FutureWall has a number of unique design features to specifically cater for practical site installation. To accommodate uneven floors, the system has a patented adjuster foot system that allows up to 35mm individual adjustment of studs.
Studs can be manufactured to varying stud lengths. To accommodate floor to ceiling height variations on an installation, studs can be cut-to-suit or spliced together using a range of splicing details. These details are dependent on the height extension required and structural considerations. Details can be provided on request.
Typically modules of a 300mm multiple are used (i.e. 300, 600, 900, 1200...). However, since FutureWall is based on stud and track framing, studs have the flexibility of being spaced to suit any nominated panel dimensions. Note that most panelized walling systems use a prefabricated module frame that locks the designer into standard module sizes.
The typical stud spacing of FutureWall is 900mm. A 900mm wide panel is typically how much a person can lift. The maximum spacing is 1200mm. Additionally stud spacing of less than 900mm are also easily accommodated.
FutureWall uses starter units (either solid or glass) to accommodate wall abutments. These units also provide make-up pieces and a springing point to establish panel modularity.
FutureWall introduces the unique concept of "Free Corners". In other words, the System eliminates the need for multiple studs at intersections and junctions by introducing a "hinged" corner system for adjoining return panels. This provides for unprecedented access to corners to cater for services and furniture attachment.
Like drywall, FutureWall is cavity wall construction allowing for the reticulation of services. What makes FutureWall unique is the simple panel to stud attachment and panel hanging system. This allows panels to be swung open from the head track to enable easy service reticulation.
Penetrations in the head track allows for services to be dropped from the ceiling into the wall cavity and reticulated horizontally through web penetrations in the stud.
FutureWall's patented tri-channel stud and unique stud-furniture connectors enable the attachment of any type of furniture and fixtures, i.e. shelves, cupboards, desks, kitchens etc. using industry standard furniture cams supplied by Hedditch and Hafele.
Furniture connectors can be customized to support proprietary furniture system. The stud and track framing platform allows for horizontal and/or vertical connection.
There is infinite vertical adjustability to position furniture and fixtures due to the tri-channel configuration of the stud and the unique stud-furniture connector system.
FutureWall is a pre-finished panel system that can accommodate any type of panels, i.e. MDF, timber, metal, glass, fabric, stone veneer, etc. through a patented panel attachment system. The design intent with FutureWall is to move the costly and time consuming site finishing aspects of partition construction into an efficient, quality-controlled manufacturing environment.
FutureWall can accommodate framed and frameless single or double face glazing by treating the glazing unit as a typical panel. The system also has additional extrusions to cater for the more traditional centre-line glazing.
Blinds can be mounted using traditional methods on centre-line glazing and single face glazing. Remote control blinds can also be incorporated in double face glazing.
Other proprietary glazing systems such as armored glazing systems can be attached to FutureWall.
FutureWall can accommodate framed glass doors and solid core doors up to 44mm thick, in single, half and double leaf configurations.
Whiteboards, pinboards, signs and murals can be treated in the same way as panels and attached directly to the FutureWall stud for a flush appearance.
FutureWall allows for low height walls to be constructed in solid panel construction or in solid/glass configuration.
The tri-channel stud can be fabricated into structural framing to cater for free-standing screen construction.
The skirting extrusion is fixed directly to the stud and effectively locks the panel base in position. To remove panels, the skirting needs to be removed.
FutureWall also caters for the cladding of building surfaces with prefinished panels by using unique furring extrusions and the proprietary panel attachment system. This system allows designers to address cladding in order match or compliment FutureWall partitioning.
FutureWall is a prefinished system. In comparison to drywall, FutureWall effectively eliminates all the time consuming site labour associated with sheet fixing, joint setting and surface finishing.