Brick-by-brick: Facade Fables!

Nestled in the thriving industrial town of Mohali, Punjab, Studio Ardete endeavours to bring art and poetry together, by literally piecing this façade ‘brick-by-brick’. An office building primarily purposed for leasing, it has an interior layout that affords flexibility, subject to the creativity and functional needs of the user. However, with local bylaws restricting staggering and the project requirements demanding full use of the floor space, natural massing was not an option. Ingeniously, the designers proposed to treat the front facade as an art installation, instantly adding immense visual appeal. The asymmetric composition of angled fins, geometric squares of exquisite […]