In contemporary architectural discourse, healing is no longer limited to healthcare environments. Architecture itself is increasingly recognised as a contributor to physical comfort, mental wellbeing, and environmental health. As cities...
Key Highlights Building exteriors are evolving from aesthetic elements to high-performance systems, playing a crucial role in energy efficiency, occupant comfort, daylight management, and sustainability. The industry is moving beyond...
Key Highlights Windows and façades are evolving beyond aesthetics, with greater focus on energy efficiency, acoustic comfort, weather resistance and measurable long-term performance. Effective sound insulation depends not just on...
Key Highlights Façade design in India is evolving from a visual skin into a high-performance system that responds to climate, energy, safety and comfort. The Lohia Experience Centre transforms Moradabad’s...
Location The Lohia Experience Centre is located in New Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, conceived as the architectural prologue to Lohia One. Positioned on a triangular site of approximately 6,000 sq. m.,...
When homeowners discuss façades, the conversation usually revolves around colour, cladding or curb appeal. Rarely does anyone ask a more practical question: What will this façade look like after five...
In conversation with WFM Media, Behzad Kharas traces The BNK Group’s journey from a small design studio to a 500-project multidisciplinary practice, sharing his perspective on façades as performance-driven architectural...
Why The Right Glazing Strategy Defines Building Performance As India’s skylines become increasingly glass-dominated, glazing selection has evolved from an architectural choice into a critical performance decision influencing energy efficiency,...
Luxury façades often grab attention for their materials, colours and sculptural forms. Yet in North India, the true test of a façade begins only after the ribbon has been cut....
Contemporary façade design has moved well beyond surface articulation or visual branding. Increasingly, the building envelope is expected to perform spatially, climatically, and experientially. It must mediate light, heat, privacy,...
In modern architecture, where aesthetics and durability must coexist, Exterra Compact Boards have emerged as a preferred choice among architects, designers, builders, and developers. Combining a premium appearance with outstanding...
A building’s envelope is not its face. A façade can perform for a camera; an envelope has to perform for 365 mornings a year, every year, for a century. That...
India’s architecture has always responded to its diverse climates, cultural traditions, and social needs. From the courtyards of Rajasthani havelis to the jaalis of Mughal palaces, façades and fenestration have...
As Indian cities grow louder, denser and more climate-stressed, fenestration has moved from a decorative afterthought to a defining performance system within the building envelope. Windows and glazed openings are...
Key Highlights Function over aesthetics: Window selection should start with usage - hospital, office, home — not elevation design, since poor choices lock in decades of energy waste. A window...
Façades and fenestration are more than the “skin” of a building; they are its primary environmental interface. They regulate heat gain, control daylight, mediate airflow, mitigate noise and pollution, and...