Main Events 76th Edition – Zak World of Façades Australia

76th Edition – Zak World of Façades Australia

edition

Date

15 September 2020

Venue

Virtual Event

City

Melbourne

About this edition

Started in 2012, the Zak World of Façades conference series has grown to become a globally renowned event promoting new concepts, best practices and current trends in the building envelope segment. It has completed 75 editions in 25 countries and is present in Australia since the last 3 years. However given the current global situation, with social distancing in place and large congregations banned, the physical event is suspended until things resume normalcy.

Hence to keep the Australian architectural community connected digitally with the latest trends in façade design and engineering, Zak World of Façades is pleased to announce the digital editon of our Australia series, where we will be running keynote presentations, technical presentations, panel discussions and workshops in this 3 day affair.

We are also making available opportunities for sponsorship to exclusive organisations interested in being a part of this digital edition. Until we meet again in person, our commitment is to deliver these using the most innovative digital tools in the most innovative way. This is for all of us not only to survive, but thrive and grow together as we move into a different future at the same time which we had never ever imagined.

Speakers & Panelists

Conference Agenda

Every speaker for the day, grouped by session. Select a topic to see who is presenting, the session focus and the talk points.

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

8:45am — 9:00am

Topic

Networking

9:00am — 9:05am

Topic

Welcome Address & Introduction of the Speakers

9:05am — 9:35am

Hazel Porter

Principal

Woods Bagot

Topic

The Expressive Building Façade of an Innovation Precinct

Talk points

Evolution of an architectural language for the Melbourne Connect façade The façade's role as part of a larger building ecosystem, performance parameters and a responsive approach

The façade's role as part of a larger building ecosystem, performance parameters and a responsive approach

9:35am — 10:00am

Zamaneh Khoshdel

Associate Director

AECOM

Topic

Bespoke Façade Design and the Dynamics of Façade Industry in the Region

Talk points

Value generation through design

Innovation journey

Beyond compliance

10:00am — 10:30am

Mark Curzon

Director

Fender Katsalidis

Topic

Breathing Façades

Talk points

Naturally ventilated high-rise and megatall commercial buildings (Case study: Merdeka118, Kuala Lumpur, the second tallest building in the world)

The impact of façade design on the contemporary workplace

Section J: Impact on NSW façade design

10:30am — 10:45am

Topic

Joint Q&A

10:45am — 11:00am

Topic

Networking

11:00am — 11:00am

Topic

End of the Session

3:00pm — 3:05pm

Topic

Welcome Address & Introduction of the Speakers

03:05pm — 03:35pm

Lin Lin

Associate Principal

BG&E Facades

Simon Haussegger

Director

Cox Architects

Topic

Wesley Place: Adaptation and Re-Life within the City

Talk points

Design opportunities and challenges: Balancing heritage and workplace principles

Evaluating technical aspects of the façade design with a focus on engineering and testing of façade fins

Managing visual distortion and quality of curved glass

03:35pm — 04:00pm

Cian Davis

Director

Bates Smart

Topic

Queen Victoria Market: Redefining the future of living in the city

Talk points

Breathing new life into this corner of the city and a valuable piece of cultural and social infrastructure

The residential Build-To-Rent (BTR) development, will deliver a future focused tower with strong integrated community, catering to the needs of different cultural, socio-economic and age groups.

The tower form and facade design has been optimised for environmental performance and the comfort of the residents and will deliver the first 8 Star NatHERS rated apartment building at this scale.

04:00pm — 04:30pm

Sander Versluis

Associate

UNStudio

Topic

Talking Skin

Talk points

Designing for a humane, active and healthy city environment

Answering the big questions with small details

Transforming our existing fabric and providing the best answer to our new challenges

04:30pm — 04:45pm

Topic

Joint Q&A

04:45pm — 05:00pm

Topic

Networking

5:00pm — 5:00pm

Topic

End of the Session

8:45am — 9:00am

Topic

Networking

9:00am — 9:05am

Topic

Welcome Address & Introduction of the Speakers

9:05am — 9:35am

Simon Topliss

Associate Director

Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

Topic

Gillies Hall and La Trobe 624 - Chasing Passive House, Prefabrication and Poetics

Talk points

Chasing Passive House Certification and Mass Timber: Driving low carbon outcomes through mass timber and a passive house compliant façade for Monash University Gillies

Prefabrication and unitisation of the façade of La Trobe 624: Taking the lessons learnt in façade performance and working with industry to create a unitised façade outcome

Poetics of façade and repetition: Looking across the architectural language of both Gillies Hall and La Trobe 624 and looking at how simple repetition, colour and an understanding of materials informed the design outcomes

9:35am — 10:05am

Li Yang

Principal

Aurecon

Topic

From Dreams in the Cloud to Reality on Super High-Rise Facades in Australia

Talk points

Case study: Australia 108, tallest residential tower in the southern hemisphere

Case studies: Melbourne Square, Southbank’s largest park

Digital drive of façade engineering

10:05am — 10:30am

Scott Brookes

Associate - Heritage Engineering

Meinhardt Façade Technology

Topic

Heritage Conservation - Engineering the Past for the Future

Talk points

What is conservation engineering?

Historic building stock – Tackling the climate emergency

Embracing technology - Unlocking heritage sites

10:30am — 10:45am

Topic

Joint Q&A

10:45am — 11:00am

Topic

Networking

11:00am — 11:00am

Topic

End of the Session

3:00pm — 3:05pm

Topic

Welcome Address & Introduction of the Speakers

3:05pm — 3:30pm

Topic

Quantifying the Ephemeral: Physically Accurate Rendering of Façades

Talk points

Using data to predict visual aesthetic

The role of virtual façade prototyping

Integrating aesthetics and performance

3:30pm — 3:50pm

Amer Magrabi

Principal

Lote Consulting – Fire | Risk | Security

Topic

Façade Cladding Fire Safety under the Building Code of Australia

Talk points

External Fire Spread under the Building Code of Australia (BCA)

ACP Cladding Assessment Methodology under the BCA

Australian Cladding Guidelines – Existing & New Buildings

3:50pm — 4:30pm

Aaron Poupard

Associate

ARM ARCHITECTURE

Elissa Stirling

Regional Manager – Victoria

Inhabit

Igor Kebel

Director

XO Projects

Mariola Kesy

Project Leader

Cottee Parker Architects

Nathan de Leeuw

Principal

DesignInc

Topic

Panel Discussion: Digital Influence on Façade Design: Changing the Future of Design for a New World

Talk points

Parametric design & complex geometry buildings - Future of high rises

Technological advancement in construction techniques for digital façades

BIM visualizing & 3D design of a building before construction: Helping realize novel and complex ideas into reality

Augmenting the delivering of infrastructure within the time frame stipulated

4:30pm — 4:45pm

Topic

Joint Q&A

4:45pm — 5:00pm

Topic

Networking

5:00pm — 5:00pm

Topic

End of the Session

8:45am — 9:00am

Topic

Networking

9:00am — 9:05am

Topic

Welcome Address & Introduction of the Speakers

9:05am — 9:35am

Tony Grist

Principal

Hassell

Topic

Sixty Martin Place, Sydney: Designing a New City Skyline

Talk points

The computational design

Economy, repetition and originality in façade design

Making a statement though façade and context

9:35am — 11:00am

Gema Edo

Architect

fjmt Studio

John Perry

Associate Principal

fjcstudio

Paul Wintour

Founder

Parametric Monkey

Tim Phillips

Managing Director

Tilt Industrial Design

Topic

Project Panel Discussion: Designing & Engineering the Responsive Operable Blind System at UTS Central, Sydney

Talk points

A comprehensive case study on the design, engineering and fabrication of the complex operable blinds and sunshades designed by fjmt Studio (Architect) and executed by Tilt Industrial Design (specialist sub-contractor) along with their parametric/BIM/CAD/CAM integrator Parametric Monkey

10:30am — 11:00am

Topic

Networking

11:00pm — 11:00pm

Topic

End of the Session

3:00pm — 3:45pm

Arash Hemmati

Associate

Rickard Engineering

Charles Rickard

Principal

Rickard Engineering

Topic

[Workshop A] - Designing with Glass Reinforced Concrete (GRC) for Australian Projects

Talk points

Applications of GRC in the Australian market

The importance of quality assurance for the satisfactory supply of GRC

Recent developments in R&D for GRC

FEA vs Reality - Importance of Australian fire testing for GRC

3:00pm — 3:45pm

Nick Williams

Digital Practice Leader - VIC/SA

Aurecon

Pablo Sepulveda

Integrated Design Lead

Aurecon

Topic

[Workshop B] - Parametric Tools to Support Net-Zero Carbon Building Design

Talk points

Leveraging data in estimating embodied and operational carbon

The role of parametric tools in integrating cross-disciplinary design knowledge

Demonstrations of custom tools in typical design exercises

3:45pm — 4:00pm

Topic

Networking

4:00pm — 4:45pm

Natasha Stojanovich

Partner

Lander & Rogers Lawyers

Topic

[Workshop C] - Navigating Cladding Disputes: The Australian Landscape

Talk points

What is the current landscape in Australia re-cladding disputes?

What is the response of the Australian insurance industry to the cladding crisis?

What can be done to mitigate cladding related exposures?

4:45pm — 5:00pm

Topic

Networking

5:00pm — 5:00pm

Topic

End of the Event