WINDSOR PRESENTS THE NEW SOLUTION UNDER THE VISION ‘WINDSOR FOR SUSTAINABILITY,’ INCLUDING INNOVATIONS AND A NEW BENCHMARK-SETTING OF DOOR AND WINDOW SYSTEMS AT ARCHITECT’26
TEXT: ANKHANANG LOETLOEPHONG
PHOTO: WORAPAS DUSADEEWIJAI
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Without doors and windows, architecture remains unfinished.
Yet these elements need not serve merely as openings for light and air, or as devices that lend a façade balance and composure. At their most considered, they can also shape the quality of living itself, while pointing toward more sustainable ways of building. At Architect’26, WINDSOR presents a set of new solutions that seek to move architectural design beyond familiar limitations through innovation, performance, and a renewed set of standards aligned with the future of sustainability.
‘The Art of Well Living: Form, Function, Future’ frames WINDSOR’s booth at Architect’26. Conceived in a modern-contemporary, nature-inspired idiom, the space is defined by clean lines and generously scaled openings that draw the inside and outside into closer relation. Within this setting, WINDSOR presents door and window systems that bring together formal clarity, functional performance, and a vision of the future shaped around better living.
The booth brings together every WINDSOR series, allowing visitors to encounter a range of possibilities adaptable to different architectural languages. Among them are the brand’s flagship SIGNATURE line and the more contemporary RIGHT series. At the same time, WINDSOR invites visitors to test ‘Ultimate Protection,’ a defining performance feature of the brand that addresses some of the most persistent environmental pressures affecting the home, from noise and water and air leakage to pollution and PM2.5 dust, outperforming more conventional materials. This makes it especially relevant in the Thai context, where pollution remains a recurring environmental challenge year after year.
Architect’26 also marks the debut of a new solution developed in collaboration with Rotoi, the German door and window brand recognized for its international standards. Introduced under the name ‘WINDSOR – Rotoi’ Window and Door Solution, the system brings together two areas of expertise to establish a new benchmark for architectural openings capable of meeting increasingly ambitious design demands. It supports active sliding panels up to 3 meters in width per panel and 3.6 meters in height, making it suited to a wide spectrum of applications, from large-scale residences and hotels to buildings that call for openness, spatial generosity, and high-performance systems suited to demanding climates.
What has sustained WINDSOR’s position among designers for more than 26 years is not innovation alone. Equally central is the brand’s ongoing attempt to align design with the broader imperative of sustainability, while reshaping its manufacturing processes in more environmentally responsible ways. Under the vision of ‘WINDSOR for Sustainability,’ the brand has received Green Choice certification and has become the first vinyl door and window brand in Thailand to be certified for both CFP and CFR. In this respect, WINDSOR aligns with the evolving priorities of designers, building owners, and developers for whom sustainability and environmental responsibility are no longer peripheral concerns, but integral design imperatives.
