VIRIDIAN GLASS GUIDE™ Structural Systems Providing a range of practical solutions that deliver you unrestricted views of the world. Products: DecorFloor™ Case Study, The GMHBA Stadium, Kardinia Park ThermoTechTM Point Fixed IGUs VIRIDIAN VIRIDIAN GLASS GLASS GUIDE: GUIDE SECURITY™ : STRUCTURAL | INTRUDERGUARD SYSTEMS | DECORFLOOR & ASSAULTGUARD™ VIRIDIAN GLASS GUIDE™ : STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS | DECORFLOOR™ Features and benefits Applications • Custom made to meet your individual • Trafficable glass requirements. • 6 standard non slip patterns available. • Custom patterns available*. Maximum Size • 2000mm x 2500mm • Commonly used colours for the non-slip patterns are White Snow, White Frost and Frost but other options are also available (Refer to Seraphic™ page for colours). How to Specify • Select glass name • When using with Frost colour, DecorFloor™ DecorFloorTM needs to be combined with a translucent White interlayer. • Select thickness - process 29mm, 33mm, 47mm – Laminated • Options of Clear or SuperClear™ glass. 29mm, 33mm, 47mm - Toughened • Coloured interlayers can be incorporated Laminated (Refer to DecorColour™ page). Thicknesses are based on the floor being • +/- 0.5mm tolerance for all patterns fully supported on all 4 edges thicknesses. • Select colours *Subject to surcharge & suitability Clear, SuperClear Colours can be incorporated with paint or by introducing coloured interlayers Considerations (Refer to Seraphic™ and DecorColour™ PRODUCT Unless specified otherwise,DecorFloor TM is pages for options) ™ designed for foot traffic only and is not suitable • Select Design* DecorFloor for use in vehicle traffic area, dance floors and DecorFloorTM is always supplied with non-slip bar areas. coating. Custom structural laminates – for areas, but also combines the use of non-slip High concentrated loads from trolleys, sharp Non-slip coated panels can not be sold objects or heavy furniture should be avoided. creating spectacular entrances patterns for both practical and aesthetic separately to the purchase of a DecorFloor™ considerations. Please speak to Viridian for further information. system. We've said it before and we'll say it again – DecorFloorTM is a composite of three or more Refer to design chart below for when you think about glass, you shouldn't just layers of various glass, with a PVB interlayer non-slip pattern options. think about windows. If you're looking for a way bonding these components together. to make your space extra special, consider Standard Non-Slip Patterns* DecorFloor™. The top layer will always be a heat strengthened or toughened safety glass with a non-slip pattern Ideal for creating feature staircases, walkways, fused onto the glass surface. The lower layers of display areas and so much more, DecorFloor™ glass act as a carrier to the live and dead loads. lets natural light enter your building across all TM 3mm Line 3mm Line 6mm Open 10mm Dots 5mm Dots Full Cover levels, while also adding a distinct design touch DecorFloor requires technical expertise and 10mm gap 6mm gap Circle our in-house engineers are qualified to advise 13.5mm spacing 9mm spacing % Cover: 23% % Cover: 39% % Cover: 100% to your space. % Cover: 27% R Rating: R10 R Rating: R11 R Rating: R13 prospective clientele in glass thickness and framing % Cover: 30% % Cover: 50% R Rating: R11 TM DecorFloor is a high-end laminated product R Rating: R10 R Rating: R11 requirements for the product’s correct use. that not only encompasses the physical design *R Ratings derived from AS/NZS4586:2004 slip resistant classification of new surface materials. elements that allow use in heavy trafficable ** Note that DecorFloorTM comes by default with full cover non-slip coating unless a pattern is specified. 2 For more information visit us at ViridianGlass.com For more information visit us at ViridianGlass.com 3 VIRIDIAN GLASS GUIDE™ : STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS | CASE STUDY VIRIDIAN GLASS GUIDE™ : STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS | CASE STUDY Grand Stand The GMHBA Stadium, Kardinia Park, Geelong Project: The GMHBA Stadium, Kardinia Park, Geelong, Victoria Architect: Populous Contrator: Kane Constructions Engineer: Aurecon Window Installer/Glazier: Menzel Glass and West Coast Principal Glass Provider: Viridian Principal Glazing: Viridian PerformaTech™, DecorFloor™ & SuperClear™ Geelong Football Club’s grandstand is a best-on-ground design performance. It signals an entirely new fan experience, appearing light of weight and light-filled. Plenty aspire but few achieve the goal quite so successfully. Standout performances often belie seemingly modest numbers. While there are plenty of larger and more exotic stadia – Beijing Bird’s Nest and Munich’s Allianz Arena for instance – Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium could appear underwhelming, but it stands all lean, diamond-cut clarity. It’s a theme reflected throughout – from top to bottom, front to back. 4 For more information visit us at ViridianGlass.com For more information visit us at ViridianGlass.com 5 VIRIDIAN GLASS GUIDE™ : STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS | CASE STUDY VIRIDIAN GLASS GUIDE: STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS | CASE STUDY The stadium’s vital statistics include a V: How would you sum up the task at the world first fan portal of around 45 sq.m outset? and featuring Viridian custom laminate BG: Creating a new experience for the DecorFloor™ that overlooks the players’ Geelong Football Club and the broader warm-up area, an additional 6,500 seats, Geelong community. It needed to be a 4,700 sq.m high performance GFC Training landmark building, a statement and a Centre, a 1,000 seat function centre, 100 centrepiece for their business as a football seat café with views to GFC warm up club and also running a stadium. The major area, 12 new hospitality suites, specialist ingredients were permeability between community rehabilitation – Barwon Health the parkland setting and pitch, community Sunrise Centre, two-level Cats supporters’ and fan engagement. Permeability was shop and new media facilities. one of the real drivers. Connecting the park with the actual pitch was really, really important and you’ll see that on level two Being able to provide particularly, in the social club bars, there’s a connection to the Geelong Cricket Club different experiences Oval and also the adjacent park. allows our clients to V: Apart from funds, what did the client V: And then there are those unique office spaces directly underneath the commercialise and bring to this project? offerings… actual tier itself. We located all of their monetise their buildings... common facilities – breakout facilities, the BG: We had a diverse client group of BG: We have the fan portal downstairs places where football staff can come and from an architectural multiple stakeholders, with multiple needs. which is a glass floor of 45 sq.m. It overlooks congregate – with a glass floor that has perspective, it makes them Working through all the different items to the players’ warm up space. Being visual connection above. That’s great from be achieved was really, really important – able to provide different experiences really interesting as well a working and environmental perspective. and complicated. We’ve got a 5,000 sq.m allows our clients to commercialise and Brayden Goodwin, Architect That’s combined with planting and other football department which sits underneath monetise their buildings. That makes internal items we’ve placed within the the stand with all the broadcasting them obviously successful. From an actual floor plate itself. On match day facilities on the upper levels as well. How architectural perspective, it makes them Populous project architect Brayden it also gives connectivity for the patrons we incorporated the needs of the Kardinia really interesting as well because we can Goodwin met with Viridian to discuss the because they look directly down and into Park Stadium Trust, the Geelong Football provide tweaks and twists and changes evolution of a stadium with a highlights reel the space. throughout the entire building. all of its own: Club and Geelong Council as well as the V: Any benefits in sourcing a local product State Government was integral to how this V: What technical help did Viridian VISION (V) There's something theatrical such as Viridian's? whole building works as one big core. provide? about the big moment, the big event, BG: It gives architects a lot more the big entry and this stadium appears to V: Globalisation and technology tends BG: We worked closely with Viridian’s confidence in what we’re going to build on that idea of how to build public to deliver architecture and design off engineers in Melbourne to understand see on site. It also allows quicker turn- expectation. the same production line. Do you guard what really was the best way to conceive around from a construction perspective. against, or embrace that? the glass and the best products they had Brayden Goodwin (BG): The stadium It also informs our clients so they know BG: What we’ve tried to achieve here available to meet the needs from a visual/ angles to the actual park to create an straight up what they’re getting. As well is to embrace a generic approach for light perspective. How much transmittance intuitive entry point with a drama that as working with the fabricators a local a portion of the building where that’s of light were we going to get but also to occurs with the stadium’s folding shapes. product certainly does help. be able to see through the glass. We had The other main items we’ve tried to required. What’s really key in the buildings reasonably large samples we could take