A Sculptural Landmark with Everyday Utility
Chadstone Shopping Centre’s ever-growing site needed a car park that provided ease and elegance. The new Carpark B delivers both: 850 additional bays wrapped in a striking façade that transforms concrete functionality into architectural poetry.
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Aluminium batten system for customised cladding
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Premium custom folded and fabricated solidal uminium rain screen cladding solution
The original vision, conceived by artist Matthew Johnson and architecturally interpreted by Buchan, began with a butterfly. Louvreclad was engaged early to help transform that concept into something that could fly—technically, aesthetically, and structurally. Working with Hacer Group, our team refined the concept, sketching, modelling and prototyping a mounting system that would hold large aluminium blades—each one custom-cut to sweep across the structure in tonal gradients.
From the first full-scale prototype to the last shop drawing, everything was made to perform. Louvreclad’s Platinum Series® blades were prototyped and tested on-site to withstand Melbourne’s high winds and storms—proving their resilience through real conditions before installation began. We also developed a concealed fixing system for the Barossa Series® battens, designed specifically for curved steel and detailed to provide uninterrupted lines across the upper façade.
To install the six-metre curved fins, our team worked in coordination with the steel contractors, planning every mounting hole and bracket down to the millimetre. A custom-coded and engraved system ensured each blade landed exactly where it belonged, craned into place from the rooftop with zero disruption to the traffic and pedestrians below. The project was delivered on time, to budget, to spec.
This project proves how functional infrastructure can become a community’s next design icon. It showcases what’s possible when vision meets rigour. And it reinforces why Australia’s most ambitious contractors, architects, and asset owners continue to trust Louvreclad.
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Commercial, Car Park, Refurbishment
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