Aluminium Privacy Screens for Commercial Buildings
Architectural Aluminium Screening for Australian Commercial Projects
Aluminium privacy screens for commercial buildings provide architects, designers, developers and builders with a versatile way to combine visual screening with architectural façade design.
EZ Windows manufactures custom commercial aluminium privacy screens, aluminium batten screens and architectural aluminium screens for Australian office buildings, retail developments, hospitality venues, hotels, mixed-use developments, showrooms and other commercial projects.
Screens can be manufactured to project-specific dimensions, batten profiles, spacing, orientation, module sizes, framing configurations and nominated powder-coated finishes.
Commercial aluminium screening can be used to provide privacy, control views, conceal selected services and plant, define entrances, screen car parks and introduce depth, repetition and architectural character to building façades.
EZ Windows manufactures the specified screening components in accordance with approved project documentation and its agreed scope of supply. Architectural design, structural engineering, façade engineering, certification, installation and regulatory compliance remain the responsibility of the appropriately appointed project professionals and responsible parties.
Why Use Aluminium Screening on Commercial Buildings?
Commercial architecture often requires screening to perform several functions simultaneously.
A screen may be required to:
- Provide visual privacy
- Control direct views
- Conceal building services
- Screen mechanical plant
- Define entrances
- Treat car park elevations
- Create façade depth
- Introduce architectural rhythm
- Provide solar screening
- Create visual separation
- Establish building identity
This makes architectural aluminium screening considerably broader than a conventional residential privacy screen.
Architectural Aluminium Screens for Commercial Buildings
Commercial screening can become an integral component of the building architecture.
Rather than being added after the façade has been designed, screens can be incorporated into the architectural concept from the beginning.
Architects can use aluminium screens to create:
- Repetition
- Shadow
- Depth
- Texture
- Layering
- Vertical emphasis
- Horizontal emphasis
- Visual movement
- Façade hierarchy
This allows screening to perform both practical and architectural functions.
Commercial Aluminium Batten Screens
Aluminium batten screens are particularly suitable for commercial architecture because they can be repeated across larger areas.
Battens can be arranged:
- Vertically
- Horizontally
- At nominated angles
- Within framed modules
- Across selected façade zones
- Around entrances
- Around service areas
The selected configuration should respond to the project’s architectural intent.
Custom Commercial Aluminium Screens
Commercial buildings rarely have identical screening requirements.
EZ Windows can manufacture custom screens according to nominated:
- Overall dimensions
- Batten profile
- Batten width
- Batten depth
- Batten spacing
- Orientation
- Frame configuration
- Screen projection
- Module size
- Fixing requirements
- Powder-coated finish
This allows the manufactured screen to follow the approved project documentation.
Commercial Façade Screening
Aluminium screens can form part of a commercial building façade.
They can be used to:
- Break up large elevations
- Introduce secondary façade layers
- Screen selected internal areas
- Create depth
- Generate shadow
- Establish repeated architectural elements
- Highlight entrances
- Create distinctive building elevations
Screening can be used selectively or across larger sections of the façade.
Secondary Façade Screens
A secondary aluminium screen positioned in front of the primary façade can create a layered architectural effect.
Depending on the design, secondary screening may assist with:
- Visual screening
- Privacy
- Solar control
- Façade articulation
- Building identity
- Concealment
The interface with the primary façade and building envelope should be coordinated by the relevant project consultants.
Vertical Aluminium Screens for Commercial Buildings
Vertical aluminium battens can visually emphasise building height.
Applications include:
- Office façades
- Building entrances
- Retail developments
- Hotels
- Mixed-use buildings
- Car parks
- External circulation
- Service areas
Vertical screening can create strong repeated lines across large elevations.
Horizontal Aluminium Screens for Commercial Buildings
Horizontal battens can reinforce floor lines and the horizontal geometry of commercial buildings.
They can be considered for:
- Façades
- Balconies
- Outdoor commercial spaces
- Car parks
- Service areas
- Feature elevations
The appropriate orientation depends on the architectural design and screening requirements.
Angled Aluminium Screens
Angled battens can provide directional visual screening while creating a distinctive façade treatment.
They may be used to manipulate:
- Sightlines
- Solar exposure
- Shadow
- Visual openness
- Façade appearance
The appropriate angle should be established by the project design team.
Aluminium Screens for Commercial Building Entrances
Entrances provide an opportunity to use architectural screening as a strong design element.
Screens can help:
- Define the entry
- Establish scale
- Create a sense of arrival
- Provide visual separation
- Introduce architectural rhythm
- Coordinate with signage
Applications include:
- Office entrances
- Retail centres
- Hotels
- Showrooms
- Hospitality venues
- Mixed-use developments
Aluminium Screens for Offices
Office buildings may incorporate screening around:
- External façades
- Windows
- Balconies
- Breakout spaces
- Rooftop areas
- Mechanical plant
- Car parks
- Entrances
A consistent aluminium screening language can be carried across different parts of the development.
Aluminium Screens for Retail Developments
Retail and shopping environments can use aluminium screening for:
- Façade features
- Entrances
- Outdoor areas
- Service areas
- Loading zones
- Mechanical plant
- Car parks
Architectural screens can help conceal functional areas while maintaining a consistent building identity.
Aluminium Screens for Hotels
Hotels can incorporate privacy screening around:
- Guest balconies
- Windows
- Pool areas
- Rooftop spaces
- Restaurants
- Service areas
- Plant
- Building façades
Custom screen configurations can be repeated across guest-room modules and balconies.
Aluminium Screens for Hospitality Projects
Restaurants, cafés and hospitality venues can use screening to define:
- Outdoor dining
- Courtyards
- Entrances
- Service areas
- Rooftop venues
- Terraces
Depending on the configuration, screening can create visual separation while maintaining an open environment.
Aluminium Screens for Mixed-Use Developments
Mixed-use projects can combine:
- Residential
- Retail
- Office
- Hospitality
- Car parking
Architectural aluminium screens can provide a common design language across these different building functions.
Different screen modules can be developed for different areas while maintaining consistent materials and finishes.
Aluminium Screens for Showrooms
Showrooms can use screening to create strong architectural identity.
Applications include:
- Entrance features
- Façades
- Service screening
- Car park areas
- External displays
- Feature walls
Large repeated batten systems can create distinctive street presence.
Aluminium Plant Screens
Mechanical plant can significantly affect the appearance of a commercial building if left visually exposed.
Aluminium screening can be used to conceal:
- Air-conditioning plant
- Mechanical equipment
- Rooftop services
- Electrical equipment
- Utility areas
However, plant screens must account for equipment-specific requirements including:
- Ventilation
- Airflow
- Access
- Maintenance
- Required clearances
These requirements should be established by the relevant consultants and equipment specialists.
Aluminium Screens for Service Areas
Service zones may include:
- Waste areas
- Loading areas
- Utility zones
- Storage areas
- Mechanical services
Architectural screening can help visually integrate these functional areas into the overall building design.
Aluminium Car Park Screens
Car parks can represent a substantial proportion of a commercial building elevation.
Aluminium screening can help:
- Reduce direct views into parking areas
- Introduce façade rhythm
- Coordinate car park elevations with the main building
- Conceal selected internal elements
- Create architectural identity
Car park screening must be coordinated with applicable ventilation, fire, structural and other project requirements.
Commercial Balcony Privacy Screens
Commercial and mixed-use buildings may incorporate balconies and terraces requiring visual screening.
Applications can include:
- Offices
- Hotels
- Hospitality
- Mixed-use developments
- Staff areas
Screening can help create privacy while maintaining a consistent façade language.
Commercial Window Screening
Architectural screens positioned around windows can provide:
- Privacy
- Solar screening
- Façade depth
- Visual control
- Architectural definition
Window screening should be coordinated with:
- Window operation
- Ventilation
- Cleaning
- Maintenance
- Waterproofing
- Façade interfaces
Commercial Outdoor Area Screening
Commercial buildings increasingly include outdoor areas such as:
- Staff terraces
- Rooftop spaces
- Outdoor dining
- Breakout areas
- Courtyards
Aluminium screens can define these spaces while maintaining an architectural connection with the building.
Modular Commercial Aluminium Screens
Large projects may benefit from repeatable screen modules.
A modular approach can assist with:
- Documentation
- Scheduling
- Manufacturing
- Transport
- Site handling
- Installation
- Quality control
- Replacement
Individual screen types can be identified within project schedules and drawings.
Commercial Aluminium Screen Spacing
Spacing affects both visual screening and façade appearance.
Designers should consider:
- Batten width
- Batten depth
- Gap
- Viewing angle
- Viewing distance
- Screen height
- Orientation
A screen intended to conceal plant may require a different configuration from one intended primarily as an architectural façade feature.
Commercial Screen Profiles
Profile selection influences:
- Appearance
- Screen depth
- Shadow
- Weight
- Structural behaviour
- Fixing
- Spacing
The appropriate profile should be established according to the project requirements.
Powder-Coated Commercial Aluminium Screens
Powder coating allows screening to coordinate with the wider façade palette.
Finishes can be selected to complement:
- Windows
- Doors
- Window shrouds
- Cladding
- Balustrades
- Façade panels
- Roofing
- Other architectural metalwork
The coating specification should be appropriate for the project environment and nominated performance requirements.
Commercial Screens in Coastal Environments
Commercial projects in coastal or highly exposed environments require particular consideration of:
- Environmental exposure
- Salt
- Coating system
- Fixing materials
- Cleaning
- Maintenance
The appropriate materials, finish and maintenance regime should be nominated according to the project conditions.
Commercial Aluminium Screen Wind Loads
Commercial screening can be exposed to significant wind forces, particularly where screens are:
- Large
- Elevated
- Highly exposed
- Installed on rooftops
- Installed across façades
Relevant considerations can include:
- Building height
- Screen area
- Batten configuration
- Solidity
- Projection
- Supporting structure
- Fixing capacity
Where engineering is required, the appropriately appointed project engineer should establish the applicable structural requirements.
Commercial Aluminium Screen Fixing
Fixing requirements depend on:
- Screen dimensions
- Weight
- Batten configuration
- Supporting substrate
- Building height
- Wind exposure
- Screen projection
- Building movement
EZ Windows manufactures components according to approved project documentation within its agreed scope of supply.
Commercial Aluminium Screen Installation
A typical installation sequence may include:
- Review approved project drawings.
- Confirm screen locations.
- Verify dimensions.
- Confirm supporting structure.
- Inspect supplied components.
- Establish module positions.
- Assemble where required.
- Check level, plumb and alignment.
- Complete approved fixing.
- Confirm batten spacing and orientation.
- Inspect finished surfaces.
- Protect completed work.
The actual installation methodology must be established for the project.
Commercial Aluminium Screen Shop Drawings
Shop drawings may document:
- Screen identification
- Overall dimensions
- Batten profile
- Batten spacing
- Orientation
- Frame configuration
- Module sizes
- Fixing locations
- Building interfaces
- Finish
- Component identification
Shop drawings should be reviewed and approved according to the project’s documentation process before manufacture.
CAD & BIM for Commercial Aluminium Screens
Digital resources can assist architects, designers and project teams with:
- Concept design
- Design development
- Façade coordination
- Revit modelling
- Construction documentation
- Tender documentation
- Product specification
- Trade coordination
EZ Windows can provide available CAD, BIM/Revit and technical resources for nominated screening systems.
Commercial Aluminium Screen Specification
A typical architectural specification may identify:
Product: Custom commercial aluminium screen
Manufacturer: EZ Windows
System: Architectural aluminium batten screening
Profile: Refer architectural documentation
Orientation: Vertical / horizontal / as documented
Spacing: Refer architectural documentation
Overall dimensions: Refer drawings and schedules
Modules: Refer approved project documentation
Finish: Refer project colour schedule
Supporting structure: By others unless specifically included
Fixing: Refer approved project-specific fixing details
Installation: In accordance with approved project documentation
Shop drawings: As required
CAD/BIM: Where applicable
Commercial Aluminium Screen Compliance
Commercial screening may be subject to project-specific requirements relating to:
- Structural loading
- Wind loading
- Fire performance
- Façade requirements
- Building regulations
- Planning
- Access
- Ventilation
- Balustrades
- Maintenance
EZ Windows manufactures the specified screening components in accordance with approved project documentation and its agreed scope of supply.
EZ Windows does not undertake the role of the project’s:
- Architect
- Structural engineer
- Façade engineer
- Fire engineer
- Building surveyor
- Certifier
- Planning consultant
- Regulatory authority
Responsibility for determining product suitability and compliance with applicable legislation, regulations, codes, standards, engineering requirements and project obligations remains with the appropriately appointed project professionals and responsible parties.
Refer to the EZ Windows Aluminium Privacy Screen Compliance page for the complete position.
Commercial Aluminium Screen Warranty
EZ Windows provides warranty coverage for manufactured products subject to the applicable warranty terms.
Coverage may depend on:
- Manufacturing
- Product configuration
- Finish
- Installation
- Environmental exposure
- Maintenance
- Project conditions
Powder-coated finishes are subject to the applicable coating system manufacturer’s warranty conditions, limitations, environmental requirements and maintenance obligations.
Refer to the EZ Windows Aluminium Privacy Screen Warranty page for complete information.
Specifying EZ Windows Commercial Aluminium Screens
For architects and designers, early coordination of screening can assist with:
- Façade design
- Screen geometry
- Privacy
- Service concealment
- Structural support
- Fixing
- Building interfaces
- Module sizes
- Finishes
- Installation access
- Maintenance
This is particularly important where screening forms a significant part of the architectural façade.
Why Specify EZ Windows?
EZ Windows manufactures custom aluminium screening for Australian commercial and architectural projects.
Our capabilities include:
- Commercial aluminium privacy screens
- Architectural aluminium screens
- Aluminium batten screens
- Façade screens
- Plant screens
- Service-area screens
- Vertical screens
- Horizontal screens
- Custom dimensions
- Repeatable modules
- Powder-coated finishes
- Shop drawings
- CAD
- BIM/Revit
- Technical documentation
We work with architects, designers, developers and commercial builders to manufacture the specified screening components according to approved project documentation.
Commercial Aluminium Screen Project Checklist
- Screen purpose established
- Architectural intent established
- Privacy requirements established
- Service/plant requirements established
- Overall dimensions confirmed
- Batten profile selected
- Orientation selected
- Spacing established
- Module sizes established
- Supporting structure confirmed
- Wind exposure considered
- Fixing requirements established
- Façade interfaces coordinated
- Finish selected
- Environmental exposure considered
- Maintenance access considered
- Shop drawings reviewed
- CAD/BIM requirements confirmed
- Installation methodology established
- Warranty reviewed
Frequently Asked Questions
What are commercial aluminium privacy screens?
Commercial aluminium privacy screens are architectural screening systems used to control views, provide privacy, conceal selected building elements or contribute to façade design.
Where can commercial aluminium screens be used?
Applications include offices, retail developments, hotels, hospitality venues, showrooms, mixed-use developments, car parks, plant areas and building façades.
Can aluminium screens conceal mechanical plant?
Yes, subject to the ventilation, access, clearance and operational requirements of the equipment being screened.
Can aluminium screens be used on commercial façades?
Yes. Architectural aluminium screens can form feature elements or secondary layers across commercial façades when appropriately designed and specified.
Can commercial aluminium screens be custom made?
Yes. Dimensions, profiles, spacing, orientation, framing, modules and finishes can be manufactured according to approved project requirements.
Can EZ Windows manufacture repeated screen modules?
Yes. Repeatable modules can be manufactured for larger projects, subject to the approved design and manufacturing requirements.
Are vertical or horizontal battens better for commercial buildings?
Neither is universally better. The appropriate orientation depends on the architectural intent, screening function, sightlines and project requirements.
Can commercial aluminium screens be powder coated?
Yes. Powder-coated finishes can be nominated according to the project specification and environmental requirements.
Can EZ Windows provide shop drawings?
Project-specific shop drawings can be prepared where included within the agreed project scope.
Can EZ Windows provide CAD and BIM?
Available CAD, BIM/Revit and technical resources can be provided for nominated screening systems.
Does EZ Windows provide engineering?
No. EZ Windows manufactures the specified screening system. Where engineering is required, it should be undertaken by the appropriately appointed project engineer.
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- Product information
- Architectural specifications
- CAD
- BIM/Revit
- Shop drawings
- Technical documentation
- Screen configurations
- Module development
- Finish information
- Manufacturing information
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