Australian Window Association (AWA) Skylight Industry Association (SIA) Design Awards:
Best Use of Skylights – Commercial (Halls Head Shopping Centre) (Won)
The Best Use of Skylights Award recognises skylight products that complement and enhance the design of a dwelling or building. The skylights are presented in such a way as to showcase and highlight the way in which fenestration products can contribute to and improve the attractiveness of a building.
An extensive renovation of the Halls Head Shopping Centre in WA was performed, and VELUX skylights were an impressive inclusion helping to flood the interior with natural light, create a sense of openness and space, and act as an attractive design feature tying the Centre to and taking cues from the seaside setting. (Full text attached)
Best Use of Skylights – Residential Existing Construction (Reno Rumble) (Won)
The Best Use of Skylights Award recognises skylight products that complement and enhance the design of a dwelling or building. The skylights are presented in such a way as to showcase and highlight the way in which fenestration products can contribute to and improve the attractiveness of a building.
VELUX Skylights were featured extensively on the TV series Reno Rumble, and in particular in Leighton and Carly’s house in Adelaide where they were an effective solution to bring natural light where traditional vertical windows were ineffective due to the proximity to the boundary and the house next door overshadowing.