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Far more than an esoteric gesture, the wide bladed roof performs as a broad-rimmed Akubra sheltering occupants from sun and storm.

The GAP Residence

Architect Ralph Bailey’s design for his own residence ripples with ideas absorbed from its rainforest surrounds, the traditional corrugated steel Queenslander and ancient thermal chimneys.
QLD
Project  |  Housing
Steel plays a starring role at the entry to each SWIS, were a two-storey-high inverted L-shaped canopy is clad in Stramit Longspan® made from COLORBOND® steel that touches the ground

Dandenong High School

Victoria’s largest secondary school campus may look simple at first glance, but highly considered and tested theories of education and learning are embedded within these striking steel buildings.
Completed April 2008, VIC
Project  |  Education
The ‘Twistie’ roofline tilts upwards in line with the hill behind the house, allowing southern light to flood the living space.

Bastian Townhouse

Troppo Architects has reinvented an old Adelaide brick home using a lightweight steel solution to add an upstairs ‘townhouse’ which captures spectacular views.
Completed February 2010, SA
Project  |  Housing
When Max Pritchard's clients approached him to design a small house overlooking a picturesque creek on their farm, they never imagined that he would perch them above the waterway,but they've come to love his lofty solution.

The Bridge House

The owners of this small house never imagined being suspended over the creek on their hobby farm, but they’ve come to love Max Pritchard’s lofty idea of placing their home on a bridge.
SA
Project  |  Housing
External walls are clad with dynamic sporting stripes, which were deliberately chosen to arouse the powerful emotions that an athlete draws upon while competing

Maribyrnong College Sports Academy

Inspired by sports science, dwp|suters has designed an academy that embodies the essence of sporting prowess.
VIC
Project  |  Education
The roof cleverly folds in on itself to create multiple facets of light within, and overhangs on the outside where it forms two large awnings that address both the plaza and adjacent historic Huyghue House

Art Gallery of Ballarat Annexe

Layered with historical references, urban connections and a sense of community spirit, this small yet ambitious annexe exemplifies successful civic space.
VIC
Project  |  Community Buildings
An arresting addition to a suburban Perth house sits comfortably alongside its neighbours, thanks to Adrian Iredale's 'archaeological" approach and sympathetic material selection.

Swan Street House

Iredale Pedersen Hook has taken an ‘archaeological’ approach and selected sympathetic materials to make an arresting addition to a suburban Perth house
Completed April 2008, WA
Project  |  Housing
The wall features variously placed Stramit Corrugated panels made from COLORBOND® Metallic steel in the colours Citi®, Conservatory®, Cortex®, Facade® and Skybridge®.

Hinkler Hall of Aviation

Taking cues from the local landscape of pioneer aviator Bert Hinkler’s birthplace, the overlapping cladding of the Hinkler Hall of Aviation subtly references the bi-plane he flew from London to Darwin in 1928.
QLD
Project  |  Factories Warehouses
Deakin University Burwood pedestrian bridge uses BlueScope REDCOR® weathering steel to deliver a practical, paint-free structure requiring minimal maintenance compared with conventional structural steel

Steel bridge goes above and beyond

The new Deakin University Burwood pedestrian bridge uses BlueScope REDCOR® weathering steel to deliver a practical, paint-free structure requiring minimal maintenance compared with conventional structural steel.
VIC
Project  |  Bridges
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Congratulations to Laurie A from VIC on being the winner of the Steel Profile Promotion. We received many entries and thank you to all that participated, we look forward to sharing Steel Profile with you in the future.
https://steelprofile.steel.com.au/
Steel Profile Magazine
Victoria's first eight-star energy rated InsulLiving home nears completion.
http://www.insulliving.com.au/insulliving/news/victorias-first-insulliving-home-nears-completion
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Connection Magazine's Summer edition have a ‘Smart Roof Australia’ feature addressing common roofing challenges and tips and tricks for installing a steel roof. Check out some of the advice in the News section.
http://steel.com.au/news
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