Small Space Outdoor Living with Spectrum

With a temperate and comfortable climate, New Zealand is an ideal environment for outdoor living, and our love of outdoor spaces provides us with fabulous opportunities to spend quality time with family and friends. Low maintenance outdoor spaces require less upkeep and free up our spare time to do the things we love the most.

So how do you create a low maintenance small outdoor space?

Material selection is important, as is design.

Low maintenance and durable, powder coated aluminium can be used for a myriad of products from balustrades through to pergolas, privacy screens, air conditioner condenser covers, louvres and shutters, and to keep the elements well at bay, overhead glazing.

Designing an outdoor space in New Zealand has changed as our living spaces have evolved. With a greater emphasis on apartment living the outdoor space has become smaller and multi-functional and now in a space of as little as 8m² including outdoor cooking, clothes lines, seating, and small gardens. To achieve this, we need to use a material that takes up less space and can be utilised in a variety of ways to provide privacy for the occupier and ensure the external aesthetic of the building is not compromised. Lighter than timber and with less bulk, powder coated aluminium requires less maintenance and is generally faster and easier to install.

Spectrum’s popular fin style balustrades can be successfully utilised to meet safety from falling requirements, and privacy screening between units or apartments. The strong vertical lines deliver balance in multi-level small footprint builds. Integrating these elements into a pergola structure then transforms the balcony to a new external ‘living space’ which can then be equipped with compact outdoor cooking equipment and seating for that new indoor-outdoor flow.

For the ultimate in small space outdoor living Overhead Glazing provides the best protection from the elements without compromising light transmission or view.

So talk to Spectrum for your next outdoor space project.

Seamless Fin

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Seamless Fin aluminium balustrade is a new system that enhances the popular range of Fin systems Spectrum is well known for.

The system is suitable for residential, commercial, external, internal and pool fence applications.

Complies with the following provisions of the New Zealand Building Code:

Clause B1 Structure
Clause B2 Durability
Clause D1 Access Routes
Clause E2 External Moisture
Clause F2 Hazardous Building Materials
Clause F4 Safety from Falling

Custom Louvres

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Spectrum louvre systems fit in perfectly with their balustrade and privacy screen products to provide a complete architectural aluminium offering.

Spectrum's louvre range is suitable for a range of residential, industrial and commercial applications.

Decorative shutters fitted tight to wall
Privacy louvre — set off wall in front of window
Inter-tenancy / Privacy screen — set 90° to wall
Louvres in fixed frame providing permanent screening
Louvres in moving (sliding/hinged) screen — offering flexible screening
Individual blades (not in frame) held by brackets

Sunshade, wind protection or privacy are the most common applications.

Clearspan Inline Fin Balustrade

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Clearspan Inline Fin is a traditional balustrade with a modern twist.

NZ Made

NZ-Owned Business

The system is suitable for residential, commercial, external, internal and pool fence applications.

Complies with the following provisions of the New Zealand Building Code:

Clause B1 Structure
Clause B2 Durability
Clause D1 Access Routes
Clause E2 External Moisture
Clause F2 Hazardous Building Materials
Clause F4 Safety from Falling

Clearspan Face Hung Fin Balustrade

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Clearspan Face Hung Fin balustrade is a modular aluminium balustrade system using the popular clearspan post/fixing details.

NZ Made

NZ-Owned Business

The system is suitable for residential, commercial, external, internal and pool fence applications.

This product can also be used for privacy screens or decorative facades.

This system is suitable for A, B, E & C3 occupancy types

Complies with the following provisions of the New Zealand Building Code:

Clause B1 Structure
Clause B2 Durability
Clause D1 Access Routes
Clause E2 External Moisture
Clause F2 Hazardous Building Materials
Clause F4 Safety from Falling

Facade Shrouds

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Spectrum Architectural Facade Shrouds are an exciting feature that add from both form and functionality to new and existing buildings.

Engineered for shroud size from 150x40 to 300x50mm
To Extra High Wind Zones (55 m/s)
Hidden support bracket which can be fitted to timber and concrete substrates
Suitable to a range of cladding types including flat sheet, bevelled weatherboard, and brick
Serves as a sun shade, privacy screen, and an architectural feature

Clause B1 Structure
Clause B2 Durability

A PS1 and standard fixing details are available to cover most situations with bracket spacing dependant on shroud size and wind zone.

Clearspan Ali Sheet Balustrade

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Clearspan Ali sheet balustrade utilises either solid, perforated or router cut aluminium sheet fitted into the Clearspan frame.

NZ Made

NZ-Owned Business

The system is suitable for residential, commercial, external, internal, and pool fence applications

Complies with the following provisions of the New Zealand Building Code:

Clause B1 Structure
Clause B2 Durability
Clause D1 Access Routes
Clause E2 External Moisture
Clause F2 Hazardous Building Materials
Clause F4 Safety from Falling

100 Series Overhead Canopy System

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Spectrum's glazed canopy systems provide natural light, clear vision and weather tightness.

100 Series offers a versatile overhead glazing bar system
Suitable for large or small span, residential or low-rise commercial applications
Designed to accommodate 50mm wide structural rafters

Each unit manufactured by Spectrum Aluminium is a purpose made special product. For this reason testing is not undertaken without express chargeable directions from clients.

Spectrum do however take every reasonable care to assemble each structure to comply with NZS 4211:1985A3.

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