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.,...
India’s architectural landscape has evolved significantly. Kitchens have gone modular. Parking has evolved from a single-car bay to multi-level systems accommodating three or four vehicles in the same footprint. Living...
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...
Avanish Singh Visen is the Director & Chief Executive Officer at DCJ GROUP and has more than a decade of industrial experience in various industrial sectors like automotive, IT, home...
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...
A Sculptural Dialogue Between Mass, Light & Timeless Form Architecture becomes meaningful when form, material and light work together to create an experience. This residence is designed as a composition...
In a country where every season is extreme, the most powerful sustainability tool a hospital has is not its machinery; it is the orientation of the building. Notes on passive...
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,...
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...
Fenestration has always sat at the intersection of architecture, engineering, manufacturing, and climate science. Doors, windows and façades are no longer passive building components; they influence energy performance, comfort, safety...
As sustainability targets reshape contemporary façade engineering, terracotta rainscreen systems are increasingly valued for their durability, material character and passive environmental performance. However, their environmental benefit depends on more than...
Bakul Chandra is an architectural design strategist and mentor with over three decades of experience in shaping healthcare, institutional, and urban environments across India. As the Founding Partner at Renascent...
The Indian fenestration industry has undergone many changes in terms of engineering and material usage over the years. Wood windows have been in use since the birth of building construction....
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,...