Contemporary Curves in Aluminium
Ivanhoe Apartments

Ivanhoe’s newest building is a landmark you can’t miss. The facade components of light bricks, dark cladding and luminous aluminium Click-on Battens perfectly complement each other, creating a contemporary finish. The interior also features our battens, which seamlessly connects to the exterior.
Product
Click-on Battens
Materials
Powder coated Aluminium
Applications
Feature Walls
Feature Ceilings
Facades
Sector
Multi-Residential + Retail
Architect
Martino Leah Architects
Builder
Aspyer Group
Location
Melbourne
Completion Date
2020
Photographer
Michael Gazzola Architecture Photography

Retail, commercial and residential
The building comprises a three-level basement, ground floor retail outlets, two levels of offices and multiple fully appointed apartments among the two upper levels. The building is bordered on three sides by busy public roads which posed logistical challenges with its construction. However, the speed and ease of installing Click-on Battens alleviated this issue on the upper levels.

Curved installation
The curved facade is wrapped in Sculptform aluminium Click-on Battens. They were installed upon standard and curved tracks which were delivered to site in a flexible state so that they’re able to be wrapped around the substrate and hug the exterior.
Batten clips are factory fixed to the tracks at the spacing sequence that is specified. Helping to save time installing on-site. Battens are simply push-clicked onto mounting tracks that are positioned behind the battens in a concealed manner.

Recognisable design
The building has a highly recognisable visual identity, thanks to its bespoke finishes and distinctive shape. It certainly doesn’t blend into the surroundings, but instead stands out as a prized state-of-the-art landmark of Ivanhoe.

Ease of install
Sculptform battens were chosen for the facade, reception area and ceilings in parts of the building. Click-on battens are super fast and easy to install, once you know how they work – which is simple to learn.
The Click-on system uses mounting rails with clips at pre-determined spacings to fix the battens in place. The battens use a simple push-fit connection to engage with the clips, resulting in fast installation and completely concealed fixings – valuable in every design!


Product Specifications
Facade Battens
Product
Click-on Battens
Material
Aluminium
Profile
Block 50x50mm
Spacing
50mm
Track
Standard and curving 45x17mm
Coating
Powdercoated, Dulux Precious Copper Kinetic Pearl Satin
Ceiling Battens
Product
Click-on Battens
Material
Aluminium
Profile
Block 50x50mm
Spacing
38mm
Track
Ceiling 45x25
Coating
Powdercoated, Dulux Precious Copper Kinetic Pearl Satin
Reception Battens
Product
Timber Click-on Battens
Material
Blackbutt
Profile
Block 42x42mm
Spacing
10mm
Track
Standard 45x25mm
Coating
Clear Poly


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