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Turning your traditional patio or verandah into an exciting entertainment space is the perfect way to extend your indoor living space into the outdoors. You’ll want to ensure any materials you use are hard-wearing to stand up against repeated use and the elements (from heavy rain to harsh sunshine), and the renovation itself shouldn’t break the bank. Choosing a product like HardieDeck™ means you get all the elegance of a sleek and sturdy deck without the drawbacks of traditional timber. Made from James Hardie’s™ premium fibre cement, the HardieDeck is a stylish addition to any outdoor space. It works just as well for your exterior dining area as it does around the edges of your pool. Outdoor kitchen for entertaining There’s nothing quite like firing up the barbie and inviting friends and family over for a meal out in the sunshine. A kitchen outside is a great way to use your outdoor space, but you need to ensure the materials around it will be able to withstand the hot summer days and rainy weather, and won’t get stained from spills and dropped food. Linea Weatherboard is the ideal choice for an outdoor kitchen – not only is it modern, durable and easy to install, but it’s resistant to shrinking, swelling and cracking. One last thing to remember for any outdoor kitchen: if you plan to install a barbecue on your deck, make sure the flooring is heat resistant and strong enough to support the extra weight of large appliances.

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A Stunning Architectural Icon in Rockdale’s lively cosmopolitan setting

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The design started by questioning the idea of “design excellence” and a challenge to implement the ambitions for said excellence. All the while adhering to a set strategy and budget. These elements were brought together uncompromisingly by developer and builder Piety THP Constructions, and <a href="http://www.fusearchitecture.com.au/">Fuse Architects</a>, and is the first building within the Bayside Council to be delivered with design excellence.
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In preparation for the project a detailed mapping of the Rockdale CBD and the Princes Highway retail strip was undertaken. Ultimately this aided in setting up a contextual framework that shaped the development to fit in its unique setting. Drawing inspiration from the vibrant retail-shopping strip, Fuse Architecture shaped the form using lines from the local bay foreshore.
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The building is setback as a way of doubling the footpath and prioritised and extended the existing predominate podium height along the highway. It took minimal side setbacks to the secondary boundaries and doubled them to allow for improved amenity and apartment aspect, maximising the number of apartments facing north, away from the busy road and towards the distant city views. An elevated communal courtyard protected from the surroundings was inserted into the setback to act both as a green backdrop and quiet space in which to retreat.
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The building form was articulated predominantly through the insertion of the central and open breezeway and its accompanying veil. The shape of the veil referenced the Botany Bay foreshore and created two slender towers sitting on top of the retail podium. The breezeway increased the building frontage. By injecting some vibrancy into the common spaces the central breezeway essentially became the heart of the building. The north tower was pulled over the newly created public domain as a sublime cantilever and the ground floor retail at the corner was doubled in height as a befitting gesture to signify the entrance to the emerging Rockdale CBD.
As the product of a design excellence competition the design needed to meet high aesthetic standards but given its ultimate requirement of providing marketing housing and its location in the outer ring suburbs, this needed to be done in a cost effective manner. Developer and builder, Piety THP, chose <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/easylap-panel">James Hardie Easylap external cladding </a>for the most cost effective and streamlined solution for their projects needs.
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 “With the size of the pattern being 3m x 1.2m wide Easylap assisted in the set out of the façade which was ultimately time saving and kept us on budget. Easylap provided a 30% saving and this allowed us to utilise those savings in other facets of the building, improving the broader quality and amenity of the project without complicating the build or increasing costs” – Sammy Soliman, Piety THP.
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“Due to the lightweight nature of the product it was fairly easy to install and, with clever detailing, seeing the exceptional design realised in a simple cladding solution was a true highlight as well as a good cost effective solution. Our calculated decision in using Easylap meant that the building expression would be uncompromised and allocated construction costs could be spent more wisely and also offered cost savings – which is always a key consideration.”
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Ultimately, VIEW Rockdale was designed as a catalyst to transform context through lateral interpretation of planning controls, to look beyond numerical compliance and tease out better ways to satisfy key urban design objectives as well as extend those aspects of the local Rockdale town centre that are remarkable in a challenging urban environment.
VIEW Rockdale is set to be a favourable benchmark for future developers. An architectural masterpiece designed to be the cornerstone for the next generation of apartments to unfold in Sydney.

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Smart Homes Clad In Brilliant Style

Achieving a new benchmark in innovative townhome design and smart capabilities, property developer Mulpha Norwest (“Mulpha”) has created Essentia, a unique collection of “smart” townhomes within the future smart city of Norwest in Sydney’s West.
Extensively planned with a luxury resort experience, they are true multigenerational homes, designed to grow along with people’s lives. The development is not only architecturally designed with beautiful finishes, but also has cutting-edge innovations as standard with a world class integrated system delivering energy efficient living, state-of-the-art security system, home automation and recycled rainwater.
In their endeavor to create the community of tomorrow, Mulpha partnered with Australia’s leading producer of external and internal building materials, James Hardie, and award-winning architectural firm, a+ design group. This $55 million project to develop 74 luxury townhomes, was launched in January 2019, and remains on track for completion in early in 2022.
A+ design group took inspiration from the simple silhouettes and well-defined lines of modern design. They also sought to capture elements of the nature in a soothing manner, through the diverse use of textures, forms and material palette, as well as the playful articulation of shadow and light. Viewed from the outside, each four-bedroom townhome exudes its own character. The build’s charisma is achieved by combining cladding and rendered façades for a distinctive but still serene look.<img src="//images.ctfassets.net/rg5y8r6t6cjr/1ZE1dyVMCJTYdOmhSlrwXp/0f2589fa7d145236468b0ef4a8b0f979/IMG1294_Essentia_Mulpha_S15_369final-1600x1067.webp" alt="IMG1294_Essentia_Mulpha_S15_369final-1600x1067" />
James Hardie exterior cladding was essential in creating the townhomes’ contemporary exteriors that are equally organic and practical. The façades are articulated with a sense of depth and relief, with a material palette of natural colour tones which complements the natural surrounds, and sits comfortably within its environment.
Mulpha and a+ design group choose James Hardie cladding specifically based on product performance, look, customer support, outstanding warranties and high brand standards.
“We wanted to create stunning homes which were low maintenance and of high quality. The James Hardie name resonates with this strongly and delivered on all of our performance criteria,” says Jan Van Der Bergh, Senior Development Manager, Mulpha Norwest.
To achieve a bespoke, modern look, several James Hardie exterior cladding profiles were combined, including <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-axon-cladding">Axon™ Cladding Grained</a>, <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-axon-cladding">Axon™ Cladding Smooth</a> EasyLap™ Panel and Matrix™ Cladding. The subtle contrasts in each of these exterior systems served to accentuate the townhomes’ architectural elements and create a cohesive, contemporary aesthetic.
<a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-axon-cladding">Axon™ Grained and Smooth</a>, <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/easylap-panel">EasyLap</a> and Matrix™ Cladding are lightweight fibre cement, making them easy to gun-nail onto timber, or screw to light gauge steel frames. For convenience, they arrive pre-primed and ready to paint.
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 “<a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-axon-cladding">Axon™ Cladding</a>, <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/easylap-panel">EasyLap™ Panel</a> and <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-matrix-cladding">Matrix™ Cladding</a> are ideal options for achieving the Modern look, because of their impactful lines and streamlined form. Their finish also adds variety and textural interest to the exterior. Contemporary architecture’s defining features of sharp, clean edges and angles was achieved through the minimalist expressed-joint look of <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-matrix-cladding">Matrix™ Cladding</a>the shiplap joint and broad paneling of <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/easylap-panel">EasyLap™ Panel</a> and the vertically grooved panels of<a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-axon-cladding"> Axon™ Cladding</a>,” says Natalie Jarrah, NSW Territory Manager, James Hardie.
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Mulpha and a+ design group found one of the biggest benefits of <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-axon-cladding">Axon™ Cladding’s </a> vertically grooved panels is their purposeful design, which is intended to capture the beauty and fine detail of painted vertical joint timber. While originally considering aluminum siding, the developers and architects choose <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-axon-cladding">Axon™ Cladding</a> based on its ability to provide the in-demand look of timber finish with the added benefits of superior durability and less time-consuming board construction, which aluminum could not equal. The cost advantages of using James Hardie exterior cladding, particularly in lieu of aluminium, also exists in both the upfront cost and future requirements of ongoing maintenance.
<a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/scyon-matrix-cladding">Matrix™ Cladding</a> has a remarkably range as aesthetic cladding, as it can be used to create a variety of geometric shapes in square, vertical, horizontal and brick pattern layouts, while <a href="https://www.jameshardie.com.au/productrange/easylap-panel">EasyLap™ Panel</a> is an exceptionally easy to install, cost-effective broadwall cladding solution.
The project’s biggest construction challenge was adjoining the detailed junctions of multiple materials while maintaining a streamlined appearance. This is where, beyond product qualities, Mulpha found the quality of James Hardie’s customer service to be exceptionally supportive and insightful. James Hardie experts attended many of the developer’s design meetings, and reviewed all proposed detailing in order to advise on correct building practices and efficient construction. Jan explains that their project’s rep was “wonderful to deal with, always going over and above to ensure we were satisfied the product, and achieve a superior design outcome.”
“There’s so much to love about these next generation townhomes. At the heart of their design is encouraging community, and empowering homeowners through the benefits of energy efficiency and smart technology,” says Tony Leung, Founder of a+ design group. “James Hardie’s product abilities were essential to creating the next generation of homes.”

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Property developer Mulpha Norwest (“Mulpha”) has created Essentia, a unique collection of “smart” townhomes within the future smart city of Norwest in Sydney’s West

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