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| 30th May 2003 | ||
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An architect and artist couple have combined their skills to open a contemporary gallery in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia. Purist Gallery in Yallingup, south of Perth, features paintings by artist Penny Hudson in a gallery designed by her husband, architect and jewellery maker Max Ball. The home/gallery is set on a three acre block which overlooks the rural landscape of Western Australia ' s South West region. The building features walling and roof cladding made from COLORBOND® steel. BHP Steel recently expanded the range of colours with the launch of six new colours. COLORBOND® steel now comes in a palette of 20 colours, with each colour name trademarked - a guarantee customers are getting the genuine article. Advances to the super polyester pre-painted coating technology have also been proven to keep COLORBOND® steel looking newer for longer. Mr Ball designed the 36-metre-long, nine-metre-wide Purist Gallery " shed " to provide a contemporary Australian design that was economically viable. The building is split into four nine metre by nine metre bays. The first, West bay, features an open-planned living area. The next bay is a painting studio, the third houses the gallery, and the fourth has a working area downstairs and a mezzanine guest area. A large portico entrance to the gallery extends from the building, along with a carport and two shaded pergola areas. COLORBOND® steel in the colour Woodland Grey was used to clad the roof of the building and used in the colour Shale Grey on the walls. Max Ball specified cladding for the entrance to the gallery in the colour Headland to distinguish it from other sections. " We were able to use the COLORBOND® steel colours as visual cues to achieve our design, " Mr Ball said. " The many ways to use the colours really appealed to me. " The long front section of the home faces north to catch the winter sun and to maximise the views from each bay. |
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