By Glasshape
BP’s new head office in Auckland is located across two floors of an existing building. The challenge for the designers Unispace was to connect the spaces, so there was good cross functional interaction between floors and the space felt energized and light. They created a brief for a place that works with the notion of harnessing raw organic energy and radiating it out from it central source. The steel glass and timber spiral staircase became the central connecting element of the design enabling interactions and linking the business units.
Glasshape® worked with Unispace and Woods Glass to bring this challenging, unique concept to life in an extremely short timeframe and under huge pressure of precision and co-ordination – the glass panels contained more than 400 holes that all had to be in exactly the right position – we are so humbled of what we were able to achieve through our advanced glass processing technology and highly accurate digital measuring technology with our TemperShield® premium bent toughened glass.
A highly accurate 3D digital model and shop drawings of the curved staircase design were created which enabled each supplier to work closely together, ensuring all the elements could be brought to site and assembled seamlessly. Glasshape® ability to accurately manufacture the bent glass ensured the project was completed to perfection within the tight time frame – 40 days from acceptance to completion – including CAD modelling, manufacture and installation.
Location: Auckland – New Zealand
Client: Woods Glass
Delivering Bent & Specialist Glass with Excellence.
Glasshape®, established in 1986, is a leading innovator, designer and manufacturer of bent, tempered (toughened), laminated and digital ceramic print specialty glass. Family owned and based in Auckland, New Zealand, Glasshapes philosophy of growth through innovation, ingenuity and customer service sees it deliver best-in-class glazing solutions in a variety of categories, with notable success in marine, architectural (residential and commercial), cyclonic, high security and heavy machinery projects.
Consistently investing in technology and capacity to meet the increasing demands from architects, designers and their clients, Glasshape® designs and supplies certified bent and flat glass, either monolithic or laminated, for almost any setting. With Australian offices in Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne, and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, Glasshape® provides customer centric solutions with an international reach.
Our brands are lauded and respected for the quality and craftsmanship they represent and include DurashieldMarine® marine grade glass, TemperShield® bent toughened glass, AmmoShield® and ArmourShield® attack resistant glass, StormShield® cyclone resistant glass and VisionInk® digitally printed ceramic inks.