The Standard is a new lifestyle-oriented apartment development in South Brisbane, QLD, with its undulating form embodying the current trend towards curves in the world of design. Showcasing the potential for softer urban forms, the development by Aria is designed around a cluster of four cylindrical shapes, delivering an appealing curved dimension to the Southbank skyline.

Home to 260 apartments set over 24 residential levels, atop a 6-level podium containing services and parking, The Standard designed by Woods Bagot offers a swathe of facilities onsite to promote social, health and fitness activities, from ground level retail services, through to a fitness-orientated podium level and rooftop leisure facilities.

Flexible window and door framing solutions from Alspec delivered the appealing curved facade of this South Brisbane apartment complex.

To construct the curved exterior of the residential levels, Hunter Evo flush glazed framing, an Alspec glazing product well-suited to faceted forms, was adopted. The flexible Hunter Evo framing can be shaped to create faceted curves and is an easy to install, high performance product. Appreciated by architects for its flush-glazed finish, Hunter Evo framing accommodates a range of glass thicknesses including double glazing as appropriate for this urban environment.

While Hunter Evo framing provided the majority of the exterior window framing needs where a structural solution was required, Alspec’s ecoWALL 225 flush glazed framing was also adopted in the project. The ecoWALL framing is a complete structural system designed with commercial foyers and high end residential projects in mind. Its superior structural integrity enables it to span larger foyer heights and can reduce the need for additional steel framing.

For openable windows, structurally glazed awning windows were incorporated within the fixed framing. Equipped with double glazing for thermal and acoustic protection, and opening mechanisms, which satisfy safety requirements, the awning windows provide the option of safe, natural ventilation.

With every apartment benefiting from a private balcony, ProGlide high performance sliding doors were included to provide optimum ease of access, with their large panels easily spanning the 2.7m floor-to-ceiling openings. Developed for the commercial environment, the hardworking ProGlide doors provide many features residents will appreciate, from their smooth rolling mechanism to their excellent all-weather performance. Similar to the openable windows and fixed framing, the sliding doors have been installed with double glazing for this project, providing noise and temperature protection.

ProTilt high performance awning/casement window

Hunter Evo 150mm double flush glazed framing

ProGlide high performance sliding door

Applied finish: Asteroid Pearl YY270A

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