Metal roofing by Lidoran Roofing on the South Coast
When a NSW South Coast couple found the large block of land
that suited their needs for a family home in the hills below the Illawarra
Escarpment, it was all about the views.
Their chosen spot inspired an architect's design which included panoramic
areas of glass as well as Lysaght Custom Orb ® sheeting in the Colourbond®
colour Night Sky®.
"The brief we gave to the architect we commissioned was simple," home owner
Eddie Pieszko said. "Surrounded by fantastic views we wanted to live inside,
but live outside."
"Other people in the district come home and sit out on their verandahs to admire
the views, but we wanted to be able to enjoy the views all the time without
needing to go outside unless we wanted to."
The couple's architect achieved the desired outcome by designing an open-plan,
pavilion style home with external wall areas consisting almost entirely of glass,
including 18 largely glass doors.
Metal roofing company Lidoran Architectural Roofing, a specialist in high-end
residential work, carried out the fixing of sprung curved Custom Orb® roof
sheeting in the Colourbond® colour Windspray® for the roof.
Despite the need for careful insulation of custom flashing sections supplied by
BlueScope Lysaght to suit the junction of curved roof areas, the exterior
provided few challenges.
It was the interior of the house which provided less conventional fixing requirements,
with Custom Orb® sheeting in the Colourbond® colour Night Sky® selected
as the ceiling material throughout.
"Because the house is open plan with white floor tiles, white interior walls and
largely glass external walls, there is a lot of reflected light," Pieszko said.
"If we had used conventional white ceilings you would have needed sunglasses even
inside."
"The advice we received from the lighting specialists was to use black to absorb
excess light, so we decided to use Custom Orb® sheeting in the Colourbond
colour Night Sky®."
Lidoran Architectural Roofing project manager Wayne Podlich admits he was unsure
whether the ceiling outcome would meet expectations, but the Pieszko family is
thrilled by the result.
"The corrugated profile and the black colour gave exactly the effect we wanted,"
Pieszko said.
"We enhanced the contrast by installing white light fittings and ventilation
fans which are suspended well below the ceiling level."
"During the day the ceiling helps maintain exactly the right level of light in the house
and at night when you look up past the lights, it's like looking up into a void, as if
there's nothing there at all."
For further information contact:
Lidoran Roofing
phone: (02) 9648 6991
fax: (02) 9648 4864
web: www.lidoranroofing.com.au
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