Since being displaced from their HQ after the Kaikoura earthquake in 2016, BNZ Bank now has a new unique 13-storey home at 1 Whitmore Street, Wellington. This building blends cutting edge seismic resilience with the stunning aesthetics of a streamlined curved blue facade that achieves near zero air leakage. The curved shape of the building is designed to reduce wind forces and downdraft effects from strong gusts - the facade has been designed to withstand gusts up to 200km/h.
Thermosash delivered on the architect's design to create the streamlined facade by utilising stretch-formed curved and double curved double-glazed units which were integrated into curved pressure equalised PW1000 unitised panels. The project incorporates 233 distinctive J curve (hockey-stick) panels which integrate curved and straight glass into one panel. The challenging IGUs curved to exacting standards were procured by Woods Glass (part of the Thermosash Group).
BNZ Place exemplifies our commitment to delivering outstanding facade solutions that are beautiful, enduring and sustainable and push the boundaries of facade development within New Zealand.
Talk to us about your commercial project - we have the expertise to tailor a facade solution that meets aesthetic, structural and environmental challenges and constraints whilst delivering on sustainability, durability and a long-term ROI.
Thermosash is New Zealand’s largest commercial window, curtainwall, total clad façade designer, manufacturer and contractor - local since 1973.
As a world class supplier of engineered façades, we provide, through constant evolution of our product range, systems that are trusted and proven.
“Our work at Thermosash is critical to the building industry. Our prefabricated design specific engineered building envelopes shape the appearance of our skylines: offering comfort to occupants from heat and cold, protection from the elements, respite from the acoustic discomfort of busy cities and pleasure to those who appreciate the built environment”. David Hayes, Group Managing Director.
Our growth since 1973 demonstrates that the strength we offer the building industry is underpinned by supplying quality, long lasting, engineered building envelope systems. Our ability to meet tight lead times and on-site programmes, our acceptance of transfer of design responsibility, our engineering, manufacturing, logistics and on-site capabilities, together with our team’s passion and quality service commitment enables us to remain at the forefront of the facade subcontracting industry.
Our Expertise
Thermosash’s abilities have grown since its 1973 start-up when Laurie Hayes and his colleagues manufactured commercial windows out of a small production facility. It quickly became apparent that the products and skills of the workforce were creating a performing quality, flexible product that the market sought.
Over time, our teams of dedicated and committed people have grown, this has been possible through constant reassessment of internal and external processes and manufacturing methods from around the world. We’ve also provided ongoing reinvestment in the training of our people to ensure lean process, IT Systems, material handling machinery and transport logistics equipment, as well as design office and factory production process improvements. We are able to offer a world class company with manufacturing facilities in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Our Offering
We offer an end-to-end integrated facade solution from conception to completion. We have an extensive range of cost effective, high performance rainscreen, pressure equalised window, door and façade solutions to suit any commercial project. Our products are incorporated in high-rise office blocks, apartment buildings, shopping centres, airports, institutions, hotels, industrial complexes and quality architectural homes.
In addition to offering bespoke façade solutions for new builds, we are experts in recladding, rainscreen over-cladding and the refurbishment of existing façades.
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