Architect and Builder November/December 2018 | Page 47

Features and Finishes Simplicity of design, features and finishes was part of the brief. This informed the use of off- shutter, unfinished concrete for roof covering and book-end design features. The spaces in- between were dealt with simply in a combi-nation of plastered and painted walls with strip glazing bands. The prominent curved façade was executed in a top-to-bottom double glazed, pressure glazed façade system. Accents to features like the stair and lift cores was achieved by contrasting rendered wall finishes. The tactile finishes of benches and seating where staff and visitors have contact are treated in timber and the roof deck is a combination of Balau and Massaranduba timber. Fintech Campus Aluminium filigree strips used as clip-on features on the exposed façades, balconies and stairs act as softening screens and provide sun- control mitigation on the north-west façade. Double glazing is utilised for the large curved north-west façade. A previously mentioned feature, the four level spiral staircase, was a triumph as much as a challenge. To fit into the delivery programme and access afforded, the cork-screw stair had to be well planned for sectional transportation and fitment to lock pieces together, level by level, to achieve one homogenous, unsupported flowing stair to link the ground floor with the entertainment terrace on the roof. 47