As curtain walls grow more complex, AI is emerging as a transformative tool for design and installation. While many façade companies are still exploring AI, examining SunFrame’s international projects illustrates how AI could enhance the entire curtain wall process, from parametric design to precise on-site installation.
Even if AI was not directly applied in these projects, its potential impact spans design, fabrication, and installation:
AI can generate multiple design alternatives for complex geometries, optimizing glass segmentation, aluminum louvers, and shading patterns.
AI tools could predict solar gain, daylighting, and cooling loads, allowing sustainable façade solutions.
AI can evaluate structural loads, wind resistance, and material efficiency across large façades.
AI could guide CNC machining and pre-fabrication, ensuring high precision and minimizing errors.
AI can assist in sequencing installation, alignment verification, and detecting potential misfits before on-site assembly, improving efficiency and safety.
AR platforms that align BIM models with the physical site in real time enable:
Integrating digital models with on-site conditions sharpens installation precision and coordination. Efficiency rises, setting a new standard for façade construction.
Project Highlights: A 15,000 m² triangular glass façade sparkles like diamonds across the building.
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Project Highlights: Complex mashrabiya façade combining straight and curved CNC-machined aluminum fins, covering 3,200 m².
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Project Highlights: Exposed frame curtain wall with aluminum veneer cladding, total area 6,448 m².
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Al Mana Group Headquarters Qatar | SunFrame Aluminum Mashrabiya Façade Project Overview Project Name: Mohamed Hamad Al Mana Group Headquarters Project Scope: Full Façade Supply
PRISM TOWER – SunFrame Façade Expertise Project Overview Project Name: PRISM TOWER Location: Nairobi, Kenya (3rd Ngong Avenue) Architect: A+1 Design Main Contractor: KINGS DEVELOPERS
Sustainable Airport Facade: CJIA Expansion Project Project Overview Project Name: Guyana CJIA Airport Expansion Location: Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Guyana Facade System: Exposed Frame Curtain
AI’s integration into curtain wall projects offers multiple potential benefits:
Rapidly generate multiple design options and reduce manual iterations.
Predict and prevent alignment or assembly issues, boosting on-site quality while cutting rework.
Improve solar shading, daylighting, thermal and acoustic performance.
Optimize materials and energy use, supporting green building goals.
Enable visually striking façades with complex geometries and integrated light effects.
SunFrame continues to excel in curtain wall design and construction, blending precision engineering with innovative façade solutions. In the future, the company aims to harness AI and digital technologies to create façades that are smarter, more sustainable, and visually captivating.
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