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SPEND A LOT OF MY FREE TIME AND A BIG CHUNK OF MY PAY CHEQUE IN BARS EVERY MONTH. I’VE ALSO SPENT MY FAIR SHARE OF TIME AND MONEY IN RESTAURANTS OVER THE YEARS, AT LEAST ENOUGH TO NOW HAVE A FIRM GRASP ON WHAT I’D CONSIDER A ‘GOOD’ HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE. Now even though I hate the word ‘ambience’ (I think it’s dramatically overused), it is concise when it comes time to explaining what it is you like about a certain bar or restaurant. For mine, the ambience of a hospitality venue must be familiar, clean, quiet and welcoming, but most of all it should provide a general feeling of refuge.

Being an architecture enthusiast, I also like the building to have a significant influence on the hospitality experience and to play a defining role in the story a venue sells to its customers. The projects featured in this issue do just that, as their designs have significantly influenced the type of service each venue provides, the food and drink it offers, and the customers it attracts.

Take Pink Moon Saloon on page 34 for example. Step inside this tiny timber hut in the middle of Adelaide and you’re experiencing something completely different than you’re likely to anywhere else in the city. Its steep gable volume, exposed trusses and timber-clad everything all deeply influence the ambience of the venue (there’s that word again) and the way it is used– arguably more than the types of craft beer on tap.

Building materials are obviously important as well because their performance and longevity often

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dictate how a venue is perceived and continues to be perceived. For example, if Pink Moon’s designer hadn’t considered the sound reverberation of the steep gable volumes and added acoustic fabric to the ceiling, the venue might have provided a totally different experience for its customers.

The recycled hardwood timber at Pink Moon is also in beautiful condition and is no doubt a defining part of the building’s look. But it will be interesting to see how it stands up against a few years of constant foot traffic and spillages, and how the venue’s owner maintains it without dramatically affecting business functions.

ON THE COVER: ADELAIDE’S PINK MOON SALOON BY SANS-ARC STUDIO WAS THE SUBJECT OF MANY HEADLINES AND RECIPIENT OF MANY DESIGN AWARDS IN 2016. ON PAGE 34 WE STEP INSIDE AND FIND OUT WHY. PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVID SIEVERS

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10 LAVA’s Chris Bosse on hospitality design and material procurement

The lessons from all the projects and product features in this issue is that while hospitality design is one of the most challenging sectors of the industry in terms of meeting building code, hygiene and safety standards, it can also be the most rewarding.

Hospitality design is perhaps the least conservative of the fields within the industry as clients are often looking for highly imaginative and distinctive designs. But the real key to the lasting success of any venue will be to match that imagination with a thorough understanding about the capability and performance of certain building materials, and to understand the compliance hurdles you’ll have to jump as a result of each design.

Balancing looks, compliance and material performance is integral to ensuring quality in hospitality design. It is also integral to ensuring a lasting and truly defining ambience for a venue.

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centre, which is modelled off the Rubik’s Cube, will play a major part in this predicted growth.

PASSIVE HOUSE GAINING MOMENTUM

New safety guidelines proposed by Standards Australia on the use of batteries may seriously impact the booming home solar storage market, according to battery manufacturers.

Osborn says growth was at the heart of the decision to build the new cellar door.

The number of Certified Passive House Professionals in Australia is on the rise and the peak representative body for those practitioners is confident this trend will continue.

Draft guidelines to be released shortly for public comment are expected to place restrictions on the installation of battery packs supplied by companies such as Tesla and Alpha-ESS. Battery manufacturers fear homeowners may be forced to move their battery units outside with new safety guidelines banning their installation within homes or garages.

Alpha-ESS managing director Dong Lin believes these restrictions may force more than half of the current players out of the market, seriously impacting Australia’s solar storage industry.

Australia installed about 6500 storage units in homes last year, with Alpha-ESS supplying about 800 of them. There have been no reported incidents. The market was expected to grow to 20,000-30,000 units this year, said Lin. The new draft guidelines may require battery units to be housed in a bunker outside the home.

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“IT IS GREAT TO FINALLY SEE PASSIVE HOUSES BEING TAKEN UP IN AUSTRALIA! I DON’T THINK VENTILATION IS A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN AUSTRALIA WHERE WE HAVE HOURS IN VIRTUALLY EVERY DAY OR NIGHT WHERE THE TEMPERATURE IS MODERATE.” - GREG, SYDNEY

NEW TIMBER PERMEABLE PAVERS AMELIORATE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT A new building product from the US promises to provide a sustainable way to stop flooding, replenish groundwater and reduce the urban heat island effect in our cities.

Robinia Permeable Pavers are a carbon-neutral timber permeable paver made from cubes of the highly durable and rot-resistant Black Locust tree, supported by a stainless-steel mesh base.

The Black Locust, which is native to eastern US but grown widely in southern and eastern Australia, has 50-year rotresistance with no chemical treatment, is slip resistant, and naturally permeable.

‘RUBIK’S CUBE’ WINE CENTRE GIVES SA SIGNIFICANT TOURISM BOOST A unique architect-designed wine centre under construction at a South Australian vineyard is tipped to bring the region hundreds of thousands of additional visitors per year.

The five storey, $14 million glass-encased steel and concrete structure was designed

by ADS Architects for the d’Arenberg Wines winery in McLaren Vale, a fast 40km drive south of Adelaide.

The cellar door currently receives around 50,000 visitors per annum, but Australian winemaker and d’Arenberg owner Chester Osborn says that after his swanky new wine centre is complete, tourist numbers within the vicinity of 500,000 aren’t out of the question.

Much of that increase will be attributed to the growing wine tourism market in the region but Osborn himself would tell you that his new wine

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The manufacturer of Robinia, BLL USA has just released a new Roofline Model, specifically tailored for green roof applications, which is being spruiked as a new way to reduce the amount of heat absorbed by a building, thus ameliorating the urban heat island effect of a city.

According to BLL, the manufacturing process of Robinia Pavers provides a 90 per cent reduction of CO2 emission compared to traditional concrete permeable pavers, without sacrificing any of the benefits pegged to the technology like reduced flooding and water pollution, and increased ground water replenishment.

They also take advantage of the Black Locust trees’ ability to capture fugitive carbon and sequester into durable carbon-neutral products.

Like a concrete turfblock, the paver joints can be filled with plants to further reduce the heat absorbed by a building’s surface.

The Roofline Model contains 100 per cent recyclable stainless steel and exceeds the strength of traditional concrete permeable pavers. blacklocustlumber.com/permeable-pavers

The Australian Passive House Association (APHA) has reported a 60 per cent increase in Certified Professionals year-on-year since 2012, the majority coming from southern states, particularly Victoria, and from designers.

But we could soon see a surge in membership from designers in the north, so long as expansion plans and education campaigns from the APHA go accordingly.

The APHA recently announced that it will begin running a Passive House Designer Course in Sydney this May, the first time it has been offered outside of its base at Box Hill TAFE in Melbourne. It will be held at Ultimo TAFE over the course of nine days, after which participants will be equipped to take an exam to become a Certified Passive House Designer.

For Darren O’Dea, APHA Chairman, the Sydney course is a big step in beginning a conversation about the compatibility of the German-born building performance standard with warmer climates.

“While the colder states have been engaged in the subject of Passive House for a few years now, the warmer climates have been noticeably absent from the Australian conversation,” he says.

“This is now changing, with more and more enquiries coming from architects, engineers, developers and suppliers all with an eye on Sydney and its expanding suburbs.” passivehouseaustralia.org

NEW SILICON DEVICE OFFERS CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE TO LITHIUM BATTERIES New battery technologies offering cost and efficiency advantages are the flavour of the season with a new silicon storage device being the latest to join the race.

Developed by Adelaide company 1414 Degrees based on patented CSIRO research, the new silicon storage device costs a 10th as much as a lithium ion battery to store the same amount of energy. A prototype molten silicon storage device is being tested at the company’s Tonsley Innovation Precinct site south of Adelaide.

Chairman Kevin Moriarty says there’s no comparison between the efficiencies of 1414 Degrees and Tesla’s lithium ion home storage battery. He explains that 1414 Degrees can store 500KWh of energy in a 70-centimetre cube of molten silicon, about 36 times as much energy as Tesla’s 14KWh Powerwall 2 battery in about the same space. This also means that they can build a 10MWh storage device for about $700,000, compared to about

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$7 million needed by the 714 Tesla Powerwall 2 batteries to store the same amount of energy.

1414 Degrees has raised $500,000 of a $2 million seed capital issue that it hopes to complete by the end of next month. The company is discussing pilot trials with a hydroponic herb farm as well as wind farm suppliers. A $10 million public share issue is also being planned to fund construction of the first two 200MWh units.

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model outside of its state-of-origin, Victoria.

Twelve apartments, 250sqm of commercial space, and a large communal area on the roof are scheduled for the site which is 10 minutes walking distance to Fremantle CBD. The Nightingale website says that the project will include a substantial photovoltaic array; charge points in all car bays; water-wise gardens and water storage; and the use of sustainable building materials and passive solar design principles.

EHDO also aims to make the apartments as attractive as possible to families through clever integration of extensive gardens and landscape.

It’ll also explore how the body corporate can further reduce running costs to the tenants by being an active, income-generating entity. nightingalehousing.org

NIGHTINGALE LANDS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA EHDO Architecture has been awarded a license to design the first Nightingale Housing project in WA. The mixed-use development will be built in a semi-industrial area on Wood Street in Freemantle and will be the first project developed using the innovative Nightingale investor

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SYDNEY UNI BEST IN AUSTRALIA FOR ARCHITECTURE Sydney has maintained its position over Melbourne in Quacquarelli Symonds’ (QS) 2017 rankings of the world’s top university architecture faculties.

The University of Sydney has placed before The University of Melbourne in the annual survey which rates the top universities for architecture based on academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact.

This year, for the seventh edition of the survey, QS has expanded the ranking to list the world’s top 200 schools.

The University of Sydney has come in at number 15, an improvement on its 2015 and 2016 rank of 17. On the other hand, The University of Melbourne has dropped slightly in ranks, from 18 in 2016 to 19 this year.

Other Australian universities ranked in the top 50 included UNSW (22), RMIT University (28), University of Newcastle (45) and The University of Queensland (49).

Curtin University, Griffith University, Monash University and Queensland University of Technology, University of South Australia were all ranked 51 – 100, while The University of Western Australian and University of Technology Sydney ranked 101 – 150, and Deakin University and The University of Adelaide ranked 151 – 200.

For the third year in a row, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has topped the list, followed by the Bartlett School of Architecture, and the Delft University of Technology.

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IN CONVERSATION: CHRIS BOSSE, LAVA ON HOSPITALITY DESIGN Nathan Johnson: Please explain LAVA’s design philosophy and how technology complements its commitment to sustainable design.

Chris Bosse: We believe that nature holds all the answers. Think of a tree that filters the air, filters water, produces oxygen, and is self-generating.

It carries leaves and fruit, a multiple of its own structural weight. Think of a coral reef where thousands of species thrive in coexistence of each other and the elements, air, water and sun.

Computation allows us to simulate natural behaviour such as growth and adaptation of species. It is often misunderstood as superficial mimicry, but the potential is in understanding the principles behind nature, not only the appearance. Naturally evolving systems, such as bubbles, spider webs and corals, create new building typologies and structures. The geometries in nature create both efficiency and beauty.

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HRIS BOSSE IS FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF LABORATORY FOR VISIONARY ARCHITECTURE (LAVA) AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY. EDUCATED IN GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND, HE WORKED WITH SEVERAL HIGH-PROFILE EUROPEAN ARCHITECTS BEFORE MOVING TO SYDNEY. SINCE WORKING AT LAVA, BOSSE AND HIS TEAM HAVE DELIVERED MANY AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS, ALL WHICH FOLLOW LAVA’S SIGNATURE STYLE THAT SEES TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY DRIVE HONEST AND HUMANISED BUILT OUTCOMES. HIS LATEST PROJECT, OLIO RESTAURANT IN SYDNEY WAS A RARE HOSPITALITY VENTURE FOR BOSSE, SO WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM TO DISCUSS HOW IT WENT DOWN. PHOTOGRAPHY BY PETER BENNETTS

We strive to build sustainable structures using the very same energy that is abundant in nature.

Our work combines digital workflow, nature’s principles and the latest digital fabrication technologies to achieve more with less: more (architecture) with less (material/energy/time/cost).

Technology has transformed the way we think about space, and the way we create it. It is the vehicle that allows architects and designers to redefine or re-negotiate the way we live our day-to-day lives – the spaces we inhabit, and more precisely, how we experience them.

NJ: In some ways, hospitality design could be considered the least conservative of the fields. Do you agree?

CB: Every project is different and we think differently about every project according to its size, purpose, location, history and context.

Generally, we try to understand what the project needs from a functional perspective and try to merge that with a vision of what this project could become. This could be a metaphor, an image, or a text, that describes the quality that we wish to capture in the project.

Restaurants are not built for eternity. They, more than anything else, capture the times, the fashion, the zeitgeist. A restaurant may only be there for a number of years or it may become a classic and become an institution.

This fact gives you a certain degree of freedom as an architect to experiment. More than anything clients want to stand out rather than blend in. And the investment is considerably less than a building or a city block. Interestingly some of the greatest careers in architecture and design started in hospitality design.

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We recently designed Olio Restaurant, located in the 19th century Old Rum Store in the revitalised Kensington Street Chippendale precinct in inner Sydney. The brief was to create a dining space for Sicilian-born award-winning chef Lino Sauro to bring his cuisine, based on traditional recipes from his family, newly interpreted, to Sydney. The design needed to reflect his cuisine, which has very few ingredients with each ingredient visible and detectable.

The concept was to use Sicily’s passeggiata and extra virgin green olive oil as the two connecting elements that bring the space inside the space together. A mix of tradition and innovation.

Spatial planning included a passeggiata, created using Sicilian tiles, that flows through the restaurant and connects the kitchen, bar, dining and rooftop areas. This circulation system subdivides the space, separating serving spaces and served spaces. This is also expressed in the ceiling where a layered green ribbon reflects the floor layout.

These new elements were overlaid onto the fantastic bones of the old rum store – exposed brick walls, timber rafters, steel structure, rustic timber doors, steel windows. The original elements were cleaned up and showcased as existing.

Two pieces of ‘furniture’ were introduced: free flowing joinery elements for kitchen and bar.

Soft, dripping, LED-lit lines on the joinery interpret the idea of flowing oil. Lighting design includes bendable LED strips that line the joinery and ceiling, and dimmable spotlights that create atmospheric lighting above the tables.

The organic curves and fluid geometry capture the beauty of Sicily and brings Sicily’s signature elements to the restaurant experience, reflecting the unique cuisine of the chef.

My favourite restaurant in Berlin is Sale e Tabacchi by Max Dudler. It was designed just before my internship in his office. Max treated the interior like a city, the circulation space like a street and the different areas like buildings and plazas. Max also designed all the furniture the tables and chairs and they all became classic. It is a great achievement if people enjoy a space and like to gather.

Olio does the same, although the language is completely different.

NJ: What about your material procurement strategy? When are materials considered in the design process and how do you stay on top of what’s available and capable?

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extremely proud that we could source original materials and furniture for Olio Restaurant.

When the project manager considered buying cheap plastic chairs, I responded, ‘why not sell cheap plastic food then’?

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Olio is all about a few ingredients that are legible, powerful, raw and pure. We designed the space in the same way. The space and the material are for real. The chairs are original bent plywood chairs, comfortable design icons.

NJ: Do you feel constrained or liberated by the current crop of building materials available in Australia?

CB: We have been using a lot of recyclable, ecofriendly plywood, in our recent projects.

Our nature-inspired concepts also mean curved lines, but innovative, integrated design and construction methods facilitate an efficient timeframe from concept to completion within a lean budget.

For example, for the Sydney Airport duty free section for Heinemann our concept was Sydney harbour. The rich and varied hues of the variegated layers of sandstone are reflected in the colours of the birch veneer we used for the ten retail stands. The wide range of colours meant that multiple birch species in varying colours could be picked while still retaining the same distinct grain of wood. The clever layering of different types and finishes of timber veneer to achieve the aesthetic of sandstone layers is innovative, cost effective and was locally sourced and manufactured.

We love new materials, with new properties and new characteristics and endless possibilities.

On the other hand there’s something amazing about restarting the material palette and condensing it to a minimum.

NJ: What are some building materials that have caught your eye lately? Are there any that LAVA has been experimenting with?

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We love natural materials such as stone and timber and bamboo, but we also like when they are touched and modified by humankind, think of engineered bamboo, carbon fibres, and all sorts of composites.

We also love concrete and its versatility. If you mix concrete with add-ons and if you use alternative formworks such as timber, bamboo or fabric you get surprising results. I am a big fan of membranes and am awaiting the launch of solar membranes that can be more reactive to light, temperature and sun. n

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new purpose-built beer garden in Melbourne is giving the traditional pub typology an overhaul. Going beyond the communal watering hole identity, this new Flinders Lane establishment hopes to service an entire hospitality spectrum, from facilitating casual get-togethers at its front bar, to fine dining in bespoke dining areas and corporate events in private function rooms.

and giant rose motifs hand-painted by local artisans, takes over the basement.

Garden State Hotel, located at the former site of the iconic ‘80s and ‘90s venue Rosati, has the façade of an old Victorian-era building. This distinctive heritage exterior in fact dates back to 1896, when the original structure began life as a textile mill.

The diversity and dynamism of the varying spaces work together to encourage a sense of exploration and movement throughout the venue.

According to Techne director Justin Northrop, this fluidity was achieved by exploring planning diagrams in three-dimensional models.

The contemporary interiors, however, tell a different story. The design by Techne Architecture + Interior Design centres on a terraced beer garden that has the feel of a Victorian conservatory. With a capacity for 840 guests, the 2,000sqm project preserves much of the original textile factory’s sawtooth roof while opening its central bays to create a hidden botanical haven ready to be explored.

“Within the Melbourne CBD there is probably no other hospitality venue, based on the spirit of a pub, that offers a comparable variety of spaces and experiences under the one roof,” Northrop adds.

“Where historically pubs were maledominated spaces, with a more singular sports and beer culture, today they have evolved to become a sophisticated part of the hospitality sector,” the architects explain.

Apart from the multi-level beer garden at its heart, Garden State Hotel includes a street level public bar at the front of the site, and a five-storey structure (four of which are open to the public) at the rear.

The venue’s main dining area is the New York-inspired Garden Grill, while the Rose Garden, an intimate cocktail bar with chandeliers, eclectic antique wall décor

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Other spaces include the Balcony Dining Room for small group bookings, and The Observatory on the second floor, the venue’s premier functions space which holds up to 120 people, and offers views both onto the garden below and the city outside.

However, the team also recognised the need to keep the design accessible and egalitarian – a haven in the heart of the CBD that would provide all city workers and residents with respite from their urban surrounds. Here, a robust and authentic material palette comprising brick, timber, brass and marble brings intimacy to the experience, tempering the scale of the venue and allowing patrons to feel at ease. In this sense, Garden State Hotel is not dissimilar to the traditional pub.

All products were chosen for their functionality and durability to weather the challenges of a highcapacity hospitality venue, as well as their ability to meet the design brief. For example, the custom rose carpet in the basement-level Rose Garden Bar met the requirements for an eclectic and intimate space.

Lighting was particularly important to creating the right atmosphere. Sourced from Douglas

& Bec for its craftsmanship and sculptural detailing, the midnight, blush and brass lights align with the overarching colour palette.

Recycled elements throughout the design further reference the context of the site, and add subtle layering to the story of the structure as a Victorian era building that has undergone many transformations. Oregon floor joists have been recycled into wall paneling, and steel beams now serve as columns and structural details.

The brickwork shell, concrete structural and black steel frames from the previous building were retained, reducing the embodied energy of the project and adding the valuable patina of age.

There was also a preference towards using sustainably sourced timber and materials, and highly efficient appliances.

These products and materials are vital to the commercial and architectural success of Garden State Hotel. “…The finer details of décor and ornament [are] the perfecting touches that draw people to a new venue,” Techne Architecture + Interior Design shares.

There is also the point of creating a venue that caters to inner-city dwellers.

“With more and more urban residents living in medium and high-density dwellings, many people are choosing to entertain their friends in pubs.

“Creating spaces that are warm, welcoming and intriguing, with unique architectural details and design, plays a critical role in this trend of making spaces that contemporary city dwellers can effectively use as their own living rooms.”

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1. Parapet

1. Existing sawtooth roof

1. Parapet

2. Toilets

2. Public bar

2. Existing sawtooth roof

2. Glass roof below

2. Existing sawtooth roof

3. Pack cool room

3. Courtyard

3. Glass roof below

3. Existing courtyard below

3. Existing courtyard below

4. Dry store

4. Existing courtyard

4. Existing courtyard below

4. Plant deck

4. Plant below

5. Courtyard

5. Lower courtyard

5. BoH corridor

5. Planter below

6. Planter

6. Kitchen

6. Balcony

5. New location for mechanical unit

7. Freezer/cool room

7. Bar

7. Planter

6. Planter

7. Void

8. Waste

8. Lift

8. Dining

7. Lift

8. Lift

9. Lifts

9. Bistro

9. Lift

8. Toilet

9. Office

10. Kegs

10. Toilets

10. Toilet

9. Function

10. Staff kitchen

11. Lane bar

11. Planter

11. Cool room

10. Bar

11. Staff room

12. Entry

12. Platform seating

12. Kitchen

11. Store

12. Locker

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12. Existing steel ‘I’ beam

23. Header brick course

2. Existing truss exposed diagonal web 3. Aluminium framed window unit matching sub-head,

13. Automatic smoke curtain hung from existing beam, mechanism mounted to enable lowering for maintenance

24. Off-form in situ concrete wall with square edge (non chamfered) to top of wall

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14. Box smoke curtain mechanism with pergola ‘beams’ each side

25. 25mm R2.5 Kingspan insulation to centre of wall

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5. Glass louvre window to aluminium frame

16. Pergola beam

26. 25x25x3 MS angle skirt fixed to new concrete wall

6. Aluminium window unit with sub sill

17. Timber framed pergola structure

27. Existing timber floor structure

7. Stainless steel box gutter (no falls) supported on continuous 19mm thick waterproof plywood gutter board.

Gutter board rests on top flange of existing steel beam and new steel angle

18. 19mm thick timber T&G flooring/ lining boards as specified fixed to 120x35 MGP10 joists at 450 centres

28. New bearer fixed to concrete wall for support of existing joists

19. 150x35 timber fascia board

30. New concrete floor slab with 50mm thick topping screed

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9. New glazed roof on steel RHS framing 10. Steel top chord of existing roof truss 11. 19mm MDF lined box fixed to timber framing to conceal gutter

20. Timber-framed sliding window unit

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21. 9mm plywood sheeting fixed to underside of joists 22. 19mm T&G lining boards fixed over plywood with 5mm shadowline junction all round

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17. Preformed planter box to detail resting on RC slab to engineer’s detail.

Drainage outlet to pass through slab and connect to sewerage

3. Steel framing

18. Aluminium framed window unit as specified

4. Bulk insulation to roof space

19. Timber framed window unit with caulked shadowline junction and CFC sheet wall lining

5. Alucobond clad bay window ‘lid’. Fall to outside as shown. Adhesive fix Alucobond to top hat sections 6. Folded aluminium flashing to window head tucked behind Alucobond cladding 7. Timber framed window 8. Provide 30x30x3 matches angle to perimeter to serve as architrave 9. Caulk junction with plasterboard ceiling lining 10. 10mm flush plasterboard lining, shadowline junction to window frame subsill

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12. Aluminium subhead to window frame. Fully caulked and sealed to underside of floor slab

26. 10x10 solid tube balusters at 125mm max. spacings, paint finish

13. 140 wide x 80 minimum high concrete hob

27. RC beam and floor slab to engineer’s detail

14. RC slab

28. Face brick planter box

15. 19mm thick MDF skirting faced with aluminium to match window frame. Packers to suit for fixing

29. T&G floor boards over levelling screed

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13. Aluminium framed window unit as specified with matching sub-head fully sealed/caulked to underside of floor slab over to manufacturer’s detail

4. Aluminium framed window unit as specified.

Matching flashing tucked behind wall cladding

15. Aluminium framed window/door unit with matching sub sill. Top of frame set flush with finished floor

5. Twisted stainless steel cable fixed via stainless steel turnbuckle to galvanised steel angle spanning between vertical trusses

16. Steel framing to brace window

6. Preformed planter box supported on MS frame fixed to vertical trusses

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7. MS balustrade/handrail, paint finish: 120x80x10 angle handrail; 10mm square balusters at 125mm spacings

20. Colorbond metal deck roof sheeting over DS reflective foil lining and insulation blanket all as specified

8. 120x80x10 MS angle cast into slab edge

21. Colorbond box gutter on continuous Spandek sheeting on angle bracket supports at 900 centres. Provide ‘Z’ flashing to parapet wall cladding return flashing up 200mm min

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11. RC balcony slab falls with select tiles (non-grouted).

Supported on proprietary adjustable pad system

22. Colorbond ribbed metal cladding to both faces of parapet fixed to top hat sections to manufacturer’s detail. Top hats fixed to steel fascia truss

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23. Folded Colorbond parapet capping/flashing over timber frame fixed to steel fascia truss

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Archway incisions and rooftop bar addition brings new life to iconic Sydney pub Architect: SJB Photography: Tom Evangelidis Words: Nathan Johnson

“The Light Brigade Hotel is an icon of Sydney’s pub scene, and a fantastic example of Art Deco architecture.

The opportunity to redesign two floors including a rooftop bar, allowed for the creation of distinct destinations within the hotel.” - SJB

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or over a century, The Light Brigade Hotel (LBH) at Sydney’s Woollahra has carved out a reputation as one of the area’s most popular venues. Like most buildings of its age, its street presence has also become iconic, and is as much a part of the local neighbourhood as the Sunday brunches served inside.

In 2015, Sydney hoteliers, the Bayfield family purchased the Art Deco hotel and engaged architecture and interior design studio, SJB to redesign its top two floors. The disused rooftop was to become a brand new open-air bar called the ‘Brigade Rooftop’, the floor below, a sophisticated venue to be known as the ‘Brigade Lounge’.

What ensued was an exploration for the architects into the style and detailing of Art Deco and the balancing of contemporary interventions with heritage-inspired colours, shapes, finishes and furnishings.

The Lounge on level two is the more refined of the floors, and pays notable homage to 1920s glamour and ‘joie-de-vivre’ - the French term for ‘the exuberant enjoyment of life’. Formerly a powder room with a series of closed-off spaces, SJB removed doors and made archway incisions in the walls to open the floorplan and allow movement and light into the new function rooms and lounges.

A thick build of render was added to the walls and then painted in deep blues and dusty pinks.

A glossy indigo-tiled bar with a thick Carrara marble benchtop was also added, as was a healthy dose of luxury leather furniture and a bathroom with brass tapware, tile trim and mirrors.

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A new-look terrace now fills the space adjacent to the bar and is covered by a transparent plastic roof which allows light to filter down through purlins and rafters and onto the unique floor tiles. The tiles are a hybrid timber and concrete product called ‘Trellis’, and are one of the many bespoke finishes within the Brigade Lounge that give it that ‘exuberant’ ambience. They also nod to the playful geometry of the Art Deco period, a theme seen throughout the entire SJB fitout.

Up the spiral staircase and onto the new rooftop, the space transitions from one of exclusivity to one of exposure. Views are dominant on the Brigade Rooftop and are left unobstructed thanks to the glazed perimeter screen which rises slightly above the existing brick parapet and the new planter boxes. The bar is a circular timber and bamboo structure which fans out onto the terrace to give visitors full visual access to the horizon from any point.

The rooftop is uncovered so finishes are extremely durable. The bar top is a hardy stone marble from Grigio Alexus, floors are either Terrazo tiles from Fibonnacci Stone or Modwood composite decking, and the kitchen is almost entirely stainless steel.

Combined, the Lounge and Rooftop provide two new entertainment spaces for the Woollahra community and the iconic LBH without sacrificing its sports bar roots (that remains at ground floor). They also frame and restore an iconic piece of Art Deco architecture and an important piece of local history.

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FRONT BAR Elevation/section details Scale 1:20 1.

20mm brass tube hung from ceiling

2. 8mm brass tube to prevent bottles falling or easy removal by patrons. Tube set 100mm above shelf 3. 40mm thickness timber shelf with brass edge all round. LED strip on top side of shelves to illuminate bottles/glasses 4. Existing sash window painted and made good.

Bottom sash panes to be infilled with solid mirror panels to cover extent of glass only 5. Bar by Channon 6. Stone bar top with 20mm pencil rounded edge to top and bottom 7.

LED strip lighting to wash over tile finish

8. Tiled front to bar with single row of 300mm high tiles 9.

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Blackbutt timber kick panel painted to match rendered wall above. Kick installed before treads (easier for installation)

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New planter box with landscaping

2. New Modwood decking laid in removable panels 3. New metal and glass screen to DA consent 4. New terrazzo tile floor with fall to outside joint with timber floor for drainage 5. Epoxy floor with basket waste to bar area 6. New stair from level 2 7.

New roof sheeting

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New wall with FC sheet and render finish

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5. Fixed cushion to back of curved banquette seat in outdoor fabric

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AUTO PARKING SYSTEMS – THE ANSWER TO YOUR PARKING DESIGN CHALLENGE?

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In an orthodox building design, that would usually involve dealing with the expense of deep excavation works, to gain enough space underground for a conventional carpark and its associated ramps.

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TIMBER-CLAD BAR, COURTYARD AND RESTAURANT SLOT INTO VACANT CITY BLOCK DESIGNER: SANS ARC STUDIO

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“The Pink Moon Saloon falls somewhere between adaptive re-use and infill construction. It is a rare example of spatial appropriation in a part of the CBD where un-used and free space is increasingly uncommon.

Put simply, it has converted a nothing space – unused and unusable, into a moment of joy and warmth.” – Matiya Marovich, Sans-Arc Studio

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n search of a standout feature for this hospitality project in Adelaide, it was difficult to look past the obvious. The designer, Sans-Arch Studio, has slotted an intimate bar, courtyard, dining hall and kitchen between two ubiquitous office buildings on an impossibly-skinny site – this is a volume and spatial planning feat.

It’s also a great example of a design-led urban infill strategy which provides a mutual private and public benefit. Located on Adelaide’s ‘vibrant’ Leigh Street, the site was previously a bin alley and was of little use to the people of Adelaide or its owners. But now, it’s a landmark, a symbol of Adelaide’s entrepreneurial spirit, and a warm and intimate place for locals to enjoy.

Driving the intimacy of ‘Pink Moon Saloon’ is its form and materiality. It’s modelled off the concept of a wilderness hut—a place built for refuge and comfort, and by hand from building materials literally taken from the surrounding landscape.

Upon attempting to emulate this model, the designer turned to a single-storey, steep-gable volume because it spoke to the wilderness hut vernacular, and loudly as a place for escape from the hustle bustle of the city.

It extends from the front of the site to its rear boundary and is split into two pavilions, or ‘huts’, by a central courtyard. The courtyard acts as a source of natural light for the huts

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and a smoking area for the venue, but also accentuates the movement of walking through the space, crossing multiple thresholds and experiencing three different spaces.

The huts are simple lightweight timber structures which sit on masonry block footings at 1608mm centres. They are separated from the opposing buildings by two layers of 12mm Gyprok Fyrchek which provides a high level of fire resistance and acoustic performance.

With a tiny width of just 3660mm, the designers had to address the significant risk of creating a space that induced claustrophobia.

This was relieved by expressing the steep 60-degree roof pitch and LVL timber truss structure of the huts with raked ceilings. This design strategy accentuates the height and overall volume of the rooms and makes them seem more spacious than they really are.

The acoustic performance of the buildings was also addressed. Being all timber, the huts were already good acoustic insulators. But throwing 50-plus patrons into rooms of these sizes meant the designers had to take precautionary measures. Looking up at the raked ceilings you’ll see two 1650mm strips of grey-coloured acoustic fabric that run the length of the huts.

Beyond its programming, the project’s materiality also stands out. The bar and dining hall pavilions

are lined internally with recycled timber floorboards and externally with a tougher hardwood species. Both were sourced (‘as best as possible’) from local suppliers. Shelving, joinery and bar-fronts are also timber, as are the outside planter boxes and dining hall booth seating.

Block walls, a brick ‘fire place’, concrete benchtops and the courtyard pavers tie the building together and provide a contrasting robustness and strong foundation feel to the wooden huts.

The project also has a strong craftsmanship character to it. This is certainly helped by the timber joinery and brass finishes, but is also aided by Sans-Arc’s lighting strategy. The designer used dimly-lit filament bulbs with simple or no lamp shade devices to provide a warm washing of light for the rooms.

The non-directional lighting also allows the huts to glow, and light to spill out from the huts and into the courtyard at night.

Pink Moon Saloon was the subject of many stories and headlines in 2016, most running with its shocking street presence as subject matter. But when you walk through the door and take a closer look, it becomes apparent that this project is more than just a headline or one trick pony. Pink Moon Saloon is unique and a success on many levels, and all are owing to Sans Arc Studio’s planning, design, detailing, and of course, use of beautiful building materials.

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With many high profile cases demonstrating the impact of choosing non-compliant products reported by the media in Australia, there is little excuse for opting for non-compliant products. Some manufacturers may claim to have misunderstood the regulations or were unaware of their obligations to comply, but in 2017, this excuse is not acceptable.

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“TO OPTIMISE PERFORMANCE, INCORPORATE AN ACOUSTIC STRATEGY WITHIN THE DESIGN FROM THE START RATHER THAN SOLVE NOISE ISSUES RETROSPECTIVELY. OPTIONS BECOME MORE LIMITED AND EXPENSIVE, AND IT CAN IMPACT ON THE INTEGRITY OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.” - KEITH HEWETT, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ACOUSTIC DIVISION, TTM ENGINEERING

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ospitality, the ultimate customer experience, often seems to backfire in the buzzy atmosphere of a trendy restaurant. It’s all go as the hardwood, stone or concrete flooring, bare walls, polished wood tables and chairs, metal lighting, picture windows and open sitting and coffee-grinder kitchen areas vie with each other.

Richard Glover wrote a hilarious piece in the Sydney Morning Herald (4 – 5 February, 2017) capturing the failings of our “echoing” cubes, where “hipster waiters with voluminous beards was the only acoustic baffle on offer.”

While minimalism and easily wiped-down surfaces may make commercial sense, complaints about the resulting decibel ratings are not idle, here or overseas. Noise as an irritant ranked only behind service in a 2015 US survey of dining trends, 26 and 24 per cent respectively. In Victoria and New South Wales, 85dBs is the end of the Work Cover safe limit at which workers can complete an eight-hour day without wearing ear protection.

Yet Melbourne restaurateur, Chris Lucas regards noise as just another tool for successful restaurants. “When we set out to replicate the buzz of a Thai street market with Chin Chin, we did it carefully.”

Meanwhile, Good Food noted a peak sound there of “95dBs, which is about as loud as a jackhammer 20 metres away.”

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Creating a fine balance between the different influences and priorities is tricky, acoustic consultants say. Philippe Doneux, engineer at Acoustica, says he has fixed plenty of restaurants, bars, cafes and hospitality spaces where the acoustic environment does not work, where customers complain or do not come back.

“But rather than fixing a problem we much prefer to be involved in the design and commissioning of the space in the first place. There are no standard costs as each solution needs to be tailored to suit. The reasons people design restaurants that are noisy is that they only think of aesthetics and forget or don’t know [about acoustics].”

Tips for restaurateurs (and likely to be picked up by designers) from acoustic experts to Good Food’s Richard Cornish included use of: • P hysical barriers and alcoves to dampen and disperse sound • S ound-absorbing wall and ceiling linings, absorptive feature walls, ceiling islands, or baffles where ceilings are high enough to allow this • F abrics and other soft furnishings, soft floor coverings on the main walkways, rubber caps on the bottom of chair legs Keith Hewett, associate director of the Acoustic division of Australian engineering firm TTM, told Architecture & Design, “to optimise

performance, incorporate an acoustic strategy within the design from the start rather than solve noise issues retrospectively. Options become more limited and expensive, and it can impact on the integrity of the original design.”

His colleague, lead consultant in acoustics, Keshav Dhayam, also warns about later acoustic alterations affecting the original design and even feel of the restaurant. Instead, he says, you should consider such things as seating areas where private conversion is possible; control of noise emissions from open kitchen area to seating area; and space planning and acoustic design of speaker systems or live music.

MATERIALS FOR THE JOB AT HAND Noise is accentuated, Dhayam says, when two parallel surfaces, such as parallel walls, and ceilings and floors, for instance, are made of hard materials and sound reflects and bounces off each surface, thus creating a reverberant space not suitable for a restaurant setup. Variations on how to control reverberation are central to many acoustic products and materials, and ideas.

Knauf manufactures sound-absorbing plasterboard. Its 2013 Dine Hear campaign was won by Phoebe Baker-Gabb of Melbourne’s Foolscap Studio with a restaurant makeover concept to create what she called a “fractured” acoustic ceiling. Another entry, Mohr Fish, aimed to group crescent (“fish”)-shaped acoustic baffles in noise-penetrating areas.

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Suppliers and manufacturers are using advanced materials and technologies in their ranges of tiles, linings, baffles, panels and perforated plasterboards.

noise by up to 10-12dB. They are either 25mm thick and lightweight (at 2.3kg per sqm), or 50 mm (at 3.8kg per sqm) with a surface skin to prevent the migration of fibres, even in high airflows.

Autex’s Quietspace Panel, available in 25, 50, 75 or 100mm, is lightweight, semi-rigid, impact resistant and durable, and is manufactured using a minimum of 45 per cent recycled polyester fibre. The Quietspace 3D Ceiling Tile is a durable, three-dimensional ceiling tile in bright colours.

Pyrotek Noise Control (NC) product, Reapor, made primarily from recycled glass, was used as a ceiling liner and along one side wall adjacent to the staircase at Neapoli in Melbourne, a predominantly glass and concrete restaurant. Its estimated reverberation time of 2.9 seconds improved to 0.43 seconds after the installation of as little as 70sqm of panels.

Most noise attenuation is achieved with a combination of dense, soft fibre absorption and a 4kg or 6kg acoustic, often foil-faced, barrier, says supplier and installer of noise insulation systems, Peace & Quiet (P&Q).

Reverberation absorption has become an important insulation treatment and can be effected by fixing foam tiles or acoustic absorption panels vertically to walls or horizontally to ceilings. P&Q has absorbent open cell sound absorption foam panels covered in a new wool fire-rated fabric. If positioned well, PQ reverb absorption panels can absorb most noise from reflective surfaces, and in busy hotel bars, for instance, can be suspended from ceilings so as not to interfere with wall decor or TV screens. They are 25mm thick and stand 22mm out from a wall or below a ceiling.

Acoustica’s Echosorb 25 & 50 are engineered to provide superior noise absorption for large areas, such as restaurants. Faced with high density polymer, they are ideal for wall and ceiling applications, surface finished with Vertiface fabric, or customised prints. When applied correctly, the products, says Acoustica, can reduce the overall

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Screenwood Acoustic Systems Ceiling and Wall Panels are made from solid timber slats in various profiles. They also incorporate an acoustic textile backing for better sound absorption, and are designed to be modular and pre-finished. The panels carry a Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification.

All Screenwood Panels for internal applications are fitted with SC15 acoustic scrim fabric, which achieves an average sound absorption rating of up to 0.7* (sound absorption coefficient, NRC, ranges from 0 [total reflection] to 1.00 [total absorption]).

Gyprock’s Perforated Ceiling Tiles are vinyl faced plasterboard tiles with sound absorption for acoustic control in commercial grid ceilings; the regular grid of 6mm has full depth holes to approximately 10 per cent of the panel area and combined with insulation provides a medium level of sound absorption to reduce echoes and reverberation.

Armstrong Ceiling Solutions include Soundscapes Shapes, which can be hung

individually or in configurations that help absorb sound, reduce reverberation time and silence in a space.

Armstrong says they can reduce ambient noise levels by up 50 per cent, and are suitable for new-build and refurbishment applications, and are made of 80 per cent recycled material.

OTHER WAYS OF ABSORBING SOUND A study of a modular green wall by agriculture engineer Zaloa Azkorra of the University of the Basque Country’s Department of Thermal Engineering, concluded that it “showed a similar or better acoustic absorption coefficient than other common building materials.”

Winner at 2016 Eat Drink Design for best restaurant design, Bates Smart’s Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, was decorated in dark wood, brown leather, coloured velvets and burnished copper, a curated, comfortable experience, with what was called a “squishy” interior.

Architectural Record (1 September 2016) talked about San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s curated museum restaurant, praised by chef Corey Lee for being like an extension of the museum itself.

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“You must ask yourself three things,” said one architect. “What look is trying to be portrayed? How will customers and staff interact with the bar? And will the bar be able to withstand heavy use?”

Those interviewed also agreed that the bar is the key ingredient to any establishment.

identity and must embody the persona of the venues’ atmosphere and experience.”

With so many suppliers and surface types on offer though, what is the best choice? Common picks include granite, quartz, marble, wood and laminates, but choices are essentially endless so long as they are finished and sealed correctly, and they match Australia New Zealand Food Authority Standards for Fixtures, Fittings and Equipment within a hospitality environment (Standard 3.2.2).

BARS AND THEIR SURFACES

“From an interior design perspective, our position is that the bar is the soul of the venue,” says Alex Zabotto-Bentley, AZBcreative design director.

“The bar emanates energy so it is essential for it to be entirely functional but also alluring.”

AZBcreative picked American Oak for the bar top at Kittyhawk because of the materials’ hardness and durability, but also its warmth and tendency to age beautifully over time. The 13-metre-long bar at the Sydney establishment is hand crafted with custom laser cut drip trays. All the metals incorporated are bronze, brass and aged steel.

“Patrons are receptive to the look and feel of materials whether they know it or not,” says Peter Kennon, founder and director at P-E-K Studio. “A bar is the lynch pin of a venue’s

“Bar tops need to [be] extremely functional.

[They’re] exposed to frequent cleaning, glasses and bottles, acidic drinks and alcohol,” says Peter James Harley, AZBcreative interior designer.

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Additionally, Harley believes a good bar needs to be comfortable for customers to sit and stand at, and for the bar staff to work on.

On the other hand, Smartstone’s Carrara product was used by Codef for the bar top at the Novak Properties Coffee Bar in Sydney. The quartz surface was chosen for both its look and usability.

“We had looked at other products that were also really sexy, but they were prone to staining or getting damaged quite easily,” says Dusanka Gendic, Codef design director.

P-E-K Studio chose a dolomite stone for the bar top at Melbourne’s Yukie Snack Bar. Specifically, the Super White Natural Dolomite (with a honed finish) from CDK Stone was used for its “beautiful and natural aesthetic.”

Similarly, SJB used stone tops for the two bars at Sydney’s Light Brigade Hotel (see page 24). For the rooftop, SNB Stone’s Grigio Alexus honed marble in a dark grey was used, and on level 2 Blue Moon Quartzite stone from CDK Stone lies over the bar.

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“For any venue SJB designs, the finishes and fittings deserve to be special,” says Jonathan Richards, SJB director.

“The stone plays a practical role. [It] is the meeting point between patron and staff, it’s sturdy, and [it’s] easy to keep clean. The stone we choose for each bar is opulent without ostentation, and creates an atmosphere for the guest to feel comfortable in.”

Ultraspace incorporated Corian’s Witch Hazel surface for the bar top at Lot 104 in Queensland.

Mark Gacesa, the firm’s creative design director, saw many benefits with this product, including its anti-bacterial nature, and its ability to join seamlessly and bend.

He particularly liked the material as it allowed him to illuminate the bar top.

“Illumination of some description is always a winner and if the illumination can wash over some unique finish that makes you want to enquire or touch to investigate… then you will always draw the punters,” says Gacesa.

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BREAKING THE RULES Of course, professional architects and designers aren’t the only ones who know what makes a great bar, and brand new materials aren’t essential either.

Mamasan in Sydney’s Surry Hills is a perfect example. Designed by owners, Adam Hunt and Gemma Lin, the Taiwanese and Japanese restaurant has made the most of recycled materials and was recognised in the 2015 International Green Interior Awards, winning the top hospitality award.

“Basically, we love old shit,” says Hunt.

The upstairs bar top was built out of 300-year-old oak doors from China.

“Gemma wanted to use them as toilet doors, but I was like ‘no, they’re too good’.”

Downstairs, the sashimi bar was made from an 80-year-old dinghy that was found washed up on the rocks in Sydney’s Pittwater.

“We get our sashimi delivered roughly five times a week, and I figured it’s as fresh as being served out of a boat. So, I had the idea of building the bar out of a boat,” says Hunt.

A slab of red gum was placed on the top of the dinghy.

“The actual materials you use are important.

Texture is a really underrated element,” says Hunt. “You want to just touch the wood, you want to feel it. If it feels good, then it is good – and then you’re going to enjoy your drink.”

THE VERDICT While it may not be as easy as pinpointing the most suitable surface material, a bar top’s design, look and functionality are crucial in creating a vibrant and welcoming experience for both customers and staff. Other options not mentioned previously but that we’ve seen used to great effect include Glazed Lava Stone by Pyrolave Australia and Naturastone’s range of quartz surfaces. n

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All standard products from nora systems have also been awarded the GREENGUARD certificate for indoor air quality and contribute to the LEED performance credits due to their positive attributes. Several products received prestigious prices with respect to design or functionality like the Good Design Award, the Gold Nightingale Award, the Red Dot Design Award, the Record Product Award or the Plus X Award.

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“A hospitality project differs itself to residential or industrial because we need to take into consideration looks versus functionality. The floor needs to gel with the dining experience and ensure the safety and longevity of the users and maintenance.” - Eid Goh, director Architects EAT

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ospitality trends come and go, but every project needs a solid floor which balances function and aesthetics.

When it comes to flooring, hospitality environments present their own set of challenges.

“A hospitality project differs itself to residential or industrial because we need to take into consideration looks versus functionality,” explains Eid Goh, director Architects EAT. “The floor needs to gel with the dining experience and ensure the safety and longevity of the users and maintenance.”

Consider this: The drastically different set of needs and risks in a hospitality project means flooring products must satisfy a special set of requirements.

Existing condition

Both Felicity Slattery, director of Studio Esteta and Goh suggest the first step is to check out the existing flooring/sub floor to see if it’s possible to work with what’s already there. It may be as simple as paring back a surface and applying a finish, saving money which can be used elsewhere.

Safety

Throw some water on a surface and it instantly becomes a slip hazard. Add grease, oils and fat to the mix and you’ve got a dangerous environment. “A film as thin as 1/10th the thickness of human hair can be enough to prevent complete contact between the shoe and floor, causing an accident,” says Paul Bruce, Altro’s technical services manager for Asia Pacific. Workplace

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health and safety requirements trickle down to flooring choice and floors must be suitable, in good condition and free from obstructions.

Bruce recommends architects check the specification includes the required slip resistant rating and additional performance and technical requirements “to ensure the correct, fit for purpose products are utilised on the project”.

Durability

Hospitality flooring must be exceptionally durable. Under the Australia and New Zealand Food Standards Code, the design of industrial catering areas must allow them to be effectively cleaned. “With hospitality, it needs to be quite a robust floor because of the amount of traffic and cleaning,” Slattery explains. “If it’s not a concrete or a solid timber it just won’t last.”

Ceramic tiles may be prone to chipping or cracking, allowing contaminated liquids to penetrate and bacteria to grow.

Maintenance

Architects must consider the maintenance or cost to replace flooring over time. Materials such as concrete can be lightly ground back and refinished to be returned to its former glory, while replacing grout or tiles can become a laborious and expensive task.

What’s in favour?

Kitchen and service areas

The main priority for flooring in kitchen and service areas is flooring that will help staff do their job. Specially manufactured ceramic or porcelain floor tiles can be used in kitchens to achieve the required slip rating, or a surface finish can be applied to concrete. A vinyl floor or safety flooring are popular options as they can provide the slip resistance and durability required, and reduce fatigue by providing comfort underfoot. In addition, many manufacturers provide coving to ensure cleaning is easy and there is nowhere for contaminants to hide.

Front of house

The front of house is where the customers create their first impressions of the establishment.

The flooring must be aesthetically pleasing but still able to handle the conditions. “You want to spend the money in the areas that get seen,” Slattery says. “You spend the money on the really beautiful concrete or timber floor finish and then you save the money in the service areas by doing a vinyl or a cheaper tile.”

Aesthetics

Another option is to run a timber floor in the entrance and then switch to tile or vinyl in the high-use service areas, but if you don’t select a grey grout finish, Slattery said the grout can start looking pretty dirty over time.

Naturally, aesthetics is a key driver in any project and is no less important in hospitality projects. Investment in quality flooring will not go unnoticed as it can brighten up a space or create a desired mood.

At Architects EAT, the team will tend to use porcelain, timber, stone or concrete for front of house. “The slip rating requirement is lower in this instance, hence we are able to access an array of finishes available in the market,” Goh says.

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PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE LUNE CROSSIANTERIE BY STUDIO ESTETA PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOM BLACHFORD

This project involved the interior alterations to an existing bare warehouse in Melbourne’s Fitzroy to house the expansion of specialist bakery, Lune Croissanterie. The brief was to “keep the pastries as the celebration of the space” and a clinical, simple fitout that revolved around the pastry-making process was requested. Studio Esteta took on the challenge of transporting the pastry making process to the forefront of the business. At the centre of the design was “The Lab”, a climatecontrolled show space where the pastries are made.

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The project required a robust, level flooring surface to allow trolleys and tables to be wheeled around with ease. The kitchen was not like a usual commercial kitchen as there was not a lot of wastage and the processes were different. Felicity Slattery, director of Studio Esteta explains that the existing structural concrete slab was used to allow the roughness and rawness of the warehouse to be maintained. The slab was ground back to bring out its character and a few layers of clear sealer

finish applied. The finished product provided a continuous base, “so the space flows really easily from one space to another,” Slattery explains. It also offered a solid, level base for staff to work efficiently and a “seamless floor finish that worked for all the different service areas”. Using the existing slab was a cost-saving measure, too. “It was a matter of trying to work with the existing conditions and spending the money on major, more front of house elements that would create the wow factor”.

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TETSUJIN BY ARCHITECTS EAT PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEREK SWALWELL

Tetsujin is a Japanese restaurant in Emporium, Melbourne. The converted shopping centre tenancy is separated into three different dining experiences: the Sushi Train, the Izakaya, and The Bar. The spaces were given their own individual branding, with the Sushi Train reminiscent of order, system and repetition, in contrast to the lively Japanese BBQ which ties in the concept of chaos.

Eid Goh, designer of Tetsujin says the team used engineered oak timber flooring for the sushi dining area to “achieve a softer feel and to assist with acoustics�. In the BBQ dining area, porcelain tiles which have a timber-looking texture were used simply for operational reasons. The two choices allowed Goh to balance aesthetics with practicality in operations. The decision to opt for relatively light finishing choices was also based on the sub flooring on site, with the entire floor raised off the concrete slab due to services restrictions. n

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A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOODS STARTER PACK WORDS: GERALDINE CHUA

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“COMMERCIAL KITCHENS, AS OPPOSED TO RESIDENTIAL KITCHENS, CAN BE CONSIDERED A LARGE PROCESSING PLANT. DURING COOKING PROCESSES, THEY GENERATE LARGE VOLUMES OF AIR CONTAMINANTS AND HEAT. IT IS ESSENTIAL IN A HVAC STRATEGY OF A RESTAURANT THAT THESE TWO ELEMENTS ARE DEALT WITH ACCORDINGLY.” - SVEN BOLOMEY, MANAGING DIRECTOR AIR & ODOUR MANAGEMENT

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angehoods are a staple feature in all residential projects, but their importance is magnified in professional kitchens.

Unlike stovetops, ovens and other appliances, which can be troubleshot in isolation, the exhaust hood is only one component of a commercial kitchen ventilation (CKV) system.

This ventilation system is, in turn, part of a larger chain where the kitchen hood is ultimately linked to a building’s overall HVAC strategy.

“Commercial kitchens, as opposed to residential kitchens, can be considered a large processing plant,” managing director of Air & Odour Management (AOM), Sven Bolomey, explains.

“During cooking processes, they generate large volumes of air contaminants and heat. It is essential in a HVAC strategy of a restaurant that these two elements are dealt with accordingly.”

Without an exhaust system as a ‘first step’ to regulate and remove the hot air and airborne contaminants produced by cooking – studies have found that cooking releases some of the same pollutants found in smog – a commercial kitchen becomes unworkable. Not only does an ineffective hood contribute to a less hygienic kitchen environment and health issues, its failure could affect a venue’s customers and even neighbouring tenancies or apartments.

In this kitchen ventilation starter pack, we explore the different factors designers should consider when selecting the right hood for their next project.

STANDARD VS PROPRIETARY HOODS According to Bolomey, there are two main hood types on the market that specifiers can choose from (see Figures 4 and 5 on page 58). The first are standard hoods, which are not typically built by specialised kitchen exhaust equipment suppliers but must still meet Australian Standards AS 1668.1:2015.

These standard hoods – sometimes labelled stainless steel boxes – are often supplied to smaller restaurants that do not require extensive or large exhaust systems.

Then there are proprietary hoods, also known as performance or low velocity hoods produced by specialised manufacturers. These hoods boast to be more efficient by including features specifically designed to optimise performance.

For example, AOM’s range of high efficiency proprietary hoods feature a certified honeycomb

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filter that has been tested to stop flames from penetrating into the hood and exhaust duct system. Proprietary hoods are also capable of incorporating other innovations like automation, touch screen commands and control panels.

Companies like Stoddart also manufacture exhaust hoods to specific requirements, such as the Halton ventilated ceiling solution. Designed for installation over cooking equipment like char grills, induction cooking and teppanyaki plates, this ventilated ceiling system extracts cooking pollutants while creating an air curtain to reduce the effect of cross breezes in an open kitchen.

Separately, hoods may also be categorised according to their purpose – whether they are to be installed over cooking equipment that produce heat and grease-laden effluent, or over equipment that produce just heat and condensation. Oven and condensate hoods, which are traditionally exhaust-only canopy hoods, are examples of the latter (see Figure 3 on page 58).

DETERMINING EXHAUST RATE Perhaps the most fundamental step to specifying the right commercial kitchen hood is calculating a kitchen’s exhaust needs.

Take the example of a steakhouse and a sushi bar.

The former’s kitchen is expected to generate stronger thermal plumes and grease than the latter. Similarly, a wok and gas char-broiler will naturally have higher exhaust requirements compared to an electric and gas steamer. The types and number of equipment and cooking that will take place in the kitchen necessarily informs what exhaust hood is finally specified.

The calculation of exhaust airflow rate is detailed in Australian Standard AS 1668.2-2012, which sets out the “requirements for mechanical air-handling systems that ventilate buildings and car parks, and for ventilation based on the need to control odours, particulates and specific gases”. Section 3 focuses on exhaust systems, including kitchen exhaust hoods and airflow.

Exhaust rates are affected by hood style and geometry. A wall mounted canopy hood, for instance, is expected to require less exhaust than island hoods. Interior angles close to, or at the capture edge of a hood, is also typically understood to improve performance.

According to a 2003 whitepaper by Energy Design Resources, “capture and containment performance may be enhanced with active

low-flow, high-velocity air jets along the perimeter of the hood”. In most cases, side or end panels further permit a reduced exhaust rate, as all of the replacement air is drawn across the front of the equipment, improving containment of the effluent plume generated by the hot equipment.

REPLACEMENT AIR DISTRIBUTION POINTS Extracting hot air and contaminants is just one half of a good CKV system. The other half is all about how makeup air (MUA) will be introduced into the kitchen to strike the right ‘air balance’.

“The idea that by not installing a dedicated makeup air supply, the operator is going to save money (in both first cost and operating cost) is short sighted,” a California Energy Commission design guide notes.

“If replacement air doesn’t come in, that means it doesn’t go out the exhaust hood and problems begin. Not only will the building pressure become too ‘negative’, the hood may not capture and contain cooking effluents due to reduced exhaust flow.

“We have all experienced the ‘can’t-open-thedoor’ syndrome because the exhaust fan is sucking too hard on the inside of the restaurant.”

Replacement air may be introduced from a variety of distribution points, from service doors and drive through windows, to the rangehood itself.

MUA can be introduced through a hood with an integrated supply plenum or external supply plenum, with multiple studies and guides recommending designers choose the latter when working with full-service and institutional kitchens with larger exhaust requirements (see Figure 1 on page 58).

However, there are challenges associated with introducing an independent or external MUA supply. If located too close to rangehoods, makeup air distribution points could interfere with the hood’s ability to capture and contain. For example, a fan in the kitchen pointing at the stove actually reduces hood performance and makes capture of plumes difficult (see Figure 2 on page 58).

“The primary recommendation for minimising the impact that locally supplied MUA will have on hood performance is to minimise the velocity (fpm) of the makeup air as it is introduced near the hood,” a Food Service Technology Center (FSTC) guide prepared by Architectural Energy Corporation and Fisher-Nickel recommends.

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1 The Halton ventilated ceiling solution was installed at The Ternary Restaurant in Darling Harbour, Sydney. Its jet air system creates the right ‘air’ balance between the kitchen environment and the outside area, while aesthetically blending into the flowing design of the restaurant’s refurbished area 2 One of AOM’s innovations is a high efficiency kitchen exhaust hood that includes the best possible filtration equipment (electrostatic precipitators) and odour mitigation methods (ozone injection) within the kitchen exhaust canopy so that the filtration is done as close as possible to the source of the contamination.

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“This can be accomplished by minimising the volume (cfm) of makeup air through any one pathway, by maximising the area of the grilles or diffusers through which the MUA is supplied, or by using a combination of pathways.”

“We have been involved in many projects where local residents have complained about restaurants. In city centres, discharge points often need to be engineered so as to not become a nuisance.”

Locally supplied makeup air with higher temperatures may also affect hood performance, since the buoyancy of hot air impacts the dynamics of air movement around the hood. In more temperate climates such as Australian summers, evaporative cooling may be an effective method of maintaining MUA temperatures within a range comfortable enough for kitchen staff, and which does not hamper hood performance (see Figure 2 opposite).

This implies filtration and odour control equipment must be installed in the exhaust system. This could lead to further design challenges, such as in restaurants located within heritage buildings.

DISCHARGE POINTS Also important is considering where the hot air and contaminants are going to be discharged to, while still meeting the requirements of codes and standards – a task that’s becoming more difficult in metropolitan areas.

“With more and more restaurants using more ‘extreme’ cooking styles – solid fuel including large fire pits inside restaurants, large chargrills, use of sauces and spices directly on open flame kitchen equipment et cetera – these high contaminated exhaust cannot be discharged directly into the local environment,” Bolomey says.

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MAINTENANCE As with all, if not most, products in the AEC industry, proper cleaning and servicing (O&M) of the specified rangehood is vital to ensuring it works as required in the long haul. Maintenance prevents issues such as the build-up of grease in ducts, the discharge of contaminated air into the local environment, failure of the exhaust system, and other health and safety risks including the risk of fire. Ensure that your supplier will be involved even after the commissioning and installation of the specified kitchen rangehood.

Finally, go where the experience is. While most specifiers may work on a handful of kitchen projects a year, specialised suppliers often handle over a hundred cases and will have vast experience in the different types of projects and equipment requirements. n

ENERGY EFFICIENCY Depending on facility layouts, a CKV system may account for up to 50 per cent of a building’s HVAC load. Some specification tips to maximise efficiency include: • Choosing a hood with interior angles that are close to or at the capture edge of the hood • Ensuring the hood has variable speed fans and idle conditions to minimise operating costs • Specifying different ventilation rates for hoods or hood sections over different equipment • Placing heavier duty appliances in the centre of the hood instead of at its edge

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WHY IT’S TIME TO RE-VISIT THE HOTEL BATHROOM?

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USTRALIAN STANDARDS FOR THE PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE EN-SUITE BATHROOM EXIST FOR GOOD REASON, BUT IT’S TIME TO CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO. THE COMMON FEEDBACK FROM BOTH END USERS AND HOTEL OPERATORS, IS THAT WE WOULD LOVE SOMETHING THAT DIDN’T STIGMATISE THE LOOK OF A DISABLED EN-SUITE BATHROOM, PLUS GAVE US GREATER FLEXIBILITY WITH THE TYPE OF GUESTS THAT COULD USE IT. With an ageing population as well as a significant growth in overseas visitors with a physical impairment into Australia, you can’t keep pointing to the same old design recipe that’s pretty dated and expect everyone to be accepting of it.

These hotels, saw that there was a number of advantages is turning the design philosophy of AS14281.1 into something much more, which delivered a better design outcome for the user, as well as a financial incentive for the developer / operator.

Travellers with physically disabilities need to be considered as valued patrons, whose needs in their en-suite bathroom, is as important to them as what is on the food menu. It can’t be expected that everyone can use our Australian AS1428.1 design for an accessible en-suite, as the variation in an individual wants and needs are considerable.

What is it then you say that makes these alternative design solutions for an accessible en-suite so different? Fundamentally, it’s the fixtures in the bathroom for a person with a physical disability that can make it a pleasurable experience or not.

It’s pretty easy to bring about a change, that’s why there are over 40 hotels around Australia who have already put the idea of a more realistic accessible en-suite design into their facilities.

In the last 10 years a considerable amount of accessible en-suite bathrooms have been created that do not follow chapter and verse the design of AS1428.1.

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The adoption of traditional grab rail and shower seat provision that give no flexibility in their height range or layout configuration, offer limited success, as the overall design is set in stone. If you apply modern day thinking where much of what we interact with is adaptable and delivers an element of choice, then you are on the road to what an enlightened accessible en-suite bathroom consists of.

It’s these ideals that the alternative design comprises of, so fixtures like grab rails and

shower seats can be added or removed, as well as adjusted in height and their location in a disabled bathroom.

On the flip side of catering best practise for people with a disability, is the commercial reality of hotels operators wishing to sell an accessible room to able bodied guests with no special requirements for an accessible en-suite.

Again this alternative design solution wins out, as the bathroom can be quickly modified in a matter of minutes to remove fixtures that often give little viewing pleasure to the guest, or practical advantage.

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WATERLESS URINALS MAKING A SPLASH DOWNUNDER WORDS: LUCY MARRETT

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aterless urinals will save your client water and money, particularly on new builds, and can help achieve a higher level of sustainability for your building.

They’re a simple contraption and aren’t new to Australia, but they are seeing increased specification of late thanks to a bigger market supply of improved products and a growing awareness of their benefits.

HOW DO THEY WORK? The bowl of a waterless urinal is shaped to encourage urine to flow through a grate and into a trap without pooling. Depending on the product (more on that later), the urine will pass through a cartridge filled with barrier liquid or a one-way valve to stop odour from passing back up into the bathroom space.

WHY INSTALL WATERLESS URINALS? Environmental performance, cost benefits and ease of maintenance are the three major reasons waterless urinals are rising to the top. They’re competitive on purchase price with other traditional flushing systems but will save you significant money once operational. They’re easy to clean and will incur virtually no ongoing costs once installed.

If a 2015 case-study by Uridan Australia is anything to go by, the money you’ll save by installing a waterless urinal and reducing your water usage is significant.

The study compared the installation and maintenance costs of 14 Uridan waterless urinals in Sydney’s World Tower to the cost of the building’s previous flushing urinals over a four-month period. Uridan reports that water usage dropped by 14 per cent and by 87,000 litres per week after installing the waterless urinals, amounting to a cost saving of $15,246 per annum.

These findings match similar estimates from the Green Building Council Australia which says you’re likely to save $2,000 per year if you were to convert a three-stall automatically flushing urinal into a waterless equivalent.

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WHAT CONSIDERATIONS NEED TO BE TAKEN? There are various factors that should be considered before specifying waterless urinals to ensure they suit the needs and budget of the project.

If it’s a retrofit project, existing plumbing will need to be drained and capped and could need an upgrade. Waste pipes that run uphill, have multiple right-angled connections and inadequate rodding access are a problem and aren’t compatible with waterless systems. UK waterless urinal manufacturer, Gentworks estimates that around 10 per cent of bathrooms will need some remedial works prior to converting urinals to waterless use.

Sufficient fall of pipes is needed to avoid pooling and odour and other water-using facilities should be situated upstream on the pipe trail from waterless urinals.

TYPES OF WATERLESS URINALS There are three main types of waterless urinals which have different installation and maintenance requirements, and different ways of masking or prohibiting excessive odour in a bathroom (refer to Figure 1).

1. BARRIER LIQUID URINAL– REFILLABLE CARTRIDGE

A refillable Barrier Liquid cartridge or trap is situated at the bottom of the bowl and forms a barrier between the user and the plumbing. It works much like a standard plumbing S-trap in that the Barrier Liquid floats above the urine in the cartridge and creates a seal that prevents sewer gas from passing from the drain pipes back into the occupied space of the building.

The cartridges are easy to refill or replace but do require cleaners and maintenance staff to be trained on when to do so. Seals can also be lost if large volumes of water are flushed down the trap.

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is any indication of their life expectancy. The biggest advantage is that it won’t break down with large volumes of water being used by cleaners and it can handle most cleaning chemicals.

3. MICROBIAL BLOCKS

Microbial blocks can be used to convert flushing systems to waterless. A water-soluble block is placed in the urinal and is designed to break down on contact with urine to release odour-masking agents and bacteria that will break down the components of urine that cause scale and odour.

A small amount of water is required each day to keep the bacteria activated but it means you can retrofit an existing urinal without plumbing works or new urinals. The existing S-trap is retained to create a barrier between user and the plumbing system and an extra level of odour protection.

Various standards apply to installation of waterless urinals in Australia including Watermark certification, Australian Standard 3500.2:2003 for sanitary plumbing and drainage and Australian Technical Standard 5200.459:2004. n

PLEASE ENSURE • Product is Watermark approved • Sewer pipes aren’t made from copper • There’s proper ventilation in bathroom • Sufficient fall of the sewer pipes to avoid pooling and odour • Physical barrier between the user and sewer pipes • Other water-using facilities are upstream of waterless urinals

TOP 5 BENEFITS 1. Reduced expenditure 2. Environmentally friendly 3. Easy to maintain 4. No flooding in bathrooms 5. Reduced incidence of pipe blockages

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Bathrooms Stone, Carrara Marble C with honed finished, CDK Stone. Wall tile, Vixel Glass Mosaic, Artedomus. Wall tile, Yohen Border, Artedomus. Ceramic tile, glazed wall tile, Calibre Concepts.

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Outdoor Terrace Floor tile, Trellis, Skheme. Decorative screen wall, Pantalla Three with gloss finish, Skheme.

Stair Wall Treatment Timber panelling, vee-joint timber boards.

Carpet Dusk, Brintons.

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• Complete Roofing System • Fire-retardant polyisocyanurate (PIR) core • Factory Mutual Approved • Thermal Movement Allowance • No Sealant or Butyl Tape • Fixed Over Single Purlin • Allows Roof Turnup

SecureLap® system was weather tested by CSIRO and is endorsed by BlueScope Steel MetecnoSpan® Commercial Roofing MetecnoSpan® PIR is a commercial roofing panel with excellent water carrying capacity suitable for pitches as low as 2 degrees. The PIR (polyisocyanurate) core is sandwiched between two layers of Bluescope Steel. Multiple panel thickness enable larger spans and various thermal options making MetecnoSpan® the ideal solution for projects across the retail, warehouse and commercial markets.

Unlike traditional single skin built up systems which require wire mesh, bulk insulation, spacer battens and finally sheeting, MetecnoSpan® PIR performs all those tasks with just one product. This saves considerable time and money allowing earlier building occupation, which in turn generates revenue sooner for building owners.

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A flexible 75 mm wide sealing strip, moulded to suit the roofing profile.

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SecureLap® end lap sealing system provides a solution to the troublesome “sheet to sheet” end lap while still allowing connection over one purlin. Unlike “sheet to sheet” end lapping, SecureLap® does not rely on sealant, in fact no sealant is required to the connection. The SecureLap® system sandwiches a closed cell sealing strip (which incorporates the fixing plate) between the lapping panels. SecureLap® was recently weather tested to AS/NZ 4046.9-2002 by CSIRO confirming suitability for Australia’s harsh conditions.

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KITCHENS & KICTHEN EQUIPMENT Food waste disposers

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CEILINGS, INTERNAL WALL MATERIALS & PARTITIONING Architectural green wall panels

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Sliding panels with zero clearance

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Architectural screen solutions

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Composite timber screens

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Decorative brick inlay & concrete facades

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Aluminium screens and cladding sets

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Louvre windows

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Prefinished western red cedar cladding

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Impact-resistant glass awnings

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Insulated façade system

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Fire shutters & egress doors

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SPECIFY BLUM’S TANDEMBOX – PERFORMANCE OPTIMISED Continuing to invest in not only new product development, but also into existing products. Blum have optimised its tried and tested TANDEMBOX drawer and pull-out programme ensuring they service the market and their customers with the highest quality product. TANDEMBOX intivo and TANDEMBOX antaro now provide an even better opening feel with improved stability and enhanced running action.

Blum’s TANDEMBOX programme has proven its worth for many years and offers plenty of scope for the design of furniture interiors thanks to its different programme lines. These specific optimisations provide further support to current design trends and enhance the functionality and convenience when using the drawer and pull-out in everyday use.

Important functions of the existing system have been optimised to improve operating characteristics with lighter opening forces with a smoother transition into the running action. To support the design trend of high fronted furniture, stability has been significantly improved by an optimisation to the front fixing bracket.

Improvements to the TANDEMBOX drawer side and cabinet profile have further enhanced the smooth, light running action when operating the drawer or pull-out.

For further information regarding Blum’s TANDEMBOX performance optimisation please visit Blum.com

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CEMINTEL PREFINISHED PRODUCTS ARE AN IDEAL EXTERNAL LIGHTWEIGHT SYSTEM Architects constantly work under the constraints of a client’s budget and there is a perception that prefinished products are more costly than traditional material options. While not a silver bullet, prefinished products can help provide some relief to this pressure.

There is an increasing amount of discussion being attributed to prefinished materials as they deliver several benefits, one of the most attractive benefits is reduced install costs. They are also flexible in their application and can be used externally and internally in both residential and commercial projects.

Fast and easy installation, along with its low maintenance and ventilated cavity system, seems to be realised more in the industry and is fuelling the growing portfolio of work where prefinished products have been used. There is now a more sophisticated range of textures and finishes available, and manufacturers are honing the production process so that tolerances for quality surfaces are improved and response times for new products are faster to meet market demands.

Cemintel offer a number of prefinished products in a range of colours and textures including beautiful Barestone®. www.cemintel.com.au

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SPECIFY DS1297 LIFT TO LOCK BY DORIC Doric’s DS1297 Lift to Lock multi-point mortice lock is designed for aluminium hinged door applications.

The lever is lifted upward to throw the side projection bolt and the vertical locking rods. Additional functionality can be added to the lockset by the fitting of Doric Furniture with snib, which then provides a “day latching function” – the ability to secure the lock from outside, without key locking, therefore providing safety when the building is occupied.

It is designed to provide four-point locking when a shoot bolt rod kit is fitted. Installation and field serviceability has been enhanced with a “pull and twist” reversible bevelled latch bolt and the ability to remove the lock body while the rod connectors slide out from the actuators.

Key features and benefits: • Stainless steel bevelled latch bolt, horizontal projection bolt and vertical D bolts for strength and durability • “Pull and Twist” easily reversible bevelled latch bolt without the need for tools • Four-point locking when vertical shoot bolt kit fitted • Snib function available when used with Doric Furniture with snib (DS1504 or DS1604 Series) • Easily removable lock body, which slides out from the Vertical Shoot bolt rods without the need to unscrew rod adaptors • Floating cam cylinder allows for one side to be operated even when a key is left in the other side of the cylinder • Stainless steel rod tubes which provide a secure connection onto the adaptors when crimped.

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HÄFELE & HIDEAWAY: A STRONG PARTNERSHIP Hideaway Bins available from Häfele are ideal for use as a hidden storage solution within any area of your home - kitchen, bathroom, laundry...anywhere. Three intelligently designed ranges are available, offering a simple and stylish space-saving solution.

A Hideaway® Bin is a practical solution that slides away inside the cabinet and is completely hidden from sight until needed.

The bins are designed to be mounted at bench height and pull out towards you, allowing easy use without bending into low cabinets. Units are also easy to clean and maintain, providing the customer with an easy solution for disposing of waste and keeping their home organized. Between the three ranges available the customer is sure to find a solution for their home.

The HIDEAWAY® SOFT CLOSE RANGE is fitted with soft close runners, allowing a smooth and controlled close.

The bin also has a friction-fitted lid to seal in odours, which is treated with an antibacterial powder coating for a hygienic storage solution.

The HIDEAWAY® DELUXE RANGE has a friction-fitted lid to seal in odours, which is treated with a ClinikillTM. The units operate with manual open and close ball bearing runners.

The HIDEAWAY® COMPACT RANGE is suitable for areas of limited space as well as offering price competitive options. The units operate with high quality, soft close ball bearing runners.

For more information visit a Häfele showroom or go online to www.hafele.com.au | 1300 659 728 | info@hafele.com.au

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SPECIFY WIDE SPAN FIRE SHUTTERS WITH INTEGRATED DOORS FOR EGRESS Fire separation in buildings can often be restrictive to the designers want for open space, light and freedom. Standard fire rated products can often be restrictive in size and function.

Greene Fire can provide design solutions with fire rated shutters of any size, integrating standard fire doors into the operable steel shutter. No other company can provide NCC and disabled access compliant fire doors in shutters.

Open up space in your building design by removing fire walls and fire doors and making them operable. Designs are available in vertical, horizontal or side operating. We have a solution to solve any design challenge.

Greene Fire has been operating in the fire engineered solution market within Australia since 2000, commencing with specialising in delivering fire curtain and smoke curtain solutions which has now evolved to include other specialist fire protective products and solutions. www.greenefire.com.au

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MADE TO MEASURE STEEL WATER TANKS FOR ANY APPLICATION EVER ART WOOD® SERIES Beautiful, Japanese made, timber alternative.

Covet’s aluminium screens and cladding sets a new benchmark in naturallook timber alternatives.

Designed with excellent weather resistance, and performs well to Australian fire standards.

Kingspan Water manufactures quality, made to measure, long-lasting water tanks and accessories for the Australian market. It is Australia’s market leader and a trusted source of expert advice in water storage and rainwater harvesting for the residential, commercial and rural sectors.

Only the highest quality materials are used to precision engineer the systems and all water tanks are backed by an industry leading 10 year construction warranty and 20 year warranty against corrosion.

Available in a selection of profile sizes, cladding panels, textural surfaces, and unique installation options.

All tanks are available for download as BIM files at kingspanwater.com.au.

In addition, the Size-a-lator allows you to quickly specify a steel water tank and have it quoted.

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To learn more about Kingspan Water visit kingspanwater.com.au, email sales.au@kingspan.com, or call 1300 736 562

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LET THE OUTDOORS IN WITH PLEXIGLAS ® Clear Plexiglas® allows natural flow of light and welcomes the outdoors in with added protection. Its lightweight impact resistant panels are 17 times stronger than glass and expel harmful UV Rays.

When edges are polished, it has crystal clarity with water-like edges.

The dull grey or green edges of glass cannot match the clarity and brilliance of Plexiglas®.

Plexiglas® is easy to fabricate and form into a variety of shapes and is readily decorated. Plexiglas® is a dream come true for architects, builders and designers. There are huge savings in the construction/ steelwork of Awnings structure, due to the weight of Plexiglas® being less than that of glass.

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SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE LED SCREENS WITH ARCHITECTURE Ci is an unrivalled architectural resource for large format LED display.

Their achievements include Australia’s best stadium perimeter LED (MCG/Etihad), best light transparent media façade (Emporium) and Australia’s most impressive shopping centre LED examples, indoor and outdoor. There are many traps for the unwary with LED but Ci can provide you with the necessary technical knowhow to ensure you get the right product specified for your project.

Ci offer every LED possibility, from screens seen up close to roof top giants. So if you would like to match or better what designers are doing overseas with LED, call 1300 242 742 or visit www.ciasia.com.au.

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STAINLESS STEEL BALUSTRADE & FENCING Miami Stainless has a range of architectural balustrade & fencing products for residential and commercial applications.

We continually develop new and innovate products making Miami Stainless an industry leader in architectural stainless steel.

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Wire balustrade systems Handrails & fittings Posts & spigots Glass balustrade accessories

Our products lines are sourced to meet the highest specifications and standards. Our commitment to quality products, exceptional service and value for money is testament in our continued growth for the past 15 years.

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INTRODUCING BEACHCLAD This trending new Cedar Sales product range, in Knotty Grade Western Red Cedar, has a rustic bandsawn face and comes in a range of pre-finished, beach-themed colour washes. Designed to produce the effect of ageweathered or charred timber, BeachClad allows architects and designers to specify rustic, seasoned timber from the outset.

BeachClad is available raw, or in one of two statement finishes. Choose from Mist, a silvery grey finish (pictured), or Charred, a dark, warm finish reminiscent of a campfire on the beach.

Rustic. Textured. Weathered. Specify BeachClad today.

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METECNOKASSET®, THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW INSULATED FAÇADE SYSTEM

Designed with input from architects, designers and clients, Dolphin’s Alavo uses the latest technology – including infra-red sensor taps, foam soap systems and highspeed low energy dryers – to save time, water, energy, soap, space and money.

With its rigorous testing, MetecnoKasset® sets the new safety benchmark for use particularly on high-rise apartments. The new insulated system can be used as a curtain wall system while installed from inside the building.

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ROOF ACCESS HATCHES

BY AM-BOSS ACCESS LADDERS PTY LTD AM-BOSS Access Ladders Pty Ltd is the front-runner in Building Code of Australia (BCA) compliant pull-down access ladders. They currently offer the only pull-down access ladder on the Australian market that is CodeMark Certified.

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SINGLE RUN RANGE FOR STRAIGHT SLIDING PANELS WITH ZERO CLEARANCE SOLUTIONS Brio’s Single run range is designed for interior and exterior sliding shutters and panels from 80kg up to an incredible 350kg in weight for residential or commercial applications. Hangers use four precision bearings which have reinforced nylon tyres.

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ACCOLADE SHEET VINYL - AUSTRALIAN MADE

ARCHITECTURAL SCREEN SOLUTIONS

The Accolade Range of sheet vinyl features flooring which has been designed to be both extremely durable, whilst the Accolade Safe and Accolade Foothold Ranges also aid in slip resistance.

The Standard ScreenWall system from Con-form integrates aesthetically with surrounding architecture and plugs into the full Con-form platform range. The ScreenWall is powder coated to match any colour scheme using the complete Dulux and Interpon range.

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BABY SAFE SOLUTIONS ARE EASY TO INSTALL, DURABLE AND SANITARY

HYGIENIC GRP SWING DOORS FOR THE MEDICAL AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

ASI JD MacDonald offers Baby Safe solutions for baby changing stations.

All their units are not only easy to install, but also durable and sanitary. To meet all your washroom needs, they offer numerous choices including Accessible Compliant models.

DMF International’s Hygienic Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) Swing Doors are for pharmaceutical facilities, hospitals, research labs, food processing and cleanroom laboratories. The doors come in various styles and sizes, and safeguard against the spread of bacteria and infection.

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SPECIFY ARCHITECTURAL GREEN WALL PANELS FROM EVERGREEN WALLS

LUXURY VINYL PLANKS AND TILES FROM KARNDEAN DESIGNFLOORING

Artificial green walls are an excellent alternative to living plants especially for retail and commercial solutions. The Evergreen Wall Panel has been designed to give architects and designers a premium, modular green wall panel that is both realistic and very durable.

Karndean Designflooring vinyl plank and tile takes inspiration from natural wood and stone. Unlike traditional flooring categories such as timber, wood, laminate, ceramic tile and linoleum, Designflooring is a multilayer composite material.

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EXPOL UNDERFLOOR POLYSTYRENE INSULATION FROM FOAMEX The Expol Underfloor Insulation is one of the most effective ways to insulate against weather extremes.

The polystyrene panels are expanded and fit between the floor joists to create a thermal barrier and to stop the heat escaping in winter and entering in summer.

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HP DESIGNJET T830 MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER This printer from HP creates its own Wi-Fi network for easy connectivity with Wi-Fi Direct, and can deliver A1 prints in 25 seconds. It can also cut waste by 50 per cent, printing at half scale with automatic sheet feeder/tray.

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BARRIERWALL™ COMMERCIAL WALL SYSTEM The BarrierWall system from Modular Wall Systems is designed to enable businesses to combine a pleasing aesthetic of a domestic wall with the scale, resilience and outstanding sound insulation performance of a commercial wall.

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NORAPLAN QUALITY RUBBER SHEET COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY FLOORING The noraplan® floor covering collection from Nora Flooring is available in rolls or tiles and offers unlimited design options thanks to the varied patterns with smooth surface and harmonised colour range.

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NEW M SERIES FOOD WASTE DISPOSERS

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A food waste disposer is a simply must-have appliance for the modern kitchen.

A waste disposer from InSinkErator doesn’t just offer practical, contemporary convenience; it provides an environmentally responsible answer to the growing problem of food waste.

Robertson’s Building Products are the suppliers of brick inlay systems and façade systems built on innovation and a love of smart design. The façade systems are made up of thin bricks that are backed by over 160 years in the building industry.

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SPECIFY THERMOBREAK NO CLAD FOR EXTERNAL INSULATION FROM SEKISUI PILON High performance, closed cell, physically crosslinked polyolefin foam insulation, Thermobreak No Clad, is a reliable alternative to cladding of duct and pipe insulation. The system is integrated with a highly durable foil facing to eliminate mechanical damage in high risk environments.

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SMARTJOIST OFFERS THE LONGEST SPANS IN MARKET SmartJoists are engineered for heavy performance. Tilling start with ultrasonically graded LVL flanges, bonded with exterior adhesive for more load carrying capacity. The web material is oriented strand board (O.S.B.) which also has superior carrying capacity. All SmartJoists are H2S termite treated as standard.

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ZEGO REFORM SYSTEM ZEGO ReFORM System is a reusable formwork solution made from recycled plastic which does not require the foam insulation. The system is fire rated to AS3600 and AS3959-2009.

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PROVIDE A LEVELLED ENTRANCE WITH STORMTECH’S SLIMLINE DRAINAGE GRATES Stormtech Slimline drainage grates and access covers are used to create a levelled entrance at most thresholds.

The grates provide run off control for pool surrounds (wet edge), pedestrian and paved areas, vehicular areas, courtyard drains and more.

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BUZON PEDESTALS FOR RAISED FLOORS FROM PASCO CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS

WRAP UP EARLIER, REVERSE BUILD™ WITH THERMOSEAL™ WALL WRAP

Buzon Pedestals will appeal to architects and builders designing and constructing raised floors. The awardwinning product can be used with pavers, timber decking and steel grating to create raised floors on balconies, terraces, green roofs, temporary floors and water features.

Thermoseal Wall Wrap provides a protective weather barrier that allows trades to carry out work inside a house, before the facade is constructed. Builders are no longer at the mercy of bad weather, or the availability of external facade contractors.

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WINTEC LOUVRE WINDOWS FOR SUPERIOR VENTILATION Wintec’s Multi-Operational System Handle Locking Louvre Windows provide excellent ventilation, and accommodate glass, aluminium or timber blades.

They fit most gallery brands, and have built in fly screen provision as part of the frame.

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INNOSCREEN COMPOSITE TIMBER SCREENS FROM INNOWOOD AUSTRALIA High quality InnoScreen composite timber screens is the perfect screening system for internal and external wall surfaces in commercial and residential applications for its protective and energy saving qualities. .

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