By Glasshape
An exciting new chapter in iconic style and exquisite service began with the NEW flagship Emporium Hotel South Bank at Southpoint. It’s predecessor The original Emporium Hotel in Fortitude Valley was Queensland’s first luxury boutique hotel and during its time won many awards as the most luxurious boutique luxury hotel in Australia as well as acclaim around the world.
The WOW factor is immediate from the moment you enter the foyer, through the use of bent glass in the sweeping staircase and void balustrade area. Creating the feeling of light and space yet ensuring all the features and materials used to create this unique and opulent space remain visible from all angles in a way that only glass can.
Created and designed by the Anthony John group, but executed by Cairns based client John Hyde Glass Innovations, this monumental staircase took on a live of its own with the help of Glasshape® who were contracted to site measure the areas requiring bent tempered glass in the foyer area and then produce all the flat and bent glass required for this one of a kind creation.
Location: South Bank, QLD - Australia
Client: John Hyde Glass Innovations
Photography: Rolley Photo Media
Delivering Bent & Specialist Glass with Excellence.
Glasshape®, established in 1986, is a leading innovator, designer and manufacturer of bent, tempered (toughened), laminated and digital ceramic print specialty glass. Family owned and based in Auckland, New Zealand, Glasshapes philosophy of growth through innovation, ingenuity and customer service sees it deliver best-in-class glazing solutions in a variety of categories, with notable success in marine, architectural (residential and commercial), cyclonic, high security and heavy machinery projects.
Consistently investing in technology and capacity to meet the increasing demands from architects, designers and their clients, Glasshape® designs and supplies certified bent and flat glass, either monolithic or laminated, for almost any setting. With Australian offices in Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne, and headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, Glasshape® provides customer centric solutions with an international reach.
Our brands are lauded and respected for the quality and craftsmanship they represent and include DurashieldMarine® marine grade glass, TemperShield® bent toughened glass, AmmoShield® and ArmourShield® attack resistant glass, StormShield® cyclone resistant glass and VisionInk® digitally printed ceramic inks.