Kenilworth
By Glasshape
Take a peek inside the Kenilworth Residence, an impressive recently completed home featuring an elegantly designed circular staircase, located adjacent to the main entrance, making a statement as you enter the home.
Positioned in front of a large set of windows, the extensive use of glass in the design of the staircase railing and treads allows natural light to penetrate deep into the room in which it graces without obstruction.
The staircase railing is made of Glasshape’s signature TemperShield, low iron, bent 1/2′′ (12mm) glass and has a relatively tight bend radius of 27 ½” (700mm). Similarly, the stair treads are made of triple SGP laminated low iron glass, with a combined thickness of 1 ½” (39mm), which have digitally printed ceramic ink edge band on the underside of each tread, to conceal their fixing interface with the steel structure of the staircase.
Glasshape was honoured to collaborate with Ironwood Connection. Initially, Digital Field Measuring services will be provided utilizing the latest Laser Scanning Technology to capture the as-built staircase structure and surrounding built environment. The Point Cloud Data obtained from the Field Measure was then used to reverse 3D computer model the staircase and design the bent glass railings and laminated stair treads to fit and in preparation for manufacture.
The finished result is a reflection of the combined effort and attention to detail from everyone involved in this complex and beautifully executed project.
“ After reviewing the Kenilworth project, I knew I would be working wit h Glasshape again to complete it. This is one of the most challenging projects that we have done, and Derek Spoel was very helpful in finding solutions to keep it moving forward. He was able to answer any and all questions we had as we were progressing thr ough the project. The pricing was very competitive given the complexity, and we were able to keep it to a reasonable level to win the job. Once they finished production of the glass, we were able to track it as it arrive d on time to our location. Regardless of the size of the project they are my go - to for bent glass. With the quality of the glass and customer service they make it very difficult to consider anyone else “
'Estevan DeLeon , Field Estimator – Design & Build Specialist – IronWood Connect ion'
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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.