Anchor set for new business district on the coast

fischer facade systems secure building complex of the shopping center in Auckland, New Zealand

Anchor set for new business district on the coast
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The new Commercial Bay business district is changing both the skyline and life in the harbor city of Auckland, New Zealand. fischer undercut anchors and substructure solutions ensure the permanently secure and concealed attachment of the facades to the buildings of the new shopping center in the revitalized district at the harbor.
Around 18,000 m² of space for retail, gastronomy, and entertainment is housed in the new shopping center in downtown Auckland, which was officially opened in June 2020 after five years of construction. The building complex is located at the foot of a 39-story office tower with 39,000 m² of space, which, at 180 m tall, rises above all the roofs in the vicinity. In total, a diverse area of around 60,000 m² extends across several buildings.
The progress of the flourishing business district is also reflected in the modern architecture. An important showcase is the natural stone facades of the buildings in the new shopping center. It was particularly important to the planners that the business district blends into its natural surroundings. The materials, shapes, and patterns used reference the surrounding landscape with its cliffs and headlands of the nearby Waitemata Harbour. Correspondingly, the fischer undercut anchors securely and concealedly fix the exterior cladding made of Jura limestone on a facade area of approximately 4,500 m² to the fischer substructures SystemOne (BS) and SystemOne light (BSL) – for a harmonious building appearance without visible fastening points. A total of 27,500 Zykon plate anchors FZP II 13x26 M8/SO/12 AL and 6,250 special anchors FZP II 11x12 M6/10 A4 were provided by fischer from 2017 onwards for the project, all made of stainless steel.

Property Profile

Mounting with fischer products:
Exterior cladding
Completion:
2020
Total area:
18,000 m²
Property Type:
Shopping Center
The fischer FZP II ensure a form-fitting and completely expansion-pressure-free fastening in the conically undercut drilled hole. Their rear-side mounting allows fastening at the fifth point of the facade panel. This technique enables the undercut anchors to achieve especially low panel bending moments and high load capacities. This made it possible to use thin and at the same time large-format limestone panels on the facade of the new Commercial Bay shopping center. If necessary, the subsequent replacement of individual or all panels is also possible by using the SystemOne (BS) and SystemOne light (BSL) hanging profiles.
I was looking for an alternative to a bracket and pin fastener in order to implement the planned facade design. With the fischer undercut anchors and substructure solutions SystemOne and SystemOne light, the planners' requirements could be met.
Andrew Parkinson, Managing Director of SCE Stone & Design Ltd.

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