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Ambient Lighting

Ambient Lighting When you walk into a room that feels warm and well illuminated thanks to the light from lamps and other sources, you’re enjoying the glow of ambient light. This is the light that you get from well-placed light fixtures throughout a space, creating an even lightscape throughout the room. It is both aesthetically…

Types of Building’s Facades

Types of Building’s Facades The exterior of a building is your project’s first impressions. The design of a building’s facade should not only comply with local regulations but also with a client’s maintenance needs, aesthetics, and sustainability demands. A facade is far more than the protective shell of a building. Its design not only characterizes…

Architechtural Wire Mesh & Perforated Metal Panels

Architectural design aims to balance economy, elegance, and efficiency. Perforated metal paneling and wire mesh certainly apply to all three. Architectural perforated metal panels are solid pieces with holes punched or cut into them. Architectural wire mesh is metal wire that’s woven with corrugated wire using a loom, much like yarn woven into quilts. 3…

Drop Ceilings

Drop ceilings are an essential part of commercial settings. They are a suspended secondary ceiling that is hung below the main structural ceiling. They offer several benefits, including aesthetic appeal, improved indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and water and fire damage resistance, to name a few. Functionality of Drop Ceilings The biggest benefit of utilizing…

Things to Know Before Installing Recessed Lighting in Your Home

Things to Know Before Installing Recessed Lighting in Your Home Before tackling a recessed lighting installation in your home, however, it’s important to figure out which kinds of lights to use and where they’ll go. Recessed lighting can be found in virtually all types of homes, and for good reason. It beams light downward, illuminating…

Façade Renovations

Façade Renovations The façade of a building is the outside face or exterior wall of the building. Façades are built of materials such as, but not limited to, brick, wood, concrete, glass, steel, or curtain wall. It can also be known as veneer, referring to a non – structural outer wall or membrane of a…

Ceilings Designs

Ceilings Designs Ceilings serve very important functions in a home. They help create enclosure within rooms and separation between spaces. Ceilings also help to control the light and sound diffusion around a room and contribute to preventing the transmission of sound across different rooms. Ceilings also serve a visual function, and an appealing ceiling design…

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Acoustic Ceilings

Acoustic Ceilings What is an acoustic ceiling? A suspended acoustic ceiling is a secondary ceiling, hung below the structural ceiling both to treat room acoustics and to look attractive. Suspended ceilings have the added advantage of hiding the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installations from view while maintaining some level of access to these utilities. How…

Suspended Ceilings

Suspended Ceilings: Advantages & Disadvantages Suspended ceilings are sometimes referred to as dropped ceilings or false ceilings. As their name implies, they are suspended from the structure above, usually a roof or slab. This creates a space between the underside of the structure and the upper surface of the ceiling. Suspended ceilings are hung from…

Exposed Ceilings

Exposed Ceilings Exposed ceilings are also known as open ceilings or open plenums. In this type of ceiling, all the structural and MEP systems are left exposed, either with their normal colors or painted. Open ceilings are gaining popularity in almost every field: this architectural trend gives an industrial look, while making rooms more spacious…

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