Pacific Fair Shopping Centre | GRC planter

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

International and domestic tourists and shoppers to the $670 million transformed Pacific Fair Shopping Centre on the Gold Coast, Queensland,are welcomed by new and spacious outdoor resort style surroundings providing a unique shopping experience.GRC manufacturer Quatro Design supplies large-scale pots, planters, and street furniture to numerous projects around Australia.Forthenew resort styleshopping areaat Pacific Fair, Quatro Design supplied numerous GRC bowlplantersmade using Aalborg White® Cement. The planters were made in variousstyles with sizes ranging from 900mm up to 2.3 metres in diameter. The transformation of Pacific Fair Shopping centre into an international retail and hospitality destination was recognised by the QueenslandProperty Awardsin awardingitthe 2016 Retail Property of theYear, and the 2016 and 2017 Major Regional CentersExcellence inDesign.

AALBORGWHITE®IN GRC APPLICATION

Within Australian there are several GRC manufacturers. Applications include façade panels; architectural elements in building construction; bases for modular bathrooms;Garden landscaping and furniture; and commercial underground pits. Quatro Design specializes in supplying GRC planters and street furniture for the landscape and commercial industries.  

Managing Directorof Quatro Design,John Curry, said “White GRC products are very popular choices for our customers. The Aalborg White®Cement gives a clean white finish. And when used in oxide-coloured GRC it helps to givemore vibrantand richertones. We find that the Aalborg White®Cement performs excellently in our GRC applications, with its high consistency in performance and whiteness being the key factors”.