Steel Framed Soudai Wins National Award

Location:	South Australia
Country:	Australia
Project Size:	359.2 square metres
Builder:	Serenity Homes
Products Used:	TRUECORE® steel Roofing
Awards:	HIA Australian Display Home of the Year 2007. Delfin Grand Master Awards in 2006 for Best Patio Display Home South Australia, Premier Display Home South Australia and National Premier Display Home. HIA South Australia award 2006 Display Home Over A$300,000 and 2006 Major Display Home Winner.

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.

According to HIA judges, Soudai 'epitomises the way of the future for single allotment suburban housing'. They explained that it contains all the latest innovations that take the industry forward and makes superb use of a variety of colours, materials and textures.

Soudai is an architect designed, 359.2 square metre home with three bedrooms, three separate living areas and a mezzanine study area. Materials include a house frame made from TRUECORE® steel, plasterboard walls and ceilings, custom made solid timber mouldings and stairs, as well as solid timber and glass doors. On the exterior, roofing made from COLORBOND® steel, commercial Alum doors and windows, and stone walling has been used to great effect.

One of the materials at the very core of the house, and one frequently described by Serenity Homes owner Gary Barnes as particularly 'future considerate', is the frame made from TRUECORE® steel.

"Innovation isn't just about fancy design features or hitech accessories," said Gary, "it's about thinking through the entire process and enhancing every aspect as much as possible. This starts with the initial concept work and goes all the way through to predictions about how the design will perform in the years to come.

"We insist on frames made from TRUECORE® steel because they give us enormous design flexibility, they are quick to install and above all have excellent performance characteristics, coming with a 50 year warranty*."

Responsible for fabricating and installing the steel frames are Steel Frame Solutions, who's South Australian Manager, Gary Scott, describes TRUECORE® steel as 'indispensable for Australia's future building and design community'.

"Gary Barnes and I only work on one level and that is one of premium quality," he explained. "Every frame we install for Serenity Homes will provide the homeowner with peace of mind that the core of their dream home will be structurally sound well into the future. It won't bend, rot, twist, or be eaten by termites."

Serenity Homes' Soudai picked up three Delfin Grand Master Awards in 2006 for Best Patio Display Home South Australia, Premier Display Home South Australia and National Premier Display Home. It also scooped two HIA South Australia awards last year for Display Home Over A$300,000 and 2006 Major Display Home Winner.

*For more information please see our page Warranties for Peace of Mind.