Labri House by Nguyen Khai Architects & Associates

Labri House A breezy space on the edge of a pond with a thriving landscape, the Labri house is named after the French term for a secret shelter. This ecosystem of man and na...

Houses of glass: A step closer to eco-friendly homes

Sustainability is a conscious choice. While we are witnessing the deterioration of the planet on a macro level, the change starts at a micro level, with us. Since the design indust...

Glass for sustainability, one home at a time

Glass is being used by energy conscious designers in elegant and innovative ways, building on the concept of ‘green homes’. ‘A green home is built to be sustainable.’ It is built w...

The house with the glass staircase: Inside Jacob George’s masterpiece

Amidst the beauty of Cochin, sits an experimental house. Designed by Jacob George of Metaspace, the residence is a manifestation of the architect’s ideas that challenged convention...

Making the World a Better Home

The world is changing. Even as we are reading this article, a million things are occurring that will permanently change the way we live. The internet and social media are revolutio...

7 factors that inject health into healing spaces

It is in spaces that heal, that we hope...for hope, for a new lease of life, for the wealth of wellbeing. For, it is in healing spaces that we can find the power to heal, the promi...

Value addition on glass

Types of Glass Processing Glass is veering away from being just a building material to becoming an indispensable part of aesthetic interiors and attractive exteriors. It brings ...

High performance glass for hotel building design

SGG COOL-LITE in Holiday Inn, Cochin As key components of the hospitality sector, there's more to hotels & restaurants than just ambience and aesthetics.Occupants' comfort a...

Glass facades for commercial exteriors

Saint-Gobain Glass at AVC, Belgium The AVC showroom in Kortrijk, Belgium is a picture of magnificence, elegance and class. The massive structure exudes the quiet sophistication ...

Green building glass

Saint-Gobain Glass at BSU Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt - Hamburg, Germany The Office for Urban Development and Environment (BSU) at Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg is a benchmar...

The Design Hub, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne

Glass started becoming the face of buildings globally, when there was a need for transparent and cleaner facades. Over the years, its potential of making buildings smarter and g...

Throwing light on the multi-faceted glass

While the primary function of glass as a building material is to blur boundaries and harness natural light, its diverse implementations in buildings globally, has reiterated its im...

Glass is the new green

Saint-Gobain Infinity at Godrej Waterside, Kolkata The Godrej Waterside is an IT Park developed by Godrej Properties at Salt Lake, Kolkata, among the most rapidly growing Inform...

Women's Day Special - Building Balance. One Glass at a time.

With the advent of 2020, we are looking at 50-50 when it comes to gender equality and it is high time too.  The International Women's Day theme for 2019 is #BalanceForBetter a...

SGG planitherm paves the way for magnificent "bay of bengal" views

Ceebros One 74 is a luxurious sea view residential development located in Chennai. The project offers spacious and skillfully designed 3BHK and 4BHK apartments. Spanning across 5.6...

Why sustainability initiatives need to be sustained in the coming years

When it comes to sustainability, there's no such thing as the distant future; it is all about the here and now. How else can we ensure that every day of our lives is one that is he...