Bending the rules

In today's competitive business arena, and especially in retail, visibility and profile can play a huge part in success. One way of increasing visual appeal is by using curved glass panels to create an attention-grabbing architectural highlight.

Curved glass panels from Glasshape ensure the Fujitsu Centre stands out in the crowd. Glasshape specialises in shaping and curving glass for commercial and residential projects. Its products can be used for bay and feature windows, cabinetry, balustrades, skylights, barrel vault entrances, conservatories and partitioning.

Besides supplying the laminated and curved glass panels for the upper levels of the Fujitsu building, Glasshape manufactured the curved, ground level window. With its distinctive flowing lines, the window provides an effective display area that makes products highly visible.

Bending glass requires both craftsmanship and technology. Glasshape staff begin with flat sheets of glass, and then apply heat to shape them.

The company has developed special techniques that allow it to bend most types of glass, which can then be double glazed for insulation, or laminated for use as grade A certified safety glass.

Glasshape also manufactures acoustic grade A safety glass, which is ideal for interior partitioning and for reducing traffic noise in store interiors, and supplies curved and toughened grade A safety glass for balustrades.

For more details, contact Glasshape, PO Box 358 Warkworth, Auckland, phone (09) 422 2565, fax (09) 422 2566.

Story by: Trendsideas