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Datco Group
Datco Architectural

Architectural Specification & Technical Support

Practical aluminium, glass and system support for architects, designers and builders — helping turn the design intent into something that can be manufactured and installed properly.

Three Datco team members reviewing drawings on a glass-topped workshop table
Overview

Bring us in before the details are locked in.

An early discussion helps identify the right system, glass, opening configuration and practical detailing before issues become expensive onsite. At Datco, we bring decades of hands-on fabrication, glazing and installation experience to those conversations, so the advice is grounded in what actually gets built.

Relevant technical information, drawings and system data can be provided or coordinated where available and required for the selected project. Where a project calls for engineering, acoustic assessment, energy assessment or certification, that sits with the relevant qualified professional and we work alongside them.

Features

Built to last, sized to fit.

System selection

Reviewing suitable window, door and glazing systems around the brief.

Glass selection

Practical guidance around laminated, low-E, double glazing and other suitable options.

Detail review

Openings, sills, thresholds, drainage and constructability.

Project information

Relevant drawings, system information and available performance data coordinated where required, within the agreed scope.

Three Datco team members reviewing project drawings on a glass-topped workshop table

Frequently Asked Questions

Plans, elevations or a window schedule are ideal, but early sketches and a description of the design intent are enough to begin discussing systems and detailing.

As early as practical. Reviewing systems, glass and detailing at concept stage is almost always easier than resolving them after documentation is locked.

Yes — boutique commercial, hospitality and mixed-use work. Our Commercial division covers shopfront and facade work.
Get Started

Have plans taking shape? Bring us in early.