The project an Alfresco feel with the flushed painted Villaboard ceiling and contrasting to that is the Oregon timbers.

The skylights are made with a Polycarbonate  Sunpal Multi cell product with durability, function and class finish which is all within a timber treated frame.

Villaboard lined skillion style alfresco patio

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Austin Developments have created custom designed Cabanas, Gazebos, Pool Huts and Alfresco areas in all sorts of spaces, both big and small. This particular project we recently completed was very limited with space at the end of the swimming pool, a very common trend these days.

Our challenge was to create a feature pool hut which could fit in the space while being both stylish and highly functional.

The clients’ requirements were met by creating a raised decking which met the pool’s water edge and accommodated an existing water feature. The water feature included an integrated water blade in the face of the feature stone clad face and plumed under the new timber deck frame.

The timber decking has steps either side which can be used as seating along with hanging your feet across the front face of the deck into the pool.

The end result was a perfect area that ticked all the clients’ requirements and with a little planting and greenery would make any magazine feature.

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As Perth’s home designs take inspiration from the clean lines of the 1970′s, skillion style flat roofs are becoming more and more popular once again.

To reflect these new deign trends, Austin Developments have recently complete a number of backyard Gazebos, Cabanas, Pool huts and Alfresco Areas that incorporate the skillion roof design along with some new innovative building  materials.

This particular project features a new timber Glosswood lining product called “Possum  matt finish board ” which has come out in a new range which offers earthy and different options to the ever present cedar lining . Custom Colorbond flashings enhance the clean lines of the roof with simple round steel column posts.

View our latest designs including a Skillion roof cabanas and other displays at our Dolphin Pool Display Centre, Wangarra.

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Established in 1971, Dolphin Pools is a family run business which has been creating some of Perth’s best concrete swimming pools for over 40  years

To showcase some of our unique and stylish timber cabana and gazebo designs, we have installed a number of our most popular designs at the Dolphin Pool display centre which you can experience the beauty and functionality that one of these timber structures can bring to your backyard. You can even see our latest skillion roof designs.

Our display will give you an idea of what can be achieved through the use of different styles an materials including;  a hardwood ironwood shingle roof with bamboo lining, cedar shingle roof, and skillion Colorbond roof with Glosswood Possum lining boards.

Our display are different styles an materials including; a hardwood ironwood shingle roof with bamboo lining, cedar shingle roof, and skillion Colorbond roof with Glosswood Possum lining boards.

Dolphin Pools display Yard is located at:

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Working on a construction sitting on the edge of an in-ground pool takes a little more care and time than a construction on more traditional footings. This all contributes to the complexity of such a project.

The roof tiling of this Perth poolside cabana had to be completed prior to the completion of the pool to ensure no debris would damage the pool liner.  This also required  a creative scaffolding setup inside the pool for safety of our team before the pool was finished .

Of course a project like this requires approval by local municipal authorities and the final challenge on this project was the council approval of the structure which we were able to assist in getting signed off quicker – great news for the client who otherwise would have not been able to enjoy their backyard paradise over their Christmas break.

Of course this is all in a days work for our Austin Developments team who can foresee and overcome many of these issues with planning and good project management.

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At the end of such a wonderful Perth summer its a great time to reflect on the wonderful outdoor lifestyle Perth offers.

Austin Development has been in overdrive during the summer months creating more award winning designer outdoor living spaces. If you feel inspired by some of our latest creations below, give us a call – we would love to work with you on your dream project.

Perth Alang Alang Thatched Roof Hut

Perth Timber Pool Decking

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Austin Developments created a custom design for this cabana taking into account a tight space, solar aspect and the proximity of the structure to boundary fences and the underground pool.

We welcome you to contact Austin Developments today for a no obligation discussion on how you too can transform your outdoor spaces into resort style living.

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Curved timber decking and screen

Austin developments are Perth premier timber decking and screen artisans, specialising in more challenging architectural designs.

This particular curve decking and screening was a design the client came up with which sees the transition of the painted timber decking roll up into the timber screen which has a water feature recessed into it , that flows down to the coy pond below.

Making any square product bend , curve , round is always a challenge and has been successfully executed here to finish this project we called the “Skatey Ramp”.

Painting the timbers an off white colour confuses the eye on whether the materials used are timber or fabricated steel, and lends itself to the desired clients theme and taste.

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The pool looks like a water feature that goes under the decking... and it does.

If you think you do not have room for that new alfresco or outdoor entertaining area you always wanted, think again. Chances are Austin Developments have seen it all before and we love a great challenge.

On this particular project the client desired additional outdoor entertaining space. The challenge was the long lap pool directly out from the rear doors – right where the alfresco was to go.

This problem had us scratching our heads for a while but once again we came up with a solution with which the client was thrilled.

To solve this problem we suspended a timber decking over the lap pool to create the additional floor area and then built up the boundary wall to support the new alfresco roof which looks like it has always been there.

Now the client’s children have grown up and don’t need such a large lap pool. The new outdoor alfresco area has a relaxed comfortable sized entertaining space and a large water feature / plunge pool appears to flow underneath you when you are standing on the deck…and it does.

By suspending a decking over the long lap pool, we were able to create the space required for this beautiful alfresco

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Constructing the L shaped roof without a space consuming centre post was our second challenge on this project.

Like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole, our client had a dream of a Bali style shingled timber gazebo to relax by the pool, but was confronted with some significant space challenges.

What made this particular project tricky was that we had plenty of length either side of the new swimming pool but not a lot of room width wise. The solution? An L-shaped structure.

Coming up with the concept of an L-shaped structure for this timber gazebo was the easy part. The structural proble however was the middle or internal corner pole which would have ended up right in the middle of the entertaining area, decreasing the usable floor space by half.

Another challenge requires another solution so this time removing the proposed centre post required a larger support beam across the front right of the structure. This supported the internal corner with sufficient structural integrity to remove the post and therefore making the end result look a lot bigger than actually is and even more importantly functional.

On this project we had plenty of length either side but not a lot of room width wise.

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