With rapid urbanization in developing countries, the need to reduce environmental impact and building energy costs has never been greater. The Indian construction industry is at a critical juncture wherein...
A façade usually refers to the exteriors of any built space, especially the front facade. With residential houses playing an important part in the urban fabric, it’s essential that the...
[caption id="attachment_32604" align="alignright" width="217"] Omkar 1973 designed by Foster+Partners[/caption] Please tell us about your company and yourself. Navin Keswani (NK): Aluplex has been in the window, door and facade business...
The design of an appropriate building façade plays a very important role in healing in health care projects. The façade protects the people occupying the building and plays a major...
The fabric façade concerned in this article is the one used as an architectural façade feature, sun glare control and LED screen outside of the existing building envelope façade. According...
Façade and fenestration are often considered the biggest hurdle in achieving higher levels of energy efficiency in buildings. Buildings have evolved from being predominantly passive systems to having high levels...
A façade typically represents 30 per cent of the total development cost. The taller and more complex the building becomes, the figures escalate. A key component of the cost is...
UNStudio, founded in 1988 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, is an international architectural design studio specialising in architecture, urban development and infrastructural projects. UNStudio Architectural Sustainability Platform...
WFM: Please give us a brief introduction of yourself and your rm and few of your recently completed important projects. AC: I was brought up in a small town near...
India has taken a leap in fenestration product technology. The use of alternate materials such as UPVC and aluminium instead of traditional wood not only furthers green initiatives but also...
During the times of modern architecture and the international style the dream of fully glazed highrise buildings became a sparkling reality – creating astonishing façades, allowing an interaction between inside...
WFM: What are the important aspects to be considered while designing and installing fenestrations? Nilabh Nagar (NN): The most important design factor would be the orientation of the opening. But...
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="204"] The curtain wall concept is implemented in the façade design of Altitude[/caption] The proposed 383m tower, Altitude, will be 211m taller than the current tallest building...
The Bharat Diamond Bourse project had started in the 1980s and had changed many hands before it finally progressed to Architect Reza Kabul in the early 2000s. Located in the...
A 35-key boutique hotel located in a prominent area in Kolkata en route the airport; ‘The Gallery Hotel’ is designed to be a definitive landmark along a busy arterial road...
Newtown School façade design project came to us when construction of the buildings had already begun. Located on a long, narrow, curved site, one approaches the school along the inner...