The first impression is usually the decisive one. This applies to both the private sphere and corporate life. The design of head offices is becoming more and more of a marked measure of image and identity. Company-specific and highly functional sliding solutions are implemented both on the façade and inside the building. Be it the
In new commercial buildings, some developers are considering ‘superloo’ arrangements as COVID-19 mitigation, or choosing to increase the space allowed for washroom facilities, as illustrated. Approaching a washroom, one normally encounters a vestibule or lobby with two doors. The role of this lobby is to prevent the transfer of sound into the office space, help
ATDC has installed its high end pedestrian barriers to provide access control to both the Concourse Level and George Street level at Transit Hall Wynyard Station in Sydney. Installed at the entry/exit to the travelators and escalators to both areas, these trackless and relocatable barriers have been installed with seamless floor lockable devices to provide
The Australian Trellis Door Company (ATDC) has successfully installed its double walled extruded aluminium security roller shutters at Centenary Park Pavilion, a Glen Eira City Council managed property in Melbourne’s Bentleigh East. ATDC’s security roller shutters were specified by Mantric Architecture and were installed over both doorways and windows to the Pavilion as both a
As part of Australia’s 2022 FIFA World Cup bid in 2010, an analysis of Townsville’s existing Willows Sports Complex suggested a total redevelopment of the site. Construction of the stadium, carried out by BESIX Watpac, began on 18 August 2017, and was completed in February 2020. The project won three awards at the 2020 Master Builders Queensland construction awards
Consider the ConceptWall 50-High Insulation (HI) façade and roof system. It was a dream product for the arena’s designers and fabricators, offering a blank glass wall in which many different types of openings can be built, such as easy-to-operate windows and doors. The ConceptWall 50 system also allowed installation of additional ventilation options in top-hung
Häfele auto door solutions for accessibility – preventing the door from being a hindrance. The integration of accessibility into architecture does not just fulfill the needs of people with limited motor skills – it also improves the comfort of all visitors and guests to homes, public buildings, schools, hospitals, care institutions or hotels. As a
The façade of a building is, so to speak, the visiting card of the architect. But it is much more than that. The catalogue of requirements for them is getting longer and longer: The façade must not only provide a representative effect, but at the same time protect against wind and weather, regulate the supply
polytec has just completed one of the largest partitioning system installations in Australia with Allianz Stadium choosing the Australian Manufacture to fit out the World Class facility. Construction of the Sydney Football Stadium (SFS) by John Holland is now complete and the new Allianz Stadium is now open for business, finally offering Sydney a facility worthy of
The Australian Trellis Door Company (ATDC) has recently installed its expandable security shutters at Kurri Kurri Bowling Club to protect their poker machines in their gaming rooms. Kurri Kurri is near Cessnock in the Hunter Valley. This resulted from a need for the club to both protect its poker machines in their gaming rooms and