Cover Deluxe System’s Italian precision meets Singapore’s climate ambitions in a rethink of what windows and doors are meant to do
Deluxe System’s Italian precision meets Singapore’s climate ambitions in a rethink of what windows and doors are meant to do
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Deluxe System’s Italian engineering meets Singapore’s climate ambitions in a rethink of the modern building envelope
In a city that treats architecture as both proving ground and proposition, Deluxe Systems arrives with a clear point of view: that the skin of a building should perform as beautifully as it looks. Founded by Daniele Campione, the Italian company set out to close a gap in the premium building envelope market, where windows and doors are too often reduced to afterthoughts. Here, they are reimagined as engineered instruments: precise, durable, and quietly transformative.
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The company’s premise is deceptively simple. Italian craftsmanship, long associated with artisanal finesse, is fused with high-performance engineering typically reserved for industrial applications. The result is a portfolio that moves beyond ornamentation into the realm of environmental intelligence. “We believe that a home’s aesthetic value must go hand in hand with its environmental responsibility, creating solutions that are as enduring as they are elegant,” notes director Germano Vitali.
Above The main double-volume space opens up to the mezzanine level
The main double-volume space opens up to the mezzanine level
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Singapore, with its unapologetically forward-looking stance on sustainability, was an inevitable next step in Deluxe Systems’ eyes. As the headquarters of the company’s regional operations, the city offers both a receptive audience and a rigorous testing ground. National ambitions such as the Singapore Green Plan 2030 and the push towards Super Low Energy buildings have recalibrated expectations of what luxury should entail. In this context, Deluxe Systems’ emphasis on thermal performance, energy efficiency and long-term durability feels less like a differentiator and more like a necessity.
Seeing is believing
Above The kitchen and breakfast bar
The kitchen and breakfast bar
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The brand’s Singapore showroom, designed by architect Francesco Carota of the studio Calibro Zero, reflects this shift in mindset. Conceived as an immersive laboratory rather than a series of static displays, it invites visitors to engage with materials at a granular level. Architects and homeowners alike are encouraged to test the weight and glide of large-scale sliding systems, examine the internal anatomy of aluminium profiles, and observe how glass behaves under varying acoustic and thermal conditions.
This attention to detail extends to the systems themselves. Deluxe Systems works closely with partners to create highly customisable solutions. Every millimetre is calibrated, from the composition of recycled aluminium alloys—some containing up to 85 per cent post-consumer material—to the integration of double-glazed units designed to mitigate solar-heat gain. In a tropical climate defined by humidity and salt-laden air, such decisions are not merely technical; they are essential.
Above This corner of the showroom is neatly separated from the living area by fluted folded doors that showcase Deluxe System’s technology
This corner of the showroom is neatly separated from the living area by fluted folded doors that showcase Deluxe System’s technology
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The company’s eight-person Singapore team operates as a tightly coordinated unit, blending local knowledge with Italian technical training. Clients are guided through a structured journey that begins with an audit of architectural intent and site conditions, followed by system selection and precision surveying. Manufacturing takes place in Italy, where automation and craftsmanship coexist, before the components are shipped for installation by a dedicated on-site crew. The process concludes with a programmed maintenance plan—an acknowledgment that performance is something to be sustained.
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A machine for living
Above The Deluxe Systems showroom is designed to resemble various areas of the home, including the living room
The Deluxe Systems showroom is designed to resemble various areas of the home, including the living room
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If there is a single idea Vitali hopes to impress upon Singaporean homeowners, it is that a window is far more than a frame. It is, as he puts it, “a machine for living”—one capable of shaping comfort, acoustics and energy consumption in ways that are both subtle and profound. In a market that often privileges surface over substance, this is a call to look closer.
That conversation is set to deepen with the launch of the DS Academy, aimed at architects, designers and contractors. “It will be a hub for high-level technical training where architects, contractors and designers can learn directly from producers,” says Vitali. “Expect workshops on sustainable design, seminars on glass safety, and deep dives into the technical value that creates a truly green project. We want to move the conversation from ‘price’ to ‘performance’.”
Deluxe Systems, 61 Ubi Avenue 1, #02-02 UB Point, Tel: 6209 9830, ds.asia
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