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HAILBURY COLLEGE
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ELEPHANT ENCLOSURE Set within a historic royal park, adjacent to the Frederiksberg Palace, Copenhagen Zoo is among the oldest zoos in Europe and one of Denmark’s... continued page 10
LIGHT AND SPACE
Roof Systems have supplied and installed the AB Roof System for over 15 years using Multicell Polycarbonate to stop up to 70% of the heat, yet delivering a huge amount of light. Our aluminium frame, AB Roof System, makes for a light weight, streamline structure that provides a 100% leak proof system, making it the ideal application for schools. Hailebury College Keysborough and Berwick, and many other schools, are fine examples of the Light and Space AB System ensuring perfect coverage and protection all year round. We sell and design our system into in an ever growing domestic and commercial market.
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Our dedicated team at Light and Space offer full design service and friendly ongoing advice to ensure you receive the best pergola / roof structure possible. Please call, or visit our office / showroom and display, to discuss your requirements. Continued on page 5... for more information contact: Light & Space Roof Systems 17 The Concord, Bundoora, VIC 3083 Phone: 1300 867 970 Fax: (03) 9470 8665 Email: info@lightandspace.com.au Website: www.lightandspace.com.au
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THE compETiTion The Real Flame Architectural Design Award (ADA) for Gas Fireplace was created to foster innovation within the Australian design industry. There are two categories to the competition, designed to encourage participation at all levels of experience. Category 1 is open to all Architects and Designers within Australia and Category 2 which is open to all Architectural and Interior Designer Students. Design excellence complemented by sound research, unique application of product and innovation are the key elements that will be judged.
THE panEl The judging panel is made up of two highly respected designers of long standing who bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the competition. Michael Bialek from SJB Architects and Kendra Pinkus from Bates Smart.
THE pRiZES Category 1 – Architects and Designers First prize: $5000.00 Second prize: $3000.00 Third prize: $2000.00 Category 2 – Architectural and Interior Designer Students First prize: $5000.00 Second prize: $2000.00 Third prize: $1000.00
THE daTES REgiSTRaTion and EnTRiES cloSE July 31ST 2014
WinnERS announcEd SEpTEmbER 15TH 2014
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This should outline the client requirements including the following aspects TyPE oF FIRE REquIRED heating, purely decorative or a bit of both. ThE APPlICATIon oF ThE FIRE residential or commercial. TEChnICAl RESEARCh including flue requirements, clearances, construction constraints.
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WoRKing dRaWingS A set of line drawings in any of the software packages available on the AEC page of the Real Flame web site. Include in the drawings, the flue components and power and gas connections.
REndEREd dRaWingS Show finished rendered drawings in full colour that would typically be presented to the client.
The Real Flame Architectural Design Award (ADA) for Gas Fireplace was created to foster innovation within the Australian design industry.
REgiSTER noW www.realflame.com.au/ada Registration and full terms and conditions are available online
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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: • • • • • • • • • • •
Light & Space - Hailbury College Real Flame Architectural Design Award Gorter Roof Hatches Timberlast Recyled Decking Masonry Waterproofing Systems Sashless windows by Austview The Elephant House Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark Underdeck - waterproofing under your deck Exquisite solid timber furniture by Sawdust Timber Furniture Fitzroy Door Tracks by Marshalls and much much more....
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WELCOME... Issue 3
is here, and everyone has commented on how much they like the newsletter. The format with the manufacturer/supplier detail on each article, allows you to easily follow up any of the products and services on show. This issue comes at the time of year when we need a little firing up, and Real Flame are presenting their first Architectural Design Award competition, designed to foster innovation in the Australian Design Industry… so get your design “fired” up . There are also some new players in the market with some great ideas… Light & Space is a new business headed by Adam and Sue Shears, which has risen from many years experience with Australian Polycarbonate Products which was recently sold; with Adam’s father Barry retiring just a few months ago. Light & Space are producing some stunning designs which you will see at a number of schools, residences and commercial projects… with Hailbury College featured in this issue.
address below, we would be pleased to publish in our upcoming issues... thank you. Please keep in mind that we are keen to be of assistance and can help you locate products for your projects. You know the ones, those that you have seen somewhere, but can’t recall the name of the manufacturer or supplier… just email us with as much detail as you can provide, and we’ll track it down. Our staff are regularly visiting your practice to keep you up-to-date and informed of products and their applications.
Keep an eye out for: • Nicole Telfer in Victoria • Dennis Wilson in New South Wales • Yvonne Dee in Queensland, and • Debra Hughes in South Australia
They are there to help and inform, A new product called Underdeck is so please let them know what you also starting to make its mark. It is need. an Australian Manufactured product that solves an age old issue of how to treat the underside of a deck and make it waterproof. Underdeck has many applications, both residentially and commercially. Adrian Hunter, the owner and director, has been working in the building industry for many years and has a product worth a first and second look… just give him a call.
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We are interested in, and value your comments on how we can improve each issue. Please also keep in mind that we are keen to get your input, with your unique building design project. So please send your project details to our winter 2014, issue #3
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RECYCLED & NO MAINTENENCE DECKING
TIMBERLAST™
composite decking is an engineered deck board made by the extrusion of wood waste 60% and recycled HDPE 35%. It looks feels and works like timber, but this deck does not rot, split or splinter, is slip resistant in both wet and dry conditions, and resists penetrating stains.
Timberlast™ composite decking is: • • • • •
environmentally friendly using recycled timber fibre and HDPE. moisture, mildew and termite resistant. great around wet areas, such as pools and spas. a No Maintenance Deck, never needs painting, staining or sealing. solid and coloured right through, and with the brushed surface if scratched it is easily repaired. • comes with a 10 year limited warranty.
Timberlast™ deck uses a concealed clip system that ensures no nails or screws can be seen on the deck surface. This means there are no nails to be continually punched down. The boards are 5.8m x 140mm x 20mm and come in two colours, driftwood, and redwood, with Screening/fascia 15 x 18 x 4.8m to suit. Timberlast™ Decking has a A/S slip rating of R11 and can be used in commercial applications. It has been used for council board walks, schools and a public water park plus private homes.
It gives the look of natural timber without the upkeep.
For more information contact: Adrian Hunter Phone: 0417 591 113 Email: huntersales@netspace.net.au Website: www.timberlast.com.au archi-tech services newsletter
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WATERPROOFING & EFFLORESCENCE PREVENTION Waterproofing is one of the most important considerations in the construction and maintenance industries. The Evo Product Range with environmentally friendly polyester polymer now brings to Australia over 15 years of U.S technology and performance in clear water based penetrating saturants, tested to 4.1 bar, up to 15% added compressive strength, U.V. stable, Paintable, for use in positive or negative situations. Permanent application for concrete, block, natural stone and porous brick and tile. Typical Prevention and cure situations include: • • • •
Rising damp Efflorescence (salt) Moisture ingress (+ -) Densification (hardening) of masonry surfaces
Used in conjunction with Evo high performance surface preparation cleaning products make the Evo Product Range the only smart choice in waterproofing masonry structures. for more information contact: Rick Harris Phone: 1800 539 339 Email: rick@mwsystems.com.au Website: www.evoproducts.com.au
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ActionSashless
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The first motorised sashless double hung window. Austview Sashless Windows introduces the ActionSashlessTM double hung window as featured in Jackson Architecture's Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre. A completely motorised sashless window system that operates at the flick of a switch or remote control to satisfy your ventilation, heating or cooling requirements. Perfect for high level areas and for integration with automated building systems, this window compliments any building with its streamline, minimalist aesthetic, high performance and superior technology. Each window operates by an individual and concealed motor and is available in both single and double glazed systems. Available in all Dulux powdercoat and anodised colours and adaptable to both aluminium and timber frames, this window will suit all homes and buildings.
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ELEPHANT HOUSE
Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark 2002−2008
Set within a historic royal park, adjacent to the Frederiksberg Palace, Copenhagen Zoo is among the oldest zoos in Europe and one of Denmark’s most popular cultural institutions, with 1.2 million visitors a year. Among the Zoo’s most visited inhabitants are the Indian elephants. The starting point for the design of this new Elephant House was to provide these magnificent animals with a healthy, stimulating environment and in the process to create easily accessible spaces from which visitors can see and enjoy them. Extensive research into elephants’ social patterns provided design cues. The tendency for bull elephants in the wild to roam away from the herd suggested a plan organised around two separate enclosures. These enclosures are dug into the sloping site, both to minimise the building’s physical impact in the landscape and to optimise its passive thermal performance. Covered with glazed domes, the spaces maintain a strong visual connection with the sky and changing patterns of daylight. From the entrance square visitors enter the foyer and
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are lead by ramps down into an educational space, with views into the enclosures along the way. At the end of this route, broad public terraces offer splendid views across the herd paddock. Barriers between the animals and visitors are discreet, and the paddock walls are concealed in a linear pool so that the visitor encounters the elephants as another ‘surprise’ in the landscape of the park. Significantly, the building sets new zoological standards in terms of the elephants’ physical well-being. The main
enclosure enables the six cows and calves to congregate and sleep together, as they would in the wild, while the floors are heated to keep them dry and thus maintain the health of the animals’ feet. Other aspects of the design resulted from research into the elephants’ natural habitat. The paddocks recreate a section of dry riverbed as found at the edge of the rainforest – a favourite haunt of Asian elephants. With its mud holes, pools and shading objects, it is a place where the animals are able to play and interact freely.
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FACTS AND FIGURES Client: Architect: Site Area: Number of Floors: Capacity: Glass domed roofs:
Foundation Realdania for Copenhagen Zoo Foster + Partners 8800m2 Comprising: 3250m2 internal (building – stables and visitor areas) 3500m2 external paddock areas 2050 m2 visitor circulation/landscape Internal breakdown: Visitor areas: 900 m2, Service areas: 750 m2, Stables: 1600 m2 2 – main floor + mezzanine exhibition/entrance space 8 elephants - 6 keepers - 4 staff - 150 visitors max at any time (varies throughout year) Herd 45 m x 23 m, Bulls 30 m x 15 m
General background • Copenhagen Zoo’s Asian elephants are the best breeding group in Europe. In the last 30 years 9 elephants have been born in Copenhagen which places the zoo as the third most successful in the world
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• Copenhagen Zoo is the most visited cultural institution in Denmark, attracting over 1.2 million visitors a year and is set within an historic royal park, adjacent to the Fredriksberg Palace Climate and conditions • The internal environment is maintained at a comfortable temperature (16 – 22 deg. C). There is a mist system installed to control humidity levels and to prevent the elephants’ skin becoming too dry • The floor in the main herd stable is covered in sand (500mm deep). The sand is more comfortable to sleep on as it moulds to the shape of the body, drains away urine and keeps the elephants’ feet dry and free from infections • The stable areas where the elephants are washed and trainedhave concrete floors with under floor heating to keep them dry and warm Construction • An adult male elephant weighs 5.5T and can exert a 15T horizontal load on a wall • All the walls which can be reached by an elephant are made of reinforced concrete 300mm thick • The precast wall panels in the stables have a textured surface (exposed aggregate) so that the elephants can rub/exfoliate their skin • The reach of an elephant’s trunk is 2.5m horizontally and 6m
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vertically so any services and light fittings are out of reach or protected with steel cover plates as elephants are very inquisitive • The ‘fritting’ pattern on the glazed roof canopies was created by sampling four species of tree. A computer script was written to rotate, scale and randomly populate the roof, so that no two ‘leaves’ are the same. The overlapping pattern provides naturalistic dappled light Landscaping • The external elephant landscape is made of sand and includes a 3m deep and 60m long lake • The landscape, designed by Stig L Andersson, reinforces the relationship between the zoo and the adjacent royal park and provides the public with accessible viewing and educational facilities • The elephant areas are designed so that they are never completely surrounded by people to minimise stress for animals • New standards have been set in terms of the elephants’ wellbeing • The main herd enclosure will, for the first time, enable elephants in captivity to spend the night together, as they would in the wild
• Natural ventilation in the stables • In the ventilation system ingoing cold air is heated
in the visitor areas by outgoing warm air
Elephant House - Copenhagen, Denmark 2002 – 2008 Client: Foundation Realdania for Copenhagen Zoo Architect: Foster + Partners Structural Engineers: Ramboll with Buro Happold Services: Ramboll with Buro Happold Landscape Architect: Stig L Andersson Architects Cost Consultant: Davis Langdon LLP Photography: Nigel Young, Foster + Partners, & Richard Davies
Environment • The glass domes are low-energy double-glazed windows • The house has district heating • The water in the basin is cleaned and recycled • Drain water is collected and used in the basins and for washing the elephants • Ecofriendly building materials where possible • Concrete walls and glass roofs allow the solar energy to be accumulated in walls and floor
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WATERPROOF UNDER YOUR DECK Underdeck is: • • • • • • • • •
Made in Australia Easy to install Limited Lifetime warranty (salt spray excluded) All components are maintenance free – will not Rust, Rot or Corrode. Made from recycled metal Available in all Colorbond colors. Versatile product which works with either existing or new decks. Increases usable area for entertainment or storage, without weather worries. Adds value, beauty and is functional.
Underdeck solves the age old problem for those who have
wanted to utilize under the deck space and keep it dry in the wet, and it expands the outdoor living space. Underdeck is made in Australia and is a specially designed preengineered ceiling system that transforms the unsightliness of the underside of the deck into a desirable and usable outdoor living area all year round. Up to now there has not been any standard way to cover under your deck, just many individual ideas.. Underdeck panels catches the water dripping through the deck gap and channels the water away to the gutter running along one edge. Underdeck is designed to catch the water even during the harshest rain storms. It’s a simple system! Water carrying panels are fixed to specially designed fall brackets on the bottom of the joists. All the panels are interlocked to prevent leaks.
Is it just for homes?
No, Underdeck is the perfect solution for both home and commercial solutions when waterproofing under a deck or balcony is required. It can be used as a ceiling on all types of applications inside and outside.
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Now you have a product which will save money when requiring waterproofing under decks and balconies, with no maintenance or painting. It looks smart and can be used for many applications inside or outside. for more information contact: Adrian Hunter Phone: 0417 591 113 Email: huntersails@netspace.net.au Website: www.underdeck.com.au page 14
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BALL BEARING DOOR TRACKS Engineered & Manufactured in Australia since 1880
Charles Marshall P/L is a family run business based in Richmond, Victoria, Australia. Our flagship product is an extensive range of FITZROY Ball Bearing Sliding Track systems.
COMPANY HISTORY
Charles Marshall established his engineering business in Fitzroy, Victoria in 1880. Over one hundred and thirty years on, the company has grown, prospered and is still owned and run by the Marshall family. This unique patented system covers a vast range of applications from light-weight kitchen drawers up to giant one tonne door installations and beyond. Developed in 1932, the unique FITZROY system provides a reliable and simple solution to the challenge of finding a durable sliding door track. A FITZROY system was fitted to the bronze doors in 1932 at the Shrine of Rememberance in Melbourne. Today, that same system shows negligible wear and is still operating with effortless ease. Since 1932 FITZROY has been opening doors on some of the most prestigious architectural projects around Australia.
UNIVERSITY TESTED
The University of Melbourne Engineering Department tested a typical section of FITZROY track. The track was subjected to 258 hours of non-stop opening and closing operation. This means that the test door opened and closed fully 130,000 times, travelling approximately 160 kilometres. PRECISION MEASUREMENT RESULTS WERE IMPRESSIVE. Cage Wear - No evidence of wear on either surface Ball Wear - Precision measuring found no evidence of ball wear. Track Wear - 0.0005", So minute as to be regarded as negligible. CONCLUSION From these exhaustive tests, the wear rate calculated was so low it was not possible to estimate the life of the track.
Although FITZROY boasts installation in such projects as the Melbourne Casino, Parliament House in Canberra and the Sydney Opera House- there are thousands of smaller, but equally spectacular buildings around Australia that have chosen FITZROY. Used universally in the construction industry you will find FITZROY in such places as: • • • • • • • • • •
Hospitals, schools, prisons Police stations, sports stadiums Off-shore drilling rigs Power stations, fire stations Swimming pool enclosures Residential housing Commercial premises, hotels Factories, banks Locomotives and rail carriages Horse stables for more information contact: Stephen Hawes Phone: (03) 9429 9044 Email: info@fitzroytracks.com Website: www.fitzroytracks.com
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