CURTIVIA™ Fire Curtain Solutions
What is the CURTIVIA™ Fire Curtain solution?
Fire safety has always come at a cost to design. Until now.
Open-plan offices, hotel lobbies, atriums, connected kitchens: these are the spaces that define contemporary architecture in India, and they are precisely the spaces that conventional fire solutions struggle most to accommodate without leaving a mark. CURTIVIA™ changes that equation. Fire curtains that are engineered to sit concealed within a compact ceiling headbox and sleek side rails, CURTIVIA™ fire curtains are invisible in everyday use and invincible in an emergency. The fire curtain deploys automatically the moment a fire signal is received to form a certified, tested fire compartment boundary. This is what it looks like when Vetrotech Saint-Gobain's fire safety expertise meets the demands of the modern design brief.
Fire curtains are recognised as approved fire barriers under NBC 2016, and with the NBC 2025 Draft extending requirements to EV parking, the case for specifying them has never been stronger.
How does a Fire Curtain system work?
When fire strikes, CURTIVIA™ is already moving.
Here is exactly what happens, from the moment a fire signal is received to the moment everyone is safe. Twelve steps. Zero hesitation.
Four reasons to specify CURTIVIA™
For architects who refuse to compromise on design.
For fire consultants who refuse to compromise on performance.
The headbox starts from 210 × 200mm. Siderails start from 87 × 40mm: the sleekest profile in the market. Three powder coat finishes: Jet Black, White Aluminium, Traffic White. Concealed within your ceiling, CURTIVIA™ takes no visual real estate.
EN 1634-1. Bi-directionally tested for symmetric fire performance. Multi-barrel system tested allowing extension up to width of 22 metres. Extended fire performance beyond 180 minutes. Tested in internationally accredited laboratories.
Specification. Supply. Installation. Maintenance. The CURTIVIA™ Certified Installer Programme ensures every system is installed by trained, authorised specialists, not generalists with a manual. AMC options available. One partner, the full lifecycle.
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain has been India's expert leader in fire safety for over 15 years, and a global pioneer for decades before that. CURTIVIA™ is a next-generation solution from the people who defined life safety.
We don't play with fire. Ever.
Built for the spaces that matter most
From open-plan offices to hospital corridors, CURTIVIA™ is specified wherever design and fire safety must coexist without compromise.
Corporate Offices: Open-plan layouts, atriums, basements and internal staircases. Compartmentation without walls, and without disturbing the brief.
Hotels & Hospitality: Lobbies, open kitchens, restaurants. CURTIVIA™ integrates into premium interior schemes without compromise.
Hospitals & Healthcare: Corridors, nursing stations, basements and ward boundaries. Life-safety solutions for the buildings where life-safety matters most.
Malls & Retail: Large atrium spans, food courts, parking basements and multi-level retail. Multi-barrel configurations up to 22 metres cover the widths that matter.
EV & Car Parking: NBC 2025 Draft mandates compartmentation every 200m² in EV parking. CURTIVIA™ is built for exactly this requirement.
Warehouses & Industrial: Conveyor closures, high-bay compartmentation, and boundary protection. CURTIVIA™ handles the spans industrial applications demand.
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What is a fire curtain?
A fire curtain is an automatic fire-resistant barrier that deploys from a concealed ceiling-mounted headbox when triggered by a fire alarm. In normal use, it is completely invisible, stored rolled inside a compact housing. During a fire, it descends to form a certified compartment boundary that restricts the spread of flames and smoke, enabling safe evacuation and protecting property. Fire curtains require no structural modification and preserve the architectural intent of open-plan spaces.
Are fire curtains compliant under NBC 2016?
Yes. Fire curtains are explicitly recognised as approved fire barriers under NBC 2016 Clause 2.20, with compartmentation requirements specified under Clause 4.5.2. They are also referenced in Annex G-3(c) for open kitchen applications. The NBC 2025 Draft further extends this to EV car parking, requiring compartmentation every 200m².
What does EN 1634-1 certification mean?
EN 1634-1 is the European standard for fire resistance testing of door, shutter, and opening protective assemblies: the most rigorous internationally recognised standard applicable to fire curtains. CURTIVIA™ is tested to this standard bi-directionally (fire exposure from either face) in internationally accredited laboratories, providing specifiers with the highest level of certification confidence available in this product category.
How wide can a fire curtain be?
CURTIVIA™ fire curtains are tested as a multi-barrel system with width extendable up to 22 metres. This makes CURTIVIA™ suitable for the largest open-plan spans, atrium openings, and wide corridor applications.
What happens to the fire curtain deployment if there is a power failure during a fire?
CURTIVIA™ fire curtains include a gravity fail-safe mechanism. In the event of total power failure, the curtain deploys automatically, gravity drives the controlled descent regardless of electrical supply. The motor is S1-rated with thermal overload protection, and the control panel includes surge protection. CURTIVIA™ is engineered to perform in the scenario where performance matters most and that scenario often includes infrastructure failure.
How to install fire curtains?
CURTIVIA™ is installed exclusively by certified specialists trained through the CURTIVIA™ Certified Installer Programme. Certified installers have completed hands-on training in system installation, site best practices, and compliance requirements. Installation by a certified installer is required for warranty validity and test certificate preservation.
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The fire curtain that disappears into your design, until the day it doesn't have to.
