Notes from the atelier
The Vetrova blog.
On glass, hardware, and the rooms we work in. Indian context, made to the millimetre.
Frameless glass partition in a Whitefield home office: acoustic performance when the partition is 4m long and open-plan isn't optional
A 4-metre frameless partition trades openness for acoustic compromise. Here's when to specify laminated glass, and why joint tolerance matte…
Pergola glass thermal-stress cracking in a Devanahalli west-facing courtyard: why summer-to-monsoon expansion breaks 8mm tinted panels
A west-facing pergola in Devanahalli's summer heat expands 4–5mm across its span. When monsoon cooling contracts it faster than the frame ca…
Lacquered-glass wardrobe shutters in a Sadashivanagar master: why edge-banding colour shifts under evening north light
A Sadashivanagar master bedroom handover reveals why edge-banding colour-matching matters under north-facing evening light. How to specify s…
Frameless shower glass edge-polishing: why the 45-degree bevel matters on a Bellandur 10mm panel
A 45-degree bevel on a 10mm frameless shower panel reads differently under Bangalore's hard-water spray than a polished seam. Here's what ar…
Antique-mirror installation over a curved drywall in a Koramangala powder room: the adhesive tolerance when substrate isn't flat
Curved walls demand a rethink of adhesive tolerance. A Koramangala powder room wrapping antique mirror around non-parallel drywall requires …
Back-painted glass backsplash in a Malleshwaram kitchen: substrate prep when the wall is existing tile, not drywall
When a back-painted glass backsplash lands on existing tile in a Malleshwaram kitchen, substrate choice becomes specification choice. Tile-p…
Back-painted glass backsplash on a curved wall: substrate prep and adhesive tolerance when drywall isn't flat
Curved drywall looks elegant until back-painted glass adhesion fails mid-installation. Here's the substrate-prep and tolerance spec that pre…
SmartGlass wiring through a double-stud wall: the electrical coordination architects forget on a home-office partition
SmartGlass partitions require electrical rough-in planning that structural tolerances often override. Here's what architects miss, and how t…
Pool-mosaic grout-line width in a Hennur villa lap pool: why 3mm loses to 2mm under chlorine and seasonal water rise
Grout-line width on pool mosaics is often left to the tile contractor, but chlorine penetration and seasonal water-level fluctuation demand …
Brushed-stainless vs. matte-black hardware on a Koramangala frameless enclosure: corrosion resistance in Bangalore's water
Hardware finish choice is rarely treated as a durability spec on frameless showers. This material pairing explores why brushed stainless out…
Lacquered-glass wardrobe shutters under north light in Sadashivanagar: why colour saturation holds through the year
A Sadashivanagar north-facing bedroom gets consistent light but architects rarely test how lacquered-glass colour holds through annual UV cy…
Frameless shower without a threshold: the floor-plane coordination architects miss on a sloped substrate
Curbless showers in Bangalore homes often fail because architects don't coordinate the glass plane with the substrate fall. This walkthrough…
Frameless glass railing on a Bellandur balcony: when 12mm toughened meets the wind-tunnel effect at mid-rise height
High-rise balconies in Bellandur experience wind pressure that standard deflection calculations miss. This structural deep-dive examines how…
Tinted-glass pergola in a west-facing Sarjapur courtyard: SHGC vs. visible-light transmittance when afternoon heat meets design intent
Architects often conflate SHGC with visible-light transmittance when specifying tinted pergola glass. A west-facing Sarjapur courtyard revea…
Acid-etched glass vs. sandblasted: which diffusion finish survives Bangalore's monsoon spray on a feature wall
A textured glass feature wall in Bangalore must survive six months of monsoon spray and hard-water TDS. We compare acid-etched and sandblast…
Frameless pivot shower door swing radius in a 750mm niche at Yelahanka: why the 45-degree arc traps your toilet clearance
A frameless pivot door in a tight niche isn't just about glass thickness—the arc of swing eats into the toilet zone. This spec note maps the…
LED-backlit mirror in a Jayanagar powder room: why the RCP placement breaks the electrical rough-in on site
A reflected ceiling plan that shows the mirror but not the electrical feed creates a gap between design and build. Here's how to coordinate …
Pergola glass panel replacement in a Marathahalli courtyard: when thermal expansion cracks a 6mm panel and the retrofit spec
A courtyard pergola panel fractured under thermal shock. The retrofit spec calls for 8mm toughened glass and a 15mm expansion gap—here's why…