Finish selection plays an important role in how a material sits within a broader architectural palette. On some projects, the aim is to recreate the warmth and variation of timber. On others, the brief calls for a solid colour, a metallic-inspired tone, or something developed specifically for the project.
AliWood’s finish range extends beyond timber-look aluminium. It includes 11 woodgrain finishes, the metallic-inspired Elementa collection, standard colours, and custom powder coat options within the Dulux and Interpon ranges. Together, these options give architects and specifiers a broad palette to work from.
Timber-look aluminium finishes
AliWood’s woodgrain finishes are designed to recreate the warmth and variation of timber on aluminium, with colours and grain patterns that reflect a range of familiar timber tones.
The collection spans 11 finishes, from lighter options such as Snowgum, Siberian Larch, and Driftwood through to deeper tones including Ebony, Charcoal Ash, and Chestnut. Bushwood, Spotted Gum, Western Red Cedar, Blackbutt, and Mountain Ash complete the range.
This breadth gives architects and specifiers the flexibility to select a timber-look finish that suits the wider project palette without being restricted to a single tone or species-inspired appearance.
Solstice Apartments in Cronulla features AliWood Lining Board and custom battens in Driftwood, bringing a warm timber-look finish to the coastal development.
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Metallic-inspired aluminium finishes: Elementa
The Elementa range was developed to broaden the AliWood finish offering with a suite of metallic-inspired options that sit alongside the existing woodgrain and custom colour ranges.
The collection includes Sterling, Vinum, Urban Grey, Nero, Terra Rosa, Aurum Gold, Aerean Bronze, Umber, and Imperial Jasper.
The palette ranges from restrained silver, champagne, and grey tones to deeper black, bronze, brown, rust, and gold-inspired finishes. This gives architects and specifiers another set of options when a project requires something different from timber-look aluminium while retaining the same underlying product systems.
Standard aluminium colours
AliWood also offers Black, White, Monument, and Corten as standard finishes, providing greater choice for projects where a woodgrain or metallic-inspired finish is not required.
The benefit is flexibility within the same product family. Project teams can select a finish based on the requirements of the individual application rather than being tied to one aesthetic across every element.
St Francis Primary School features AliWood battens across the facade and balustrades, with the bold Duratec Intensity Sunshine Gloss finish adding a vibrant architectural accent to the educational development.
Custom powder-coated aluminium finishes
For projects with specific colour requirements, AliWood can tailor powder coat finishes to colours within the Dulux and Interpon ranges. This gives architects and specifiers greater flexibility when a project calls for a particular colour outside the standard AliWood palette.
Custom finishes can be particularly useful where aluminium elements need to align with an established colour schedule or other materials already specified across the project.
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Aluminium finishes across the AliWood product range
The strength of the AliWood finish range is not any single colour or collection. It is the breadth of choice available.
Project teams can choose from timber-look finishes, metallic-inspired Elementa colours, standard colours, or a custom powder coat finish depending on what the project requires.
That flexibility carries across AliWood’s range of cladding, battens, lining boards, slats, and other architectural aluminium products, giving architects, builders, and specifiers more freedom when selecting materials and finishes across a project.
If you are comparing finish options for an upcoming project, explore the full AliWood finish range or contact the team to discuss your requirements.
