Excellence Awards
NOOSA BOTANICAL GARDEN
In the 1980s, Noosa Council repurposed an extra-large bird aviary at Noosa Botanic Gardens to a shade house to establish and protect unique flora for public display. Versatile Structures were commissioned to remove the old shade house and replace it with a new practical and cost-effective shade solution. This large-scale project had an unconventional footprint,…
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The Specialised Textiles Association Awards for Excellence values excellence in the Australian textiles fabrication industry and offer members the opportunity to showcase their technical skills, design excellence and innovation within the industry. In 2020 the Versatile Structures team won 5 Excellence Awards – the most awards awarded to one company in the history of the…
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The existing shade sails and approximately 60 percent of the steelwork had major design and specification flaws leading to an early failure and premature corrosion to the steelwork. With minimum disruption of the park’s trading, the project required a replacement of blue ringed octopus shade skin complete with custom sewn in artwork, and rectification of…
Read MoreTHE COFFEE CLUB
The client required an outdoor blind solution to fix existing umbrellas. Corporate branding was required on the new umbrella skins and blinds. The café was losing a lot of business during storm season. As part of this café refurbishment, the client wondered if there was a way to maintain their patrons in bad weather. Our…
Read MoreGUARDIAN EARLY LEARNING
The client requested a rooftop shade solution over a children’s sandpit that was retractable and minimised loads into the post tensioned slab. It was a requirement for the fabric to be PVC membrane and also motorised for ease of use. The key complexities with this build were: providing a maximum covered area while also meeting…
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The brief given to our team was to come up with a waterproof membrane with some preliminary architectural sketches, to closely resemble traditional Sumatran houses. This was to be used as a waterproof dining area as part of a large redevelopment of an iconic theme park feature area. With few parallel lines to aid in…
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Design and construct an enclosed café dining area with a metal roof, clear PVC infill panels and clear PVC crank operated blinds with removable posts throughout. The key functionality requirement was based around the installation of clear PVC side-tracked blinds to enclose the area and provideweather protection in rainy conditions and assist with warmth to…
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