pompeii to forming structural members...
Glass has become an inevitable construction material for any modern-day building. It is hard to imagine any new building coming in our locality, be it commercial, residential, retail, hospitality, airport,...
Full glazing in tall residential buildings is not necessary, and likely to cause overheating problems, according to BuroHappold’s experts. “You don’t need that much glass to deliver daylight. Clever architects...
Established in 1981, Sikka Associates Architects (SAA) is recognised as an important architectural practice in our country, not only for its rich and varied projects but for its rapid growth over recent...
Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami inaugurated Saint- Gobain’s third plant next to its existing facility near Chennai. This new plant will cater the demands of both domestic and...