Materials & Craftsmanship
We choose materialsthe way others choose words.
Selected for how they perform, how they finish, and how they age — not for how they look on the day of installation.
Material philosophy
A material is a decision about the future. It will be touched every day for a decade, cleaned with whatever is under the sink, knocked by furniture, and asked to look deliberate the entire time. Choosing it for how it photographs on the day of installation is the most common and most expensive mistake in this industry.
So we specify rather than select. Every material carries a defined grade, a measured performance, a stated resistance, a named manufacturer and a warranty — and each is chosen against the conditions of the exact place it will sit. Marine-grade ply where there is water. High-density board where there is daily impact. Stone honed rather than polished where there will be bare feet.
None of this is visible in a finished photograph. All of it is the difference between an interior that ages and one that deteriorates.
The Palette
01Marble
Book-matched veining, honed to a soft luminous finish.
02Brass
Warm, living metal that deepens in character with age.
03Veneer
Natural wood grain, engineered for lasting stability.
04Leather
Hand-selected hides, upholstered for daily comfort.
05Quartz
Engineered surfaces built for performance and permanence.
06Oak
Solid and engineered oak, finished for warmth underfoot.
Specification Standard
What a specification
has to answer.
Every ATLUS material specification defines its intended application, grade, technical performance, finish, resistance, brand, installation standard and warranty. Materials are selected according to each project’s design requirements, performance expectations, budget and client preferences — not simply for how they look on the day of installation.
- 01Material name and grade
- 02Application area
- 03Technical performance
- 04Resistance properties
- 05Surface and finish
- 06Thickness and dimensions
- 07Treatment or technology
- 08Hardware and accessories
- 09Installation method
- 10Warranty
- 11Quality-control standard
- 12Approved alternatives
- 13Maintenance requirements
Specified Products
Named products,
measured values.
Where a product is specified by name, these are the values it is specified against.
Plywood Specification
CenturyPly Club Prime.
Our benchmark structural plywood — specified for kitchens and high-moisture zones, where uncompromising strength beneath the finish is non-negotiable.
- Grade
- BWP Marine Plywood
- Moisture content
- 8 – 12%
- Screw holding strength
- > 150 kg
- Nail holding strength
- > 120 kg
- Preservative treatment
- Two-tier treatment
- Technology
- Firewall fire-retardant core
Plywood Specification
Sainik MR & Greenply ECOTEC.
Where warranty-backed durability matters most, we specify Sainik MR alongside Greenply ECOTEC for its surface consistency and premium finish.
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Water absorption
- < 5%
- Screw holding strength
- > 165 kg
- Nail holding strength
- > 75 kg
- Resistance
- Termite & borer resistant
- ECOTEC finish
- Premium cream pattern
Board Specification
HDHMR — Greenpanel Club Grade.
For kitchen shutters and high-use surfaces, we specify High Density HMR board — tougher than plywood, chemically treated, and finished ready to use.
- Density
- High density, high moisture resistance
- Resistance
- Termite-proof, borer resistant
- Surface
- Ready-to-use, smooth finish
- Warranty
- 5 years
Materials Explained
What a laminate
actually is.
A laminate is an engineered decorative surface — layers of resin-treated paper fused under heat and pressure, then bonded to a plywood or board substrate for strength. Every ATLUS laminate is chosen for how convincingly it reads as natural material, and how it wears over a decade of daily use.
- Multi-layer
- Melamine resin
- Bonded to substrate
Materials Explained
Acrylic, where glass
would compromise.
Lightweight, shatter-resistant, and more impact-resistant than glass, acrylic sheet is specified wherever a project calls for the clarity of glass without its fragility — from cabinetry fronts to reflective panelling.
- Shatter-resistant
- Lightweight
- High-gloss finish
Materials & Brands
Specified for performance.
Selected for permanence.
- Engineered Wood
- Greenply · CenturyPly · Kitply · Action TESA
- Laminates
- Greenlam · Merino · Royale Touche · CenturyLaminates
- Veneers
- Century Veneers · Greenlam Veneers · Decowood
- Furniture Hardware
- Blum · Hafele · Hettich · Ebco
- Kitchen Accessories
- Blum · Hafele · Hettich · Carysil
- Quartz
- Caesarstone · KalingaStone · Specta Quartz
- Marble & Stone
- Italian Marble · Indian Marble · Granite · Travertine
- Tiles
- Kajaria · Somany · Johnson Tiles · Simpolo · Nitco
- Paints
- Asian Paints · Berger · Nippon Paint · Dulux
- Electrical
- Legrand · Schneider Electric · GM Modular · Anchor by Panasonic
- Lighting
- Philips · Havells · Wipro Lighting · Jaquar Lighting
- Bathroom Fittings
- Kohler · Grohe · Jaquar · Duravit · TOTO
- Glass
- Saint-Gobain · AIS Glass
- Aluminium
- Jindal Aluminium
Material and brand selection is tailored to each project’s design requirements, performance expectations, budget, and client preferences. The brands listed represent our preferred specification options and do not imply exclusive partnerships.
Quality Assurance
Nothing leaves
a project unfinished.
Every detail is measured against a standard set before work begins — for finish, fit, and function. Site checks are conducted at each milestone, so quality is verified as we build, not discovered after handover.
- Milestone Checks
- Finish Standards
- Snag-Free Handover
Ask us what
we would specify.
Bring a drawing, a room, or a problem you have not been able to solve. A private consultation is the fastest way to find out how we would approach it.
By appointment only.