Ar. Nishit Gupta described DFA consultants as a group of architects that was into designing a whole gamut of buildings, right from IT parks and housing structures to commercial projects, and even small residences and interiors. Being in the field of architecture for the last 20 years, Ar. Gupta spoke with great ease and expertise on the subject.

The Advent IT Park in Noida was his dream project, covering 1 million sq ft, spamming 15 floors, and being a LEED’s Gold rated building. With the help of a wall hanging of an architect’s impression the building, Ar. Gupta described it as akin to a ship. Apparently the orientation of Advent was such that to use glass, they had to work hard on the façade, wanting to have it completely glazed. The glass pieces used on it are trapezoidal and not rectangular, he elaborated. A lot of ceramic glass had also been used, in addition to high performance glasses.

Ar. Gupta felt that architectural glass today is highly reliable as a sustainable material, it being able to cut off heat while letting daylight in. Through the use of the right kind of glass in different areas, one could achieve visibility from one or the other side, innovations in design and construction, and so on, he mused.

That day, Ar. Gupta, just like Ar. Goonmeet Chauhan, Ar. Rohan Parikh and several others, helped us renew our love for glass as a building material.