The Foundation Parnell: Accessible Solutions for a Luxury Retirement Village

The Foundation Parnell is a luxury retirement village owned and operated by Generus Living, consisting of 46 apartments across five levels located in Auckland. The Foundation is about retirement without compromise, with luxury at the core of design and operations. Everything from its prime central location to the way a kitchen drawer opens and closes is about quality, refinement, attention to detail and most importantly — comfort.

Throughout the design process, architects Peddlethorp were dedicated to considering quality and aesthetics in every detail, with accessibility always at the forefront of design to ensure comfort and ease of movement for future residents. As an NZ manufacturer, Allproof Industries were engaged to manufacture and supply a range of solutions including shower channels, level threshold channels at the entrances and passive fire protection solutions.

Allproof supplied around 100 NZ made Vision Shower Channels with tile insert grate, all fabricated to measure, enabling a perfect wall to wall finish at roughly 1600mm lengths. During this process Allproof provided a high level of site support to ensure that the channels were measured, supplied and installed to the highest finish without disrupting a tight schedule. Channels were fabricated in batches at the production facility on the North Shore of Auckland as trades progressed through the levels, reducing any delays and supplying product to site when needed.

Designing, detailing and constructing tiled showers / wet areas to suit an off the shelf channel size is near impossible. Minor variations in measurements occur during the construction process, and outlets might not always be perfectly located in the centre due to other building elements. Additionally, the designer would have to detail the exact finished dimension of the room at the detailing stage including wall build-up of linings, membrane, tiles and adhesives. Therefore, to create a perfect wall to wall channel, Allproof made all 100 shower channels to measure for each shower space.

Allproof’s Tile Insert grate for the Vision Shower Channel was selected to provide a discreet drainage solution, maintaining the aesthetic of the bathroom while utilising the slip resistant properties of the floor tiles on the drainage system. The channel was positioned across the entry to the shower, preventing surface water from escaping the shower area and entering the main bathroom space, and also removing requirements for a hob or any level change in the floor for accessibility.

Considering the building occupants, a high performing passive fire solution was needed to allow the residents time to evacuate the building if required. The floor slabs on each level were poured on site to improve the construction process. As a post tension slab, there was a preference not to core drill as this could risk compromising the tensioned strands in the slab. Allproof’s Cast-In Fire Collar (CIFC) was selected, providing a fully tested solution with a high performing FRL. Cast-In Fire Collars are plotted out and fixed to the formwork pre-pour, thus casting the collars into the slab. Following the pour, the formwork is removed exposing the collar and providing a penetration to run services through. Allproof's CIFC’s are NZ made from 100% recycled polypropylene using clean solar energy, providing an environmentally conscious passive fire system.

The Allproof Perimeter Channel Drain was selected for the main entrance, enabling a level entry for accessibility to the building and preventing external moisture entering the internal space. The Perimeter Drain is a full E2 and D1 compliant system available off the shelf, and reduces installation costs by removing the need to box out channels and install fixing points. By selecting the Wedge Wire Grate, the designers benefited from the R11 slip rating and the durability of 316 stainless steel.

Vision Stainless Steel Shower Channels

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The Vision series is an all stainless steel shower channel and grate system with a centre outlet, available off the shelf from Allproof.

NZ Made

NZ-Owned Business

The Allproof Vision Shower Channel has been designed to provide an aesthetic look for tiled floor showers with the waterproof membrane layer below the finished tile surface
The system utilises a specially designed VF80 flange that is recessed flush into the base of a channel created on site, the waterproofing membrane is then dressed into the recess and onto the flange completely tanking the wet area
Membrane is dressed onto the Allproof specially designed VF80 flange allowing for subsurface moisture to be drained
The channel can be used against a wall with a fall created towards the channel and/or a level threshold channel on entrance to a walk-in shower
The stainless steel channel is set into the recess, levelled and secured using a porous compound before being tiled up against with a bead of silicon applied between the tile and channel edge

Design:

'Off the Shelf' sizes available in 800, 900, 1000 and 1200mm all coming with an Allproof floor waste gully system and VF80 flange
The channel can be customised to specific lengths and extra outlets included for areas requiring higher drainage capacity
The Vision series can be further customised with powder coated colour finishes to create continuity and consistency with other fittings or match screed colour within the bathroom design

The product will, if employed in accordance with the supplier's installation and maintenance requirements, assist with meeting the following provisions of the building code:

Clause E2 External Moisture: Performance E2.3.6
Clause E3 Internal Moisture: Performance E3.3.3, E3.3.6
Clause G13 Foul Water: Performance G13.3.1, G13.3.1(a), G13.3.1(b), G13.3.1(c), G13.3.1(d), G13.3.2, G13.3.2(a), G13.3.2(b), G13.3.2(c), G13.3.2(d), G13.3.2(e), G13.3.2(f)

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Perimeter Drain

Allproof Industries

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The Allproof Industries Perimeter Drain is an 'off the shelf' level threshold product that removes the process of boxing out and measuring.

NZ Made

NZ-Owned Business

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Allproof Level threshold solutions are designed to allow level entry to the building and be fully compliant with New Zealand standards set out in Building Code E2, External Moisture
Allproof supplies a range of E1-compliant pits and sumps that the Perimeter Drain can be connected to in order to complete the system

Design:

The grate system takes up the varying reveal between joinery overhang and slab
The grates come in a selection of materials including Glass Filed Polymer (GFP), Cast Iron and Stainless Steel that can be used to create consistency with other surface drainage in the same project (Allproof Polymer Concrete)
The grate selection accommodates for a variety of requirements including economy, performance (grate open area), safety (heelproof and slip rating) and customisation (aesthetics).

The perimeter Drain has been designed specifically to be fully E2 compliant.

Allproof Level threshold solutions are designed to allow level entry to the building and be fully compliant with New Zealand standards set out in Building Code E2, External Moisture.

The Perimeter Drain system creates a 200mm wide x 180mm high channel during the external concrete pour as per E2's requirements.

By supplying a 180mm deep channel the installer can create the '1:200 minimum fall along length of the channel towards a drainage outlet' keeping a 150mm deep channel at its shallowest point. Adjustable legs attached to the grate can be set to provide a level entry on the surface.

Allproof supplies a range of E1-compliant pits and sumps to which the Perimeter Drain can be connected to complete the system.

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Cast In Fire Collars

Allproof Industries

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Allproof Cast In Fire Collars are designed to reduce the labour content of passive fire rating plumbing pipe penetrations on concrete floors that are poured on site.

NZ Made

NZ-Owned Business

Pre-Consumer Recycled Content

Seals penetraions for plastic plumbing services in the event of a fire
Prevents spread of fire and smoke
To be cast into solid masonry floors

All products are tested to AS1530.4 — 2005 and AS4072.1 — 2005
Allproof fire collar product and technical data BRANZ Appraised — Appraisal No. 1088 [2019]
The product will, if employed in accordance with the supplier's installation and maintenance requirements, assist with meeting the following provisions of the building code:
- Clause C3 Fire affecting areas beyond the fire source: Performance C3.9
- Clause C4 Movement to place of safety: Performance C4.3

The product will, if employed in accordance with the supplier's installation and maintenance requirements, assist with meeting the following provisions of the building code:

Clause C3 Fire affecting areas beyond the fire source: Performance C3.9
Clause C4 Movement to place of safety: Performance C4.3

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