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The Architectural Glory Box from SolarSpace - Architectural glazing solutions
Interrupting a sea of grey storage and distribution warehouses in Greystanes Park East is the Recall Storage Facility, designed to contain six million
A3 cardboard barcoded archive boxes. This large storage facility aimed to use sound design principles to create a facility with an identifiable architectural vocabulary
that was taller than permitted under the planning regulations. The building has a clear operational program; trucks enter the secure, Danpalon-clad transport area to
deliver A3 boxes that are unloaded into the adjacent staging area for delivery to the resource centre for coding, and final transfer to the warehouse by a semi-automated
racking system. Given the height of the recall facility, one major benefit of the fabrication and erection of the building was that it remained within the standard practice
of warehouse construction. It conforms to the conventional use of colourbond sheeting above a precast dado line, yet, with no extra cost, the facility gained a highly
recognisable identity through the more adventurous use of Danpalon multicell façade.
The Danpalon was specially produced with a UV Barrier incorporated into the opposite side of the normal to allow reverse installation. The result is a flush glazed surface
with no visual interruptions allowing a comfortable level of diffused light into the building. Danpalon Multicell has a standing seam connection method with a snap on
connector. Normally this clips on the outside but on this project they were attached to the horizontal girts and then the sheets were snapped in from the outside. Danpalon
Multicell also offers improved rigidity, allowing for increased spanning capabilities and its strength is supported by a ten year hail damage and discoloration guarantee.
The barcode pattern itself was a crucial part of the lessees business as each box that is to be stored within the complex is identified and retrieved by the barcode
sticker. The barcode is the box's unique identity and by an aesthetic connection and extension the same 'identification' process was applied to the acades and roof
of the warehouse.
The Danpalon Multicell façade breaks down the impenetrable steel facades in the area by allowing an interaction of light and privacy along the staging and processing
areas. It allows natural light to enter the building and provides a textural platform to further enhance the building's identity with the application of white pergraphic
numbers. At night, these areas are lit internally and glow in the dark surrounding landscape.
For further information contact:
SolarSpace
phone: 02 9475 2000
fax: 02 9475 2020
web: www.solarspace.com.au
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