The building features six classrooms on the ground floor and six on the top floor with external stairwells on two sides of the building. There is also a large first floor balcony, and an additional smaller balcony on the rear of the building with a sink for students to wash paint brushes and other equipment. Balustrades were needed for all these areas to meet Ministry of Education guidelines and keep students and staff safe.
Working with UNEX, the GHD Woodhead team specified 100LM of the heavy-duty ‘Finline’ postless balustrade for the project. Custom vertical 60 x 16mm aluminium fins were fixed along a channel system for both balustrades and stairs, with an interlinking side rail fixed off fins at stairs. The modern, vertical style of Finline makes it an ideal choice for adding visual interest to buildings, and offers options for side fixing. In this case the channel system was side fixed to steel PFC using M8 bolts via aluminium cylindrical spacers.
For Torbay School, the quality product and detailed level of support has resulted in sleek balustrades that meet Ministry of Education requirements and keep children safe while providing a warmer, more architectural look for the new classroom block.
St Thomas School is one of several projects that our team at Unex have completed for the Ministry of Education. Designed by Ministry of Architecture and built by A-Line Construction, the project involved the demolition of the existing Block 1A and replacing it with a new two storey 12 classroom teaching block. The School prioritised a connected space which has successfully been achieved linking the new build to surrounding buildings via both external and internal linkways.
The 3000 SERIES is ideal for schools, retail, sports facilities, theatres and hospitality, with framed baluster or framed glass options available. Its 90mm wide base suite and pre-compliant design (meets C5 of AS/NZS 1170.1 with a 3.0kN/m top-edge load) is pre-engineered for maximum peace of mind in public and crowded areas.
Located on Auckland’s North Shore, the Lady Allum Retirement Village project involved the construction of a new 44 unit apartment block constructed on a very tight site within Oceania Group’s existing retirement facility. The UNEX engineering team worked closely with the architect to create 2.7m high privacy screens as well as bespoke, and removeable air conditioning covers using our Safa-Slat.
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UNEX Surreal Semi-Frameless Glass Balustrade to Decks
Located on River Road in Hamilton the Ryman Linda Jones Retirement Village offers a range of apartments, townhouses as well as rest home, hospital and a dementia care unit.
UNEX is adapting with a changing industry through innovative product development and a diversity of projects and clients. The custom designed dementia fence with glass overhang and beautifully adapted Windsor with corner motif at Ryman Linda Jones is testament to this.
Arvida Aria Bay in Auckland offers high-end retirement living with lovely apartments and dementia care. The Unex engineering team supplied various site-specific designs and PS1's for the different fixing methods on this job.
Eden Green Apartments design by Leuschke Group Architects is located on a busy intersection, nestled between a mix of commercial, industrial and residential developments in Mt Eden. It is located opposite the Mt Eden (Maungawhau) Domain.Â
Nixon Central was an exciting new development which UNEX was privileged to work with the Southside Investment Group. Located in Kingsland, just a stone’s throw to the shops, train station, and Nixon Park, this boutique development designed by renowned Paul Brown Architects, consisted of 16 apartments, each featuring UNEX's Surreal style Semi-frameless glass balustrades or the newer slim profile style Finline, our Postless aluminium balustrade.
The project was a resounding success – it sold out before construction commenced, was completed in 12 months to a very high quality by Clearwater Construction who UNEX worked alongside to deliver on time and to the highest standard.
UNEX Architectural Barriers worked closely with the client, Archi_ON and Waide Construction on The Victor development in Brown’s Bay, Auckland, to deliver the right solution.
An undeniable focal point of the development is the common atrium with its attention-grabbing bespoke curved balustrade — a challenging feature that was accomplished through meticulous attention to detail from both the architects and the team at Unex Systems.
