As a manufacturer, Satu Bumi recognises the mutual benefit of working collaboratively with architects in the early design stages of the development of commercial projects that required GRC planters and/or GRC street furniture. In essence, early recognition of practical design issues with planters and street furniture can facilitate more accurate preliminary cost estimates, more functional tendering documentation and assist in making the sourcing and procurement of these items more controllable for everybody involved. Therefore, Satu Bumi is prepared to engage with architects in the design stage of new projects, at no charge, to assist on any issues that may relate to the inclusion of GRC planters and/or GRC street furniture. This may include recommendations on design considerations, preliminary design drawings for custom designs, preliminary pricing, or recommendations on practical ways to minimise cost.

Satu Bumi recognises that it will not win the supply of all the projects for which it has provided design phase assistance. However, Satu Bumi also believes it will gain enough efficiency benefits in the estimating and tender stages and in the product engineering and manufacturing processes during the construction stages for the projects that it does win to make providing the assistance commercially viable.

Services Provided - Free of Charge & Free of Obligation

Satu Bumi has established an Australian based Estimating & Product Support Team and a large factory based Product Engineering Team that collectively provide the following specific services to Architects in the design phase for commercial landscaping and construction projects with respect to GRC planters and GRC street furniture: -

• Access to a Product Catalogue and pricing for standard size GRC planters & GRC street furniture

• PDF & DWG shop drawings of catalogue products for use in architectural drawings

• Preliminary custom design and manufacturing consulting assistance

• Conceptual shop drawings for custom GRC product designs

• Preliminary cost estimates for the manufacture of custom GRC products

• Reputation protection. In other words, when specifying Satu Bumi’s GRC products, you are assured that they will be of a consistent and reliable quality because Satu Bumi’s factory is ISO 9001 certified for quality based on internationally recognised manufacturing quality standards and procedures.

Request for Assistance

If you would like to discuss any issues that relate to the potential inclusion of GRC planters or GRC street furniture in the design stage of any of your commercial construction projects, please don’t hesitiate to contact Satu Bumi at cityscape@satubumi.com.au or on (03) 5292 1001

Conceptual Drawings - (click on drawings to expand)

The following are examples of the types of conceptual drawings Satu Bumi provides to architects to assist in clarifying how GRC can be manufactured from a practical perspective to achieve the architect’s design intent. Satu Bumi’s conceptual drawings are provided to architects at no charge and with no obligations and can be very helpful in specifying projects for tender.

Design Example Library - (click on the PDF icons to expand)

The following downloadable PDF shop drawings provide practical GRC furniture and GRC planter design examples that architects may find helpful in deciding how GRC can be used on their projects. These examples can be downloaded, copied and modified in any way by architects free of charge or obligation.

Planter Drawings - Cut & Paste

The following typical GRC planter detail drawings have been made available by Satu Bumi in both PDF and DWG versions to be used in architectural drawings fee of charge or obligation.

3. GRC Bowl & Seat Drawings - with Pods & Pavers

Additional Download Information

Additional relevant downloadable information can be obtained through the Satu Bumi Download Library.