Shadegrate™ and Shadetread™

Product Description

Where traditionally the specification of 'webforge' or 'webgrate' systems are proposed, we offer locally manufactured architectural solutions:

Thermosash Shadetread™ - is an engineered open grate aluminium flooring system, originally designed as a maintenance and light weight trafficable access floor. Other practical uses include platforms to the exterior façade allowing a safe access system for cleaning - doubling as an effective shading device. This product has been predominantly specified into our Thermosash twin-wall curtainwall systems, allowing safe light weight access through the cavity zone, whilst allowing maximum convective air flow in these passive ventilated building designs.

Thermosash Shadegrate™ - is a versatile aluminium shading element engineered as a non-trafficable screen that can vary in grid pattern to suit your project's needs (within the constraints of the tooling). It can be installed vertically or horizontally to provide very effective shading to the exterior of the building, whilst enabling a good degree of direct visual sightline. It can also be incorporated into code compliant architectural balcony balustrades.

Engineering and Integration into facade

Thermosash developed these webbed aluminium screen systems to smoothly integrate into our façade suites. The systems are specifically engineered and constructed from the most appropriately sized sections to meet project performance needs and site-specific requirements, including the ability to powdercoat or anodise to suit the project's durability needs.

Low-Carbon Aluminium

Thermosash partners with a local NZ-owned extruder achieving a lower carbon footprint than the global average - offering reduced upfront carbon emissions. (find out more about our Sustainable Aluminium).

Thermosash manufacture all of our own façade components in New Zealand, and primarily source materials were available from the New Zealand market to reduce transport distances and emissions from freight. We recycle 100% of all our metal waste.

Maintenance

It is recommended by almost all material suppliers that building washing should occur every 3-6 months to prevent staining to glass and prevent environmental pollutants from corroding metals and to maintain the material warranties.

A full maintenance manual is provided on completion of a project for all the elements integrated within a project. Compliance to a maintenance schedule is essential to maintaining the quality of the installed product over time. Using Thermosash-approved facade maintenance contractor/personnel ensures the highest standards are met.

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Key Features

  • New Zealand engineered and manufactured.
  • Specifically engineered and constructed to meet building performance and site-specific requirements.
  • Made from lightweight aluminium engineered and manufactured to your requirements.
  • Variability to grate grid sizes (within engineering tolerances).
  • Integrated bracket systems - can connect to Thermosash systems without penetrating beyond 'wet-zone' of curtain walling or unitised system.
  • Can be powdercoated or anodised.

SHADETREAD™ uses may include:

  • Access Floors
  • Exterior access to the building facade / trafficable sunscreens
  • Safe roof access system

SHADEGRATE™ uses may include:

  • Sunscreens - Horizontal & Vertical (non-trafficable)
  • Sliding and cantilevered facade
  • Feature Fins
  • Mechanical Plant screening
  • Balustrades

Brochures

Shadetread Product Disclosure - Documents Package

2023

Shadegrate Product Disclosure - Documents Package

2023

Thermosash Shadegrate & Shadetread - Brochure

2024

Thermosash Solar Shading Facade Solutions

2024

Specification

When specifying the screens the following factors need to be considered. Our in-house engineers then undertake analysis to provide the most structurally economic solution:

  • Screen use - vertical or horizontal shade device / human traffic / ventilation
  • Shade requirement
  • Wind loading
  • Seismic loading back to the structure
  • Fixing locations

Sizing:

  • Panel size is limited only by Anodise bath / Powdercoating or transporting limitations - call us to discuss your project
  • Can be powder coated or anodised to any available colour.

 

ShadegrateTM

ITEM

SIZE

NOTES

Max Width

1230mm

1200mm preferable*

Max Length

3200mm

Custom lengths by arrangement

Bar Size

40 x 3mm

Square* or round edge

Slot

50 x 30

Centre to centre

 

50 x 60

Centre to centre

 

50 x 90

Centre to centre

 

100 x 30*

Centre to centre

 

100 x60

Centre to centre

* Items are standard or preferred

 

Sizing: ShadetreadTM

ITEM

SIZE

NOTES

Max Width

1230mm

1200mm preferable*

Max Length

3200mm

Could do 3600mm but harder to handle. Shorter the better.

Bar Size

40 x 3mm

Square* or round edge

 

50 x 3mm

Square* or round edge

Slot

50 x 30

Centre to centre

 

50 x 60

Centre to centre

 

50 x 90

Centre to centre

 

100 x 30*

Centre to centre

* Items are standard or preferred

 

CAD Downloads

Shadegrate™ - Aluminium Grill Panels

Download files

Shadetread™ - Aluminium Grill Panels

Download files

Finishes

  • Polyester powdercoat - both standard and special colours available
  • Anodised - all anodised colours available - commercial grade 20 Micron finish recommended
  • PVF2 Fluorocarbon finishes - available on request

Relevant Projects

ASB - North Wharf

ASB - North Wharf

Auckland

Jasmax, BVN

Fletcher Construction

2013

Telecom Tower - Willis Street

Telecom Tower - Willis Street

Wellington

Architecture Plus

Hawkins Construction

2011

Lysaght Building

Lysaght Building

Auckland

Warren & Mahoney

Canam Construction

2015

Warren & Mahoney Christchurch

Warren & Mahoney Christchurch

Christchurch

Warren & Mahoney Architects

Ganellen

2015