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Innovations & Inspirations

The design options for COLORBOND® steel are almost as limitless as your imagination.

Read our Feature Stories to see how COLORBOND® steel has inspired great building design, or visit our Photo Gallery for images of innovative buildings.

Featured Projects


Termite resistant house frames made from TRUECORE® steel and roofing made from COLORBOND® steel are being used by Hamra Homes in a 16 townhouse development in Salisbury’s Hollywood Close, South Australia.

Hollywood Close In South Australia Starts Building With Steel

Termite resistant steel frames have begun appearing in Salisbury's Hollywood Close, South Australia, marking the start of Hamra Homes' new 16 townhouse development. Read More

Wall cladding and roofing made from COLORBOND® steel in the colour Dune® has been used across the development in Perry Street, Marrickville, New South Wales.

Perry Street Townhouses

Nestled in the urban valley of Marrickville, New South Wales, is a new residential site that takes a fresh look at housing development. Read More

Sustainable Home Brisbane won the 2006 HIA Greensmart Building of the Year and a HIA Greensmart Water Efficiency Housing Award.

Steel Top For Triple Bottom

Improving the bottom line is a major goal for any home owner and when you have a triple bottom line, even greater care is required before making a decision to purchase property. Read More

COLORBOND® steel in the colour Woodland Grey® and the profile Superdeck® and Smoothline™ gutters and flashings were used on this multi purpose structure in Caloundra, Queensland.

Shipping Steel

The simplicity of shipping containers had always appealed to Trevor Reitsma. The building designer had experimented with concepts that drew on their minimalist lines, so when the opportunity arose to design a multi purpose structure at the back of a residential block in Caloundra in Queensland, he decided to bring his ideas to life with the help of COLORBOND® steel. Read More

This Beach House demonstrates how steel can be used across a number of applications . The roofing, walling, guttering, fascia and garage door are all made from COLORBOND® steel.

Beachside Beauty

The creative interplay of materials and the use of a prominent red 'fin' wall sets this house apart from its neighbours in the beachside suburb of Inverloch, south of Phillip Island, Victoria. Read More

COLORBOND® steel was used for the entire external surface area, both for its looks and low maintenance qualities in this inner city Melbourne building.

Steeling A Weekend Away

When owning a property in inner city Melbourne seemed out of reach for three long term friends, they came up with an alternative plan which would give them the lifestyle they wanted at a fraction of the cost. Read More

Serenity Homes' display home 'Soudai' constructed using a house frame made from TRUECORE® steel

Steel Framed Soudai Wins National Award

Serenity Homes' Soudai home has been named the HIA Australian Display Home of the Year 2007, crowning its already long list of industry awards and achievements. Read More

Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living at Mount Annan Botanic Garden, New South Wales, uses COLORBOND® steel for roofing and walling.

Opening A Pathway To Sustainability

Making environmental sustainability a practical part of everyday living and building will now be a lot easier for people in New South Wales with the opening in February this year of the Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living. Read More

These townhouses are clad with COLORBOND® steel in the profile LYSAGHT CUSTOM ORB®

Modern Materials To Set Trends

As all designers and architects know, the choice of materials can make or break a project and achieving the right balance of texture, tone and style is as much of an art as it is a science. Read More

Roofing and rainwater goods made from COLORBOND® steel are used extensively in the Ecovillage at Currumbin

Sustainable Steel at the Ecovillage

A new benchmark has been set in ecologically sustainable development by innovative development company, Landmatters, with the creation of Australia’s first self sufficient residential community of its size, The Ecovillage at Currumbin on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Read More