Bespoke Grid Glass partitions define intimate lounge spaces aboard The Ghan while keeping the carriage open and connected. Developed with Woods Bagot, the bronze and low-iron glass composition responds to the interior’s contemporary interpretation of Art Deco.
- Project
- The Ghan
- Location
- Australia — Adelaide, Alice Springs and Darwin rail route
- Interior design
- Woods Bagot
- Metal framework
- Nicholas Fuller
- Glass design and manufacture
- Axolotl
- Installed photography
- Rhiannon Taylor
Axolotl’s scope
Axolotl engineered and manufactured the custom Grid Glass panels, working with Woods Bagot on prototypes and the final composition. Nicholas Fuller produced the precision metal framework that surrounds the glass.
Materials and processes
Bronze metal inlays within low-iron glass establish the panel geometry. Sampling refined the grid spacing, surface texture and transparency so the glass and surrounding framework read as one architectural element.
The challenge and response
The brief called for privacy without separation. A series of prototypes balanced the metal grid and glass texture to subtly define seating areas while preserving light, views and a sense of connection throughout the carriage.
Project photographs
