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Open and Shut Case
Fenestrations aren’t just openings in a building, nor are they part of the background. With the right materiality and detailing, they become filters that set the tone, a powerful design element that influences light, air, sound, mood, movement and privacy, while meaningfully connecting inner and outer spaces.Essentially, doors and windows are transitions and thinking of them so underscores their role in building design. “Good architecture pays attention to transitions,” says Meinathan N, Founder and Principal Architect, Architecture+Swath, and rightfully so. “The right height, the..
Rethinking Tall Buildings!
The 88-storey Palais Royale in Mumbai. The 64-storey One Avighna Park in Mumbai. The 41-storey Wave One, Noida. All members of India’s small but growing number of skyscrapers, mostly in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Gurugram.Rapid urbanisation in the light of land constraints is making the question of ‘how tall’ increasingly crucial. “The ‘height of affordability’ is a critical consideration,” says Anuja Sawant, Principal, SSA, and Director, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat India Chapter.There is a strong case for building taller. But “the optimal height of a building i..
