When Metalart Industries designed a customised aluminium batten system for their existing client HPA Mirvac, a new dimension was added to the company’s existing range of fencing, privacy and shading products. A trial of the product in the public marketplace was undertaken, which subsequently sparked huge interest. The Supabatten Fence Design System was born.
Publicly launched to the architectural and building industry at this years DesignBuild expo in Melbourne, the Supabatten Fence Design received enormous response and enthusiasm from many high profile architects and designers who have since opted to specify the product in various developments.
The Supabatten fence design System was an inspiration to designer Philip Cox after meeting with HPA Mirvac on site at Magenta Shores, where Metalart Industries was already carrying out extensive works with their Supaslat product. The design brief detailed the need to offer a quality, minimal maintenance substitute for the proposed timber batten screens. The Supabatten System was a product ‘waiting to happen’ and another development in Metalart’s ever evolving product range.
The versatility and functionality of this multi-purpose fence design has enabled Mirvac to incorporate the product into various aspects of their beachside development at Magenta Shores. The combination of the product’s use in overhead and vertical shade screens for their pergolas, and also balustrade, privacy and feature screens, has offered the client the convenience of utilizing a single product with enduring qualities, in multiple situations.
“The durability of the elegant aluminium Supabatten Fence Design System does not even closely compare with the frailties of its wooden counterpart,” Philip Cox says. The Supabatten Fence Design System is the obvious alternative to timber and, with the battens now available in over 100 stylish powder-coat colours and a carefully selected range of timeless timber finishes, the choice is simple.
Furthermore, the ability to match or complement almost any colour is a bonus which permitted the HPA Mirvac to allocate units or clusters of units their own signature colour. Therefore, they kept a theme throughout their design, without it becoming monotonous or repetitive.
The 40 x 40mm Supabatten Fence Design System works on the same basis as Metalart’s Supaslat System. It has no welds and a concealed fixing method, which afford the product beauty and elegance from every angle.