Various Alspec door and window framing products were specified for the new Faith Lutheran College Sports Centre in the rural community of Plainlands in Queensland’s southeast.
A much-needed multipurpose sports and meeting facility for the 700 students at this growing Queensland College, which had outgrown its existing gathering spaces, the new sports centre designed by Fulton Trotter Architects is spacious enough to accommodate the entire school for graduation and presentation ceremonies.
Known as the Faith Sports Centre, the facility will be used for physical education classes as well as dance, theatre and meetings. The development comprises a north and south wing, each with flexible internal spaces, and connected with a covered outdoor space. Adjacent rooms include fitness and weights training, classroom environments and a feature rock climbing wall.
ProGlide High Performance sliding doors from Alspec were adapted to fit the curved balconies of Bombora Apartments in Cronulla, NSW.
A five-level residential complex located just one street from the popular Cronulla Beach, 30km south of Sydney, Bombora Apartments, designed by Vic Lake Architects, comprise two towers connected by a central lobby. The ovoidal forms of the structure were an architectural response to the shape of the site, which was narrower to the south and wider to the north.
To bring the architects’ vision to life in these luxury apartments, Alspec’s ProGlide High Performance sliding doors were cleverly adapted to a curved form to suit the development’s uniquely shaped balconies.
The new arts centre at Bethany Lutheran Primary School in Raceview, QLD offers the perfect space for children to express themselves creatively while developing valuable skills such as confidence, concentration and teamwork. Students can explore a wide range of dance, drama, visual and media arts within the well-protected and secure arts centre. Completed in 2020, the centre gives students a series of light-filled welcoming spaces where they can explore their creative sides and showcase their efforts.
Located southwest of Brisbane, Bethany Lutheran Primary School teaches children from Prep to Year 6. As a vital addition to their innovative arts learning program, the new centre designed by PW Architects will be used for day-to-day classes as well as for art exhibitions and performances.
The Adina Apartment Hotel in Brisbane, QLD is a luxury hotel that features modern comforts while preserving the elegance of the original heritage building.
Located on George Street, the 100-year-old heritage building, which previously housed the Queensland Government Savings Bank, was given a new lease of life with modern-day construction materials along with interior restoration and the addition of five new upper levels helping the transformation into a contemporary hotel.
An important aspect of the successful renovation of the heritage property is the way the additional levels have been given their own identity while referencing the heritage of the 1920s building below. The project, designed by TKD Architects, drew inspiration from the existing Art Deco period features, while taking the opportunity to add modern necessities such as larger windows and balconies to allow guests to maximise their enjoyment of the city and river views.
Sapphire Kingston is a luxury apartment complex in Canberra, ACT featuring a curved facade and a waterfront location. The apartments make the most of this semi-circular waterfront site with the building design enabling every resident to enjoy panoramic views of the lake through floor to ceiling windows and doors.
Designed by May Russell Architects, the lakefront development in Canberra comprises 78 units across five storeys, above ground commercial premises and two underground levels of basement parking. Each apartment boasts generous views to the north, west or east, taking in the adjacent Kingston harbour front, Lake Burley Griffin, nearby protected wetlands and beyond to iconic Mt Ainslie.