In a tower of this height nothing reaches an upper floor except through a service lift, and that lift is a smaller constraint than any drawing assumes. So the largest panel your office can have is set by a steel box in a shaft rather than by the room, and it is the first thing to establish.
Measuring the lift before the floor
A service lift has an internal height, a door height and a diagonal, and a rigid glass panel has to satisfy all three while being handled safely by people inside it.
The door opening is usually the binding constraint rather than the car itself.
So we measure the lift first and design the partitions to it. A drawing showing panels the lift cannot take is a drawing that gets redone, and finding that out after the glass is cut is the most expensive version of the mistake.
Joints placed on purpose rather than by accident
Once the lift sets a maximum panel, a long run needs more joints than a designer would draw, and where those joints land is then a design decision.
A joint in the middle of a sightline is the first thing anybody sees; one against a column, a beam drop or a door frame reads as part of the building.
So we set the joint positions with you before ordering, working from what the lift allows. Once the glass is cut the joints are fixed, and it is a five-minute conversation that cannot be had later.
Working to the building's rules
A managed tower will want a fit-out submission, a booked and padded service lift, permitted hours for anything noisy, and its common areas protected on the route from the lift to your floor.
None of it is difficult and all of it takes time to arrange.
So we prepare what the building needs while quoting rather than after the order. Starting that late is the single most common reason a fit-out date slips in a building like these, and it costs nothing to do early.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
