After a fifteen-year planning period, the inhabitants of Wickham in Western Australia finally got their new community centre. A bent roofscape encompasses the communal spaces. The group of buildings also integrates existing and new sports facilities. Gresley Abas Architects from Perth were responsible for the architectural concept of the new Wickham Community Hub, tailor-made for the needs of the population.

The building’s main effect is created by the facade cladding, which is oriented in part outward, and in part toward the areaways. The cladding is composed of vertical stripes and solid-colour Swisspearl fibre cement panels – 12,000 square metres of Swisspearl Carat in fourteen standard colours and eleven special colours.