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Fineline-operable glass facade system
XT
Jasmine’s Restaurant @ Crown Casino, Southbank
Just like a chameleon that
can change its appearance
to suit its environment, the
AGP Fineline-XT operable
louvre system enables a
building to balance the
needs of the occupants
with the outside world.
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Above: 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
The AGP Fineline-XT operable glass louvre system
is a revolution in frameless glass louvre technology,
providing an elegant frameless design that doesn’t
compromise the practical requirements of a sealed
louvre system. These characteristics have made
AGP Fineline-XT a popular choice for architects
designing buildings where controlled natural air
flow and ventilation are important considerations.
Continually looking at ways to improve their
operable facades, AGP has taken the Fineline
Series louvres and designed additional weather
protection features to provide a system better
suited for protection from inclement weather.
Inherent in all frameless glass louvre systems
is the challenge of creating a suitable louvre
blade seal. As long as the system is to remain
frameless the effectiveness of the seal will
always be a compromise.
Developed over many years the AGP Fineline-XT
Series is, in our opinion, the best possible
balance of form and function, being as close
to weatherproof as can be achieved with
frameless glass louvres.
The system utilises specially designed vertical
aluminium mullions to house the operating
mechanism, keeping the system clean and
uncluttered, adding to its elegant appearance.
The louvre blades, generally composed of 12mm
toughened glass, seal vertically by closing onto
bulb seals running the full length of the mullions.
Horizontal weather protection between each
louvre blade is achieved by fitting a bulb seal
to the bottom edge of each louvre blade.
By achieving a weather seal in a frameless louvre
design, the AGP Fineline-XT system is suitable
for a variety of commercial applications.
Offering the largest frameless glass louvre panels available on the
market today, AGP Operable Glass Louvres are not only functional
but also aesthetically appealing.
The Living Facade
Front Page: SA Water Building @ VS1, Adelaide
(A)LURE Restaurant, Burswood Casino, Perth
Every Fineline-XT operable glass louvre
system is custom designed and built to
the specific requirements of the application.
With the potential to be custom built to suit most modern
facade designs and the additional weather protection
provided by a sealed system, the Fineline-XT series operable
glass louvre system is suitable for use in a variety of internal
and external applications.
The ability to open large sections of a wall on demand
makes this system an effective solution to meeting building
code and improving user comfort. The ability to quickly
ventilate smoke from an enclosed space during a fire
emergency, provide natural air flow for normally indoor
areas, picture left, and to ventilate cigarette smoke from
bars and nightclubs, are all positive and practical benefits.
Potential Applications
Transport Hotel @ Federation Square, Melbourne
Internal Office Building Screens
The operable glass louvres can be
installed as internal partitions with
the louvre control system integrated
with the building management system.
In the event of a fire emergency some
louvres will automatically close while
others automatically open to allow for
the smoke extraction system to operate
effectively throughout different floors
of the building. Other applications
including allowing for natural
ventilation for environmentally
friendly ‘green’ buildings.
QV1, 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
30 The Bond, 30 Hickson Road, Sydney
Office Building Facades
The operable glass louvres can be
custom designed to fit in with the style
and modular sizes of most commercial
office building facades. An example of
this application is 82 Waterloo Road,
North Ryde where special winter gardens
were established in the office space with
operable glass louvres to provide natural
ventilation when desired. These louvres
were faceted to integrate in with the
buildings curved curtain wall facade.
66 Waterloo Road, North Ryde
82 Waterloo Road, North Ryde
Woolworths Support Office, Norwest, Sydney
50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Sir Keith Murdoch House, Adelaide
SA Water @ VS1, Adelaide
Public Bar Facades / Restaurants
To provide greater flexibility by allowing
outdoor entertaining spaces to be used
all year round, operable glass louvres
are an ideal product for use in public
bars and entertainment facilities. With
stricter restrictions on smoking in indoor
entertaining areas, operable glass louvres
can provide the flexibility for publicans to
allow smokers to use these spaces with
the opened louvres providing excellent
ventilation and natural air flow.
Transport Bar, Federation Square, Melbourne
(A)LURE Restaurant, Burswood Casino, Perth
BLVD Bar, Southbank, Melbourne
Longueville Hotel, Lane Cove
Taxi Restaurant, Melbourne
Jasmine’s Restaurant, Crown Casino, Southbank
When interior architects working
on the QV1 building for BHP Billiton,
wanted to solve the problem of
cross ventilation through the various
floors and winter garden spaces,
they chose AGP operable glass lou-
vres to provide the perfect solution.
The louvre blades are designed to close outside
of the vertical aluminium mullions which are fitted
with special seals to give an air and water seal
to the glass. The bottom edges are also capped
with bulb seals to provide an edge seal between
the louvres. This provides a system that is able
to meet the fire engineer’s requirements for air
leakage and to create a smoke seal which was
an important requirement for the building.
The louvre control systems are integrated with
the building management system so that in
the event of a fire emergency some louvres
will automatically close while others automatically
open to allow the smoke extraction system
to operate effectively and efficiently throughout
the 12 floors that BHP occupies.
Case Study
This Page: QV1, 180 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
Back Page: Sir Keith Murdoch House, Adelaide
A
Plan view showing the 180 x 60 aluminium
mullion with the bulb seal running down
the outside face providing a continuous
vertical seal.
B
Side elevation view showing the position
of stainless steel louvre castings, linear
actuator control mechanism and bulb
seals fixed to the edge of the glass louvres.
A
B
Louvre Linear Actuator
Cranked Operable Louvre Bracket
Typical Operable Louvre Bracket
Fixed Louvre Bracket
9 Liberty Road
Huntingwood NSW 2148 Australia
Telephone (+61) 02 9671 0000
Facsimile (+61) 02 9672 1951
www.agpgroup.com.au
In Pursuit Of ExcellenceA proudly Australian owned and operated company, Architectural Glass Projects
is the quality leader in the field of specialised architectural glazing and louvre
systems. AGP has been responsible for some of Australia’s most innovative and
striking glass construction projects during the last 20 years. The company has
the resources that are expected of a market leader in important sectors of industry
with a highly skilled installation and service workforce which is second to none.
ARCHITECTURAL GLASS PROJECTS PTY LIMITED