Key Highlights Building envelopes now function as environmental moderators, integrating façades and rooflights to optimise daylight, occupant comfort, and energy performance. In high-intensity climates, controlled daylighting is essential to minimise...
Bhogapuram International Airport, Andhra Pradesh: Resilient Large-Span Terminal Facade Design Key Highlights Up to 21 m tall façades with seamless floor-to-roof glazing using unitised systems. Designed for cyclone conditions with...
Key Highlights Airport façades have evolved into high-performance, responsive systems shaping experience and operations. Calibrated, context-specific designs replace uniform façades, improving comfort and energy efficiency. Façades now act as intelligent,...
At the heart of Mumbai’s historic urban fabric, where Victorian grandeur meets the relentless rhythm of modern life, a new architectural statement quietly reshapes the city’s relationship with light, form,...
In today’s architectural landscape, exterior materials are expected to deliver not just visual appeal but also durability and resilience against harsh environmental conditions. Exterra stands out as a premium exterior...
India’s public buildings — airports, hospitals, metro stations, IT parks, malls, and hotels — are no longer simply structures. They are high-performance environments where façade systems must deliver on aesthetics,...
Key Highlights Early engagement with fire safety specialists helps ensure compliant and reliable façade solutions while reducing project risks. Incorrect installation can compromise fire performance, making proper training, inspections, and...
In an exclusive interaction with WFM Media, Faizer Ali Dastagir, Chief Marketing Officer – Systems Business at Bhoruka Extrusions (A YKK AP Company), discusses the company’s transformation into a globally...
Glass façades have become the hallmark of contemporary architecture, symbolising openness, progress, and sustainability. But behind the aesthetics lies something far more critical—the role of glass in delivering safety, performance,...
Climate change and escalating urban temperatures are forcing a fundamental rethink of how we design buildings. Intense heat and more frequent heatwaves are the new normal; with urban heat islands...
In contemporary architecture, façades are no longer mere outer shells - they are statements of design intent, durability and long-term performance. Responding to this evolving architectural demand, Durian Laminates introduces...
Fenestration: The Constant In Architecture [caption id="attachment_94822" align="alignright" width="173"] Laika Botique - fenestration detailing for shade and style[/caption] Construction today has become the outcome of a complex box of multi-functional...
A few years ago, a premium high-rise project in Mumbai required an acoustic assessment. The developer had done what was believed to be the right thing. Every apartment had double-glazed...
Architecture today is in the midst of a fascinating evolution that surpasses form and ornamentation to encompass performance, precision, and purpose. This is nowhere more visible than in facade and...
In 2025, façades are being asked to do far more than simply look good. As buildings respond to rising temperatures, changing lifestyles, and growing environmental responsibility, the building envelope has...
What Is Meant By A Sustainable And Efficient Fenestration? The parameters of efficiency and sustainability in façade varies for each building type (office, mixed-use, hospitality, airports, hospitals, retail, etc.). A...