commercial blinds & curtains Contents

➊ KWA Profile 3 ➋ Greener Buildings 4 ➌ Roller Blinds 6 ➍ Pleated Blinds 10 ➎ Motorisation 12 ➏ Façade Management 14 ➐ Curtain and Tracks 16 ➑ Project Gallery 18 ➒ Contact Information 24

| 2 PROFILE

KWA Blinds is the leading supplier of quality custom made Blinds and Curtains in the Commercial Marketplace.

Established since 1994, KWA Blinds is 100% Queensland owned, and committed solely to the Commercial Market.

One of the principal assets of our company is the ability to be able to offer numerous products from a wide range of manufacturers. This allows us to supply the most suitable product for your requirements, based on quality, budget and product performance.

Our scope of works can range from a single blind, to thousands of blinds in Multi-Storey Buildings, as found in projects like and 123 Albert Street.

KWA Blinds is Code Compliant to the Building Industry National Code of Practice and Quality Assured to ISO9001.

We are very conscious of Green Star Building requirements and the reduction in Greenhouse emissions that can be provided by Window Coverings.

By Specialising in the Commercial Marketplace our level of expertise in this field is second to none.

Ken Wilson Managing Director KWA Blinds

3 | | 4 ➊ GREENER BUILDINGS

KWA Blinds is committed to reducing the production of Greenhouse gases and protecting our environment.

We have affiliations with companies such as Verosol and Vertilux, who are strongly committed to manufacturing in a manner that is environmentally sustainable and have fabrics that have passed the Oeko-Tex Standard and have been assessed and approved for inclusion in Ecospecifier.

We are also very conscious of the vital role that blinds can play in reducing CO2 emissions, particularly by reducing the strain on air conditioning and consequent reduction in electricity. Verosol has a savings calculator to estimate the electricity savings and reduction in CO2 emissions by using metal backed fabrics. To estimate savings simply click on the link of ‘Savings Calculator’ on www.silverscreen-fabrics.com.

A green building will save money, reduce waste, increase worker productivity and create healthier environments for people to live and work. KWA Blinds has fully trained staff who have attended the Green Building Council of Professionals Course, and are able to support clients in the specification of environmentally friendly products, and can assist with Green Star Ratings.

➊ Greener Buildings

Project: Commercial Building. Location: 123 Albert Street. Details: 6 Star Green Star Building.

5 | roller blinds

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roller blinds clean lines & simplicity

| 6 ROLLER BLINDS

Roller Blinds are the most popular window treatment due to their simplicity and clean lines.

A key component of roller blinds is their environmental adaptability. Whatever the application, from total privacy to the ability to appreciate your view, from traditional to contemporary design, roller blinds complement window coverings in every situation. Roller blinds combine subtle elegance, technical innovation ➋ and design flexibility, perfectly complementing architectural vision.

Different operating systems offer spring assisted mechanisms to handle larger blinds and provide longevity of product.

Available with metallised backed fabrics, sunscreen fabrics, blockout fabrics and transluscent fabrics.

➊ Roller Blinds

Project: Commercial Building. Location: 400 George St, . Product: Roller Blinds. ➌

➋ Roller Blinds ➌ Roller Blinds

Project: Commercial Building. Project: Commercial Building. Location: Thiess, Southbank. Location: SparQ, Newstead. Product: Roller Blinds. Product: Roller Blinds.

7 | roller blinds subtle elegance

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➋ Roller Blinds

Project: Commercial Building. Location: Santos Place, Brisbane. Product: Roller Blinds. ➋

➊ Roller Blinds ➌ Roller Blinds

Project: Commercial Building. Project: Commercial Building. Location: Ipswich Courthouse. Location: Santos Place, Brisbane. Product: Roller Blinds. Product: Roller Blinds.

9 | pleated blinds

pleated blinds always in style

| 10 ➊ pleated blinds

PLEATED BLINDS

Pleated blinds provide heat and glare control and are available in a wide range of fabrics.

Available in both manual and motorised options, pleated blinds can be used to accommodate unusual applications as pictured.

Day/night or twin pleated blinds are available with combinations of two fabric densities, (transparent, semi-transparent, non-transparent fabrics and blockout), in the one blind. This offers the ➋ advantage of views or room darkening to allow for audiovisual presentations.

➋ Pleated Blinds

Project: Commercial Building. Location: Brisbane City Council, . Product: Pleated Blinds. ➌

➊ Pleated Blinds ➌ Pleated Blinds

Project: Commercial Building. Project: Commercial Building. Location: Brisbane City Council, Location: KWA Blinds Office, Cleveland. Brisbane Square. Product: Pleated Blinds. Product: Pleated Blinds.

11 | motorisation

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motorisation so easy

| 12 MOTORISATION

Motorisation is becoming an increasingly popular mode of operation, particularly for boardrooms, training rooms and reception areas.

With the new Green Star Office requirements, this is also extending to the general office areas.

KWA Blinds use only premium motors and controllers which are at the cutting edge of international technology for motorisation and ➋ automated opening systems. At the touch of a button or by a hand held remote control you can adjust any or all of your window coverings. Motors can be timer controlled, sun and/or wind controlled and operated through local controllers or building management systems.

We can motorise roller blinds, venetian blinds, pleated blinds, roman blinds and curtains.

➊ Motorisation

Project: Commercial Building. Location: Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Square. Product: Motorised Roller Blinds. ➌

➋ Motorisation ➌ Motorisation

Project: Commercial. Project: Commercial. Product: Motorised controllers. Product: Motorised components.

13 | façades

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façade management total control

| 14 FAÇADE MANAGEMENT

KWA Blinds have been at the forefront of façade management in Australia.

We installed the first 2 Somfy Anemio Building Management systems in Australia and are also installing the first Somfy KNX system.

Some of the Projects with Façade Management systems include, Hutchinson Builders, Santos Place, Sunsuper in Coronation Office Park, ➋ Leighton Builders Head office,123 Albert Street and QUT Scitech Building.

The service we provide includes detailed wiring schedules on A1 plans, co-coordinating with electricians on site and the programming of the blinds though a lap-top computer.

➋ Façade Management

Project: Commercial Building. Location:123 Albert Street. Product: Façade management system.

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➊ Façade Management ➌ Façade Management

Project: Commercial Building. Project: Commercial Building. Location: Coronation Office Park - Product: Anemio Components. CDOP4, Milton Product: Façade management system.

15 | curtains

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curtains and tracks practical & safe pleated blinds heat and glare control

| 16 CURTAINS AND CURTAIN TRACKS

KWA Blinds specialises in Inherently Fire Retardant fabrics.

We are able to supply a wide range of fabrics in different colours, designs and basecloths. We are also able to provide Bedcovers, Pelmets, Shower Curtains, Cushions and other Soft Furnishings.

KWA Blinds also supply a wide variety of Commercial curtain track systems. Products ➋ include various Hand Drawn, Cord Drawn and Motorised Curtain Track Systems, Hospital/ Privacy Tracks and Shower Tracks.

➋ Curtains and Curtain Tracks

Project: Commercial Building. Location: Ipswich Courthouse. Product: Curtains. ➌

➊ Curtains and Curtain Tracks ➌ Curtains and Curtain Tracks

Project: Commercial Building. Project: Commercial. Location: Royal Pines Hotel, Gold Coast. Product: Curtain Tracks. Product: Curtains.

17 | ABIGROUP BRISBANE 123 ALBERT STREET Project: Abigroup Brisbane Headquarters Project: 123 Albert Street Location: Stanley Street Plaza, Location: Albert Street, Brisbane Southbank, Brisbane Architect: Hassell Architects Builder: Abigroup Builder: Laing O’Rourke

In order to maintain outside vision to the views of the 123 Albert Street has achieved a 6 Star Green Star – Office Parkland settings and the Brisbane city skyline, Verosol Design v2 Rating and is designed to achieve a 5 Star Silverscreen Fabric in Colour Dark Grey was chosen for NABERS Energy Rating. the 3 storey Brisbane Headquarters of Abigroup. The To help achieve the 6 Star Green Star rating, KWA Blinds Silverscreen fabric was also selected due to its ability to has installed 2600 Verosol multi-linked motorised roller substantially reduce heat and glare, increasing occupant blinds with Enviroscreen 802 fabric. Enviroscreen is a comfort and reducing air conditioning costs. metallised fabric that is formaldehyde and PVC free. This The blinds selected were multi-linked Ambience Roller blinds 100% Trevira CS fabric provides vision out whilst maintaining - multiple blinds with one chain control mechanism allow for the comfort of the occupants by substantially reducing ease of use. the amount of heat and glare entering the building. The blinds are controlled through a Somfy Animeo Façade Management system.

| 18 ECOSCIENCES PRECINCT ROBINA HOSPITAL Project: Ecosciences Precinct Project: Robina Hospital Expansion Location: Boggo Road Urban Village, Location: Robina, Gold Coast Dutton Park. Architect: BVN Architecture Architect: Hassell Architects Builder: Baulderstone Builder: Watpac

The Ecosciences Precinct is one of Australia’s leading Robina Hospital has doubled its size to become a 364 bed scientific research facilities bringing together over 1000 teaching hospital. KWA Blinds supplied the Roller Blinds and research staff from four state agencies and six CSIRO Bedscreen and Shower Tracks for the Hospital expansion. divisions. The main research areas include: Climate Change, Roller Blinds: KWA Blinds supplied over 550 Verosol Healthy Environment, Balanced Growth and Sustainable Ambience, Single and Multi-linked Roller Blinds, and Industries. several Motorised Roller Blinds for the project. The fabric The precinct as designed by Hassell Architects encourages selected was Silverscreen due to its robust qualities, while knowledge exchange and collabration through the use of still providing vision out and heat reflection. Aspect fabric shared spaces and resources. As part of the requirement was utilized in those areas requiring blockout properties. to reduce the glare in the building, KWA Blinds installed Bedscreen Tracks: Monotrack Bedscreen tracks and Verosol Ambience Roller Blinds with Headboxes and Shower Tracks were supplied and installed throughout Sunscreen fabric. the facility.

19 | BRISBANE SQUARE HUTCHINSON BUILDERS Project: Brisbane City Council/ Project: Hutchinson Builders HQ Suncorp Metway Location: Toowong, Queensland Location: George Street, Brisbane Architect: Woods Bagot Architects/ Cox Rayner Architects

Brisbane City Council This building was the first in Australia to have a Somfy 1350 Verosol Mode Chain Operated Roller Blinds with Semi- Animeo Facade Management System installed. The Somfy Transparent Metallised Fabric, 121 Verosol Twin Motorised Animeo System is a Building Management System that Roller Blinds with Semi and Non-Transparent Metallised utilises a combination of timers, sun tracking devices and Fabric, 85 Motorised Skylight Pleated Blinds with Metallised weather sensors, offering zone and individual room control to Fabric to Angled Slash Windows. maximise the efficiency of the Verosol Motorised Roller Blinds. Suncorp Metway Hutchinson’s Builders were very conscious of the performance of the Verosol Silverscreen fabric being able 1350 Verosol Mode Chain Operated Roller Blinds with to reduce air conditioning running costs, thus providing a Silverscreen Fabric, 31 Verosol Motorised Roller Blinds with reduction in CO2 Greenhouse gas emissions. Staff comfort Veropaque and Silverscreen Fabric, 77 Bayliss Roller Blinds is maximised through a reduction of heat and glare, whilst with Oriental RS120 Fabric. still maintaining vision through the blinds.

| 20 BRISBANE COURT Project: Brisbane Magistrates Court Projects: Riparian Plaza Location: George Street, Brisbane. Location: Brisbane Architect: Geyer Design, Hassel Architects

64 Verosol Venetian Blinds. 570 Mode Roller Blinds - chain Numerous tenancies including BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, control. Verosol Metallised Fabric. Clayton Utz, Wilson HTM and Citigroup to mention a few Verosol’s metal backed fabric was with Verosol Mode and Ambience Chain Operated Roller selected for its heat reflective properties, glare reduction and Blinds with Veroscreen Fabric. transparency. The fabric also reduces the building’s energy Verosol Motorised Roller Blinds with Veroscreen and consumption and carbon footprint. Blockout Fabrics.

21 | IPSWICH COURTHOUSE Project: 400 George Street Project: Ipswich Courthouse Location: 400 George Street, Brisbane Location: Ipswich, Queensland Architect: Cox Rayner Architects Architect: ABM Cox Rayner Architects

Cox Rayner Architects specified Verosol Ambience roller The Ipswich Courthouse combines an open plan, well lit blinds to provide tenants with the ability to control heat, light design with a small environmental footprint. To help achieve and glare on their own floors. KWA Blinds installed more the feeling of openness KWA Blinds installed a range of than 3000 blinds in a variety of colours including bronze, translucent blinds and curtains. sable, grey, taupe, ebony and gunmetal. This design detail 390 Verosol Mode Roller Blinds were installed for the offices added architectural significance to the external appearance and courtrooms. Dress Curtains and Sheers were installed of the building as the different coloured blind fabrics spelt in the conference room. out 400 George in binary code around the building.

| 22 SANTOS PLACE ENERGEX Project: Santos Place Project: Energex Building Location: Turbot St, Brisbane Location: Breakfast Creek Rd, Newstead Architect: Donovan Hill Architect: BVN Architecture Builder: FKP Property Group

36 Levels of Vertilux Motorised Roller Blinds controlled The Energex Building is a 6 Star Green Star Building and through the Building Management System via the innovative was named the Queensland Development of the Year by the Somfy Animeo System. Property Council of Australia The Santos Building has been awarded a 6 Star Rating by KWA Blinds installed over 1600 Verosol Ambience roller the Green Building Council of Australia. blinds with Ecobalance fabric colour Onyx, throughout the building. The fabric was selected as it contained no PVC and is inherently Fire Retardant. Ecobalance fabric also reduces glare and maintains a consistent appearance from floor to floor.

23 | Visit us online For further information, product specification or budget estimates, please contact us at

8/26 Weippin Street, Cleveland QLD 4163 Telephone: (07) 3821 2555 Facsimilie: (07) 3821 2422 Email: [email protected] Web: www.kwa.com.au