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environmental function, moderating daylight penetration and reducing glare while maintaining outward views. This measured approach to façade design reflects a balance between visual clarity and climatic responsiveness.
Adding further depth to the composition are perforated metal screens that act as a secondary skin. These lightweight elements hover slightly in front of the primary façade, providing solar shading while introducing texture and shadow. As the sun moves across the sky, the perforated surfaces create a subtle play of light and pattern across the building envelope. This layered façade strategy not only improves thermal performance but also enriches the visual experience of the architecture.
Material Palette The material palette is deliberately restrained, consisting primarily of glass, steel and aluminium cladding. Together, these materials evoke a contemporary modernist sensibility
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