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From Habitat magazine - issue 23

Timeless colours enrich this year's colour award winners.

This year's winners in the Resene Total Colour Awards are testament to the power of enduring colour selections. The awards have a number of categories; here are highlights of the winners from the residential categories.

Overall winner: Nightingale Award
Overall winner: Nightingale Award
Residential Interior awardResidential Interior award

The Residential Interior award went to Lisa Day and Scott Donnell of Donnell & Day Architecture for a small Paparoa house where a simple colour palette of blues and neutrals (like Resene Blue Bayoux) were used to link to the environment of sand, sea, sky and stone and also allow the spaces to flow together. The judges commented that "the scheme understands the changing of light, the effect of natural light and reflection on colour. A colour scheme that remains a calm backdrop to busy life."

The Colour Maestro (runner-up) for this category was given to Mark Wilson of Masonry Design Solutions for his Albany showhome. The family of colours used (variants of Resene Inside Back) are unexpected for a showhome, are well detailed and give a sophisticated feel. It has warmth and personality without being overpowering.

Colour MaestroColour Maestro
Neutrals categoryNeutrals category
Residential Exterior awardResidential Exterior award

The Neutrals category was awarded to Sonia van de Haar of Lymesmith for a Cronulla house, for a highly sophisticated and well crafted use of an achromatic spectrum, including Resene Taupe Grey. The judges commented that the scheme was "peaceful yet dramatic, with a clear rhythm that provided continuity and flow."

The Residential Exterior award went to FKG Group Design and Developments for the Quest Apartments in Toowoomba. Unusually bold and sophisticated for an apartment block, colour is used to emphasise the vertical elements of the building. The judges commented on the timelessness of the colours chosen: Resene Double Gravel, Resene Grey Olive and Resene Wasabi. "The colour strengthens the architecture giving an underlying depth. A completely artful delivery of colour."

And the winner is…

The overall winner, receiving the Nightingale Award, and winner of the Landscape category was Isthmus Group for the Myers Park Playspace in Auckland. The colour selection was carefully considered to provide a playful escape: Resene Grenadier (orange), Resene Lima (green) and Resene Broom (yellow). Colour was a key element used to instil an uplifting and cheerful mood. The colours are bright and quirky evoking overgrown backyard garden plots. The judges commented that the design was "completely transformative of an inner-city area. It's Alice in Wonderland meets Dr Seuss."

Top tip... If you're stuck on colour ideas, make use of the Resene colour expert service. You can have an in-store consultancy, an at-home visit, or ask for colour advice for free from Resene Colour Experts.


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