Cedar Creek

Coldroom Panel in Queensland

The Challenges

 

When architect Matt Riley first saw the 25-acre property at Cedar Creek in the picturesque Samford Valley west of Brisbane, he had a vision of designing a sustainable ‘off the grid’ home for his growing family of six.  

“Primarily we wanted the house to be as sustainable as possible and as open as possible while blending into the landscape,” Matt said. 

“We designed the home to be long and low, orientated to the North / North West, so that it would sit into the sloping site to maximise the all-encompassing views and engagement with the surrounding landscape. 

“We took mid-century modern inspirations to design courtyards, decks and other hard landscape spaces that blended the inside and outside spaces.   

“We needed to meet the requirements of BAL (bushfire safety) while minimising the damage to the surrounding bush environment during the build process. 

“Given the general isolation of the project, we also needed a prefinished panel system that minimised delivery, time on site to lock up and enabled hand-based construction rather than machine assisted.” 

LuxeWall by Bondor®, InsulWall®, SolarSpan®, BondorPanel® insulated panel and roofing products provided Matt with all he needed to make his ‘off grid’ vision a reality.

Check out this stunning project, as featured on Open Homes Australia here.

*Photo credit: Christopher Frederick Jones

The Solution

The end result is a stunning mid-century modern-inspired four bedroom, three bathroom home with a guest studio, home office, media room and a double garage / car port.  

The home is separated into a living area pavilion and sleeping area pavilion, which is connected by a breezeway space centred on a converted precast water tank swimming pool surrounded by a timber deck. 

The home is completely off-grid and is self-sufficient for power, waste and water, featuring Solar, an Ozzi Kleen waste treatment system and 45,000 litre rainwater tanks. 

The house was masterfully constructed by Aaron Griggs and the team from Lions Pride Building, who have had experience using some of the Bondor product range previously.

Aaron’s dedication to the project is evident in the quality of the finishes. The Lions Pride team bought practical solutions to achieve some of the unique details evident in the design. 

“We used SolarSpan® roofing – the trimdek profile colour COLORBOND® Basalt® and simple skillion pitch roof allowed the roofline to follow and blend in with the natural sloping contour of the site,” Matt said. 

“It provided insulation and enabled clear simple spans without structure to improve construction time. The underside profile’s elegance allowed for the mid-century (country style) theme to be introduced to the home offering texture and light. 

“Insulwall® for the walls allowed for a unified structural insulated panel system, which with the COLORBOND® steel Surfmist® Matt finish, enabled a durable and prefinished wall. Great with kids in mind. 

“Luxewall by Bondor® was used to finish and insulate the recycled shipping containers we used in the project for service / wet areas and the guest studio.”

Other Bondor panels were used for window hoods and awnings these provided a simple method to provide shade and weather protection for the windows on the flat façade and creates 3D effects to the façade. 

“We’re only 30 kilometres outside of the city yet we’re completely off the grid; I often joke with the kids that we could survive the zombie apocalypse here,” Matt said.

Open Homes Australia, Season 7

Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre

The Challenges

Helping to realise a 30-year dream for the Armadale community, Bondor was involved in the construction of the new Armadale Fitness and Aquatic Centre following the demolition of the former aquatic centre.  

Donavan & Payne Architects and PS Structures Builders were tasked with overseeing the project and needed a credible supplier to provide an appropriate insulated roofing panel suitable for a building containing large quantities of water. Aquatic centres are exposed to a high level of moisture are more susceptible to corrosion and, subsequently, damage to the building’s structural integrity.

The Solution

Bondor worked closely with Donovan & Payne Architects to achieve the aesthetics of the roof, whilst over-achieving on the R-Value and structure.  

Structural steel framework formed the main pool and wet side facility structural solution, consisting of column and beam braced frame with long span truss members providing clearance over the pools. Bondor specified 200mm SolarSpan® Insulated roofing panel with BlueScope ColorBond Basalt in colour. The SolarSpan® panel helped with structural support due to its long spanning capacity while achieving R-Value 5.4.  

Roofing contractor Adesa Services worked with PS Structures Builders to supply and install the SolarSpan® roof panels, together with Danpalon roof light sheets. The all-in-one SolarSpan® insulated roofing solution offered a ceiling, insulation and roof sheet in one product for the aquatic centre, for ease of installation and optimal thermal and build efficiency.  

The 4600m2 roof was installed with Bondor’s patent SecureLap® system for joining panels, chosen for its low cost, simplistic and fast approach to connecting low pitch long panel roof runs over one purlin. SecureLap® combines watertight security with long spanning capacity to eliminate the potential for corrosion in the long-term.  

The centre reopened to the public in March 2019 featuring a geothermally heated indoor pool, 50m outdoor pool, covered leisure and program pools, a zero-depth splash pad, crèche, cafe and a wellness suite with spa, sauna and steam room.

Corner Block

The Challenges

Corner Block is a commercial building on the Gold Coast, Australia, offering 2,266m2 of leasable space across 9 tenancies. 

Designed as the new benchmark for sustainable workspaces, the $4 million Corner Block development is the world’s first building to meet Passive House, Green Star and WELL standards. The key points of difference that the Corner Block offers range from design aesthetics to the health and well-being of the occupants right through to technical aspects. 

Ben Sinclair, creator of Corner Block, spent over two years designing and three years in construction. Whether it’s the paints and coatings, material choices, or construction techniques, every aspect of the project was tailored to create a progressive and healthy workspace.

For Ben, his intention was to ensure the building would continue to perform in the long term, whether for 10 years, 20, 30 or 50 years. 

The Solution

Metecno PIR’s widely adopted MetecnoSpan insulated roofing was selected to help the Corner Block meet sustainability, energy efficiency and healthy building standards. 

The all-in-one nature of MetecnoSpan panelling meant the one product catered to the function of interior and exterior roofing applications. Further, its low volatile organic compound (VOC) finishing contributed heavily towards achieving the high sustainability and healthy building standards required for the building’s three target certifications. 

MetecnoSpan also reduced the overall cost of the project due to its higher affordability in comparison to conventional roofing systems and its unique design. The interior finishing on MetecnoSpan panels eliminated the need for a suspended ceiling during the development, thereby reducing the number of onsite tradesmen required.  

“In the past, buildings that are sustainable and green have always been considered to have a cost premium,” Ben said.  

“The idea from the start was to do it at a cost base that other people could see value in to be transparent in the materials that we’ve used and the process that we’ve used. The Corner Block is a real-life example that can provide inspiration for others to build great buildings themselves.” 

Delivering an all-in-one composite roof, insulation and ceiling for residential and commercial builds, Bondor Metecno’s Insulated Roof Panels deliver sustainability, productivity, extreme thermal efficiency and longevity – GreenRate Level A certified and FM Global approved. 

Banyo

The Challenges

Nudgee Close, located in Queensland, is one of the most recent residential projects from AR Developments. With a tight deadline of only two months, 40 carports and patios required, the developers had to choose a supplier of roofing insulation who were able to rise to the challenge, and chose Bondor’s 50mm and 75mm roofing Ridge Panels.

The Solution

Bondor was chosen in 2016 to provide insulated roofing for a new housing development in Nudgee. This development saw 54 x 2-storey townhouses built to provide the local area with a modern design and luxury living. Bondor used their insulated roof panel to provide a stylish finish for 40 carports and patios in this development. The project manager said Bondor roof panels were used because they are cost-effective, streamlined construction and had a BAL rating, providing safety and peace of mind. “I had been using similar products in the past, but they did not have the BAL rating, which I needed for this project. They were able to provide the best materials suited for the job”.

Domain Stradbroke, QLD

The Challenges

The Stradbroke Island project required short build lead times and trade shortages in a remote location required building materials that were fast to erect with minimal effort.

The Solution

Domain at Stradbroke used SolarSpan® low pitch insulated roof panels to create a comfortable and cool residential experience in South East Queensland.

St Kilda Football Club

The Challenges

The 146-year-old St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the ‘Saints’, was a foundation member of the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897 and is a stalwart of today’s Australian Football League (AFL). In 2018 St Kilda’s spiritual home in Moorabbin, RSEA Safety Park, underwent a two-stage, $30 million redevelopment of its training and administration headquarters that has housed the club since 1965. Bondor’s widely adopted MetecnoSpan® insulated roofing was specified for the facility’s 5000m2 roof and insulated box gutters. The roof and gutter installation required fast construction, with project completion due before the 2019 football season kicked off, a task the team at Professional Plumbing Contractors (PPC), were not afraid to tackle.

The Solution

Bondor’s insulated PIR core roofing MetecnoSpan® was selected for the project due to the products’ speed of installation, short manufacturing lead times from Melbourne, as well as comprehensive warranties and meeting the high thermal performance requirements for both R values and air leakage testing.

PPC project manager, Cameron Pryde, said the long spanning MetecnoSpan® insulated roof product was an all-in-one solution that reduced labour and the project install time with a product that includes the roof, insulation and a prefinished ceiling in a single installation. This is not normally achieved with a traditional built-up roof system which consists of multiple layers of roof sheeting, bulk insulation on a foil and mesh ceiling. The building’s thermal requirements were easily achieved with MetecnoSpan®’s extremely high R5.0 thermal rating.

“Locally made long roof panel lengths were also a great benefit as PPC used up to 20m roof panels which enabled us to install more square metres per day , helping us meet the tight installation timeline,” he said.

In addition, to meet the building’s thermal performance requirements, traditional box gutters required significant insulation, as a result insulated gutter system was fabricated locally using the MetecnoPanel® insulated box gutter system, which eliminated the need heat welding and allowed speedy installation of long 12.5m lengths. The interface between the gutters and the roof end lapping system created an air tight seal where thermal leakage can typically occur.

After installing the product and air testing the entire building, the MetecnoSpan® and MetecnoPanel® passed with ease.