Gosford Quarries is Australia’s largest supplier of Australian Sandstone, supplying our highest quality sandstone products to the Commercial and Public Building Industry since 1922.
Harbord Diggers Club, Sydney | Commercial Sandstone Sawn & Curved Exterior Cladding | White Sandstone Colour Range
Commercial Sandstone Cladding, Veneers and Facades for Commercial Projects
333 George St, Sydney | Commercial Sandstone Profiled & Fluted Exterior Cladding | “Yellow Block” 333 George Street Sandstone Colour Range
Sandstone is a popular option for many commercial building projects because it has a high resistance to weathering and abrasion. Commercial sandstone is also resilient to the sun’s effects, being incredibly thermally stable and naturally fire resistant, making it an excellent choice for exteriors to buildings when used as cladding, veneers and facades.
“The longevity and durability of Gosford Quarries’ natural Australian sandstone is one of the main reasons it is used so often on Commercial buildings. ”
Sandstone Cladding for Commercial Projects
150 Collins Street, Melbourne, Westpac Building | Commercial Sandstone Exterior Cladding | Piles Creek Guinea Gold Colour Range | Photo Credit www.samdarroch.com
(Note the juxtaposition of the heritage sandstone of Scot’s Church, left, with contemporary architectural design, right)
Gosford Quarries supplies Sandstone Cladding available in the largest range of sandstone finishes, colours, sizes and styles suitable for any stone wall cladding application for commercial projects in Sydney, Melbourne and beyond.
“Sandstone is a unique cladding solution as it’s not only available in a range of beautiful tones but also has an unparalleled variety of textures that can be nominated to complement any design and space. ”
Barangaroo Towers, Sydney | Commercial Sandstone Interior Honed Cladding | Piles Creek Cream Colour Range
The Hydra-split and Rockfaced Sandstone Finish for Commercial Projects
The two most common rustic sandstone finishes for cladding are “Hydra-split” and “Rockfaced” finishes. The Rockfaced and Hydra-split cladding offer customers a classic and timeless textured rough face cladding that brings the warmth and texture of a natural stone face into any project.
The Rock Faced Cladding in particular is highly sought-after to achieve the traditional and immediately recognisable texture of Australian sandstone into Cladding, Feature Walls, Fences, Walling and Capping projects.
Commercial Sandstone Projects and Heritage Restorations with Sandstone
Australian War Memorial, Canberra | Public Heritage Restoration Honed Block Walling And Profiled Detail | Wondabyne Sandstone Colour Range
Commercial projects are often integrated with Heritage Restoration or matching existing sandstone colour ranges and materials. Gosford Quarries are leaders in Sandstone Heritage Restoration and can supply sandstone cladding in bespoke heritage finishes like the Sparrow Peck and Convict Picked Finishes.
Gosford Quarries offer more contemporary, modern-look cladding options for new commercial projects such as smooth “Diamond Sawn”, “Honed” and “Bush-Hammered” Sandstone Finishes. These finishes are minimalistic and offer subtlety and natural beauty to lobbies, external building facades and feature walls. Gosford Quarries Sandstone Cladding is available in a large variety of customisable sizes and thicknesses which make them ideal for Internal and External Sandstone Cladding alike.
“Gosford Quarries have sophisticated profiling technologies allowing us to create and carve artworks into Sandstone Commercial Murals and Bespoke Curved and Artistic Cladding. This has been a stand-out for Architectural Design in Commercial Project Cladding. ”
Sandstone Capping for Commercial Projects
150 Collins Street, Melbourne, Westpac Building | Commercial Sandstone Exterior Pillars & Sandstone Cladding & Capping | Piles Creek Guinea Gold Colour Range | Photo Credit www.samdarroch.com
Commercial clients often express an interest in replacing, restoring or creating front entrance features, Sandstone Retaining Walls and Fences requiring Cladding, Solid Block Walling and Sandstone Capping materials.
Gosford Quarries Sandstone is 100% customisable in length, width, thickness, edge detail and colour range. This makes Sandstone an ideal choice for Edging, Capping and Pool projects that require custom sizing, curving to template and various Textured Edge Sandstone Finishes.
Depending on the architectural specifications of Sandstone Capping, you can execute a traditional Heritage Style Capping, a classical or contemporary and modern look.
“Gosford Quarries offer a variety of Sandstone Capping such as Rockfaced, Hydrasplit, Bullnose and Pencil Rounded Capping but also offer more bespoke options such as Pyramid Capping, Profiled and other Custom Edge Sandstone Capping Stones. Sandstone is extremely versatile and limited to only your imagination or that of the singular vision of your architect or landscape architect.”
Unlike imported materials, and other landscape materials, Gosford Quarries Sandstone can be customised in colour range and size and can be cut to template locally which means short lead times, Australian Standard Quality, exceptional customer service and guaranteed satisfaction.
The Maintenance of Commercial Sandstone
Barangaroo Towers, Sydney | Commercial Sandstone Honed Interior Cladding | Piles Creek Cream Colour Range
“Australian Sandstone is revered for its longevity making it ideal for commercial projects. It is relatively easy to maintain natural Australian sandstone on commercial projects as you can allow sandstone to age naturally. You can consult with industry professionals on how best to clean and maintain your sandstone.”
High Profile Commercial Sandstone Projects From Gosford Quarries Australian Sandstone Supply
Wynyard Walk | Sydney Commercial Sandstone Project
Wynyard Walk is a new pedestrian link connecting Wynyard Station with Barangaroo
It opened mid September 2016
An architectural analysis of Wynyard Walk as an Urban Project
Gosford Quarries supplied curved and angled honed cladding for this commercial sandstone project
Each sandstone cladding panel was uniquely shaped, curved and labeled to work with the Architect’s design and to assist installers create this complex design with ease and efficiency on site
CNC Profiling technologies were used to realise the architectural vision and specification of a memorable commercial project and landscaping landmark in Sydney
150 Collins Street, Melbourne (The Westpac Building) | Melbourne Commercial Sandstone Project
150 Collins Street, Melbourne, Westpac Building | Commercial Sandstone Interior Foyer Honed Sandstone Cladding | Piled Creek Guinea Gold Sandstone Colour Range | Photo Credit www.samdarroch.com
150 Collins Street Commercial Project for the Westpac Building featured Gosford Quarries Guinea Gold sandstone colour range, honed.
We supplied 400-500m2 of 50mm sandstone cladding for this commercial sandstone project.
The 150 Collins building features 14 levels with 20,000 square metres of premium grade office and retail space
The architects were Peddle Thorpe architects
Their design blended ‘the old and the new’ integrating the rich historical surrounds, hence the use of sandstone cladding on 150 Collins as Scot’s Church and The Assembly Hall (also part of Scot’s Church) were in close proximity
Scot’s Church and The Assembly Hall are landmark buildings featuring sandstone foundation stones, walling and facings
The sandstone installer for the 150 Collins commercial project was Wetspot
The building was awarded ‘Best Sustainable Building’ at the 2016 Victorian Master Builder Awards
The building was designed to achieve a 5 Star NABERS and 6 Star Green Star Rating
Gosford Quarries Melbourne
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Other Sandstone Commercial PROJECTS of Note Featuring Gosford Quarries Commercial Sandstone Supply
Barangaroo Towers, Sydney
St Mary’s Cathedral
GPO Building, Sydney
Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Sydney Town Hall
Hilton Hotel, Sydney
Hilton Hotel, Melbourne
Central Station, Sydney
Parliament of Victoria (VIC)
Newcastle Town Hall
Hilton, Sydney | Commercial Sandstone Profiled, Curved Elliptical Column Exterior Cladding | Piles Creek Cream Sandstone Colour Range
Commercial Sandstone Specification and Tender Support for Commercial Projects
Sandstone has become the bespoke natural material for architects to employ in realising their contemporary commercial designs and Gosford Quarries have been the sandstone suppliers with the processing capabilities to bring those designs to life.
“Gosford Quarries has a special “Projects Team” specifically assigned to assisting commercial customers, project managers, architects, builders, designers and installers with tenders on commercial projects.”
Our Expert Sandstone Team takes the time to understand your project and help you navigate through the options and opportunities of using quality Gosford Quarries Australian sandstone.
Do you have a project or tender in need of expert sandstone advice for product, applications and specification?
Gosford Quarries Quarry and Factory Tours for Onboarded and Prospective Commercial Project Clients
Gosford Quarries Commercial Architect & Commercial Designer Project Specific Quarry & Factory Tours, Somersby
For large commercial projects that have specific requirements, Gosford Quarries offer exclusive project-specific quarry and factory tours. This means that our commercial clients have the opportunity to see Gosford Quarries capabilities in person and physically select and nominate colours from our exclusive quarries.
These factory tours give our valued customers insight into the new technologies we have invested in which have the capabilities to produce even the most intricate designs on almost any scale.
Would you like a quarry and factory tour specific to your project or company?
A version of this article can be seen at Outdoor Design Source here.