72 Tuam Street
Completed in early 2024 for the Christchurch Lexus dealership, this project comprised significant rain screen panelling to four sides of the building.
The array of interlocking panels feature perforations with a 50% open area, ensuring ample transparency while providing sufficient shading to reduce thermal gain on the first and second floors. These bespoke perforations include the iconic Lexus Spindle shape, with a subtlety that avoids overt branding but still conveys the essence of Lexus.
Designed and built with sustainability in mind, this project provided an excellent opportunity to test our team's engineering skills. It included prototyping and load testing of screen components to ensure their suitability for use. Utilising strategic bracketry and reinforcement in the panels, we minimised material usage while ensuring a durable end result - manufactured with a quick turnaround.
These panels, finished with a Matt Ebony black powder coat from Interpon's D2525 range, have excellent see-through ability with an open area that's well above the 40% threshold for clear visibility. The interlocking layered rhombus format used for these panels creates a robust lattice structure - albeit demanding careful design detailing to mitigate the effects of tolerance variations in the building affecting the assembly.
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CLIENT:
Miles Group - designed by Warren & Mahoney, constructed by Amalgamated Builders Ltd -
LOCATION:
Christchurch
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SERVICES:
Design Service, Perforated Panel Manufacture
