School projects

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Resene School Services are designed to help you manage your school painting and decorating projects, and save you time and money, while minimising disruption to your school. Our services are free, so you can use us as much as you need, without worrying about the cost. We have assisted thousands of schools with their painting and decorating projects. Let us help you with yours.

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School projects we have assisted with

See some of the projects we have assisted with – click on each project to learn more...

Block K – Rongomai School
An exploration of linear patterns and geometry... more

Kelston Deaf Education Centre
The iconic crimson flowers of the Pohutukawa have been used as inspiration... more

Ara Kahukura
Ara Kahukura is centred around five client aspirations... more

Deans Building
The Deans Building at Christchurch Boys High creates a wonderful visual experience... more

Puddleducks Nursery/Preschool and The Backyard Café
The exterior and interior palette was inspired by the landscape of Mt Taranaki... more

University of Otago School of Music and Theatre
Each studio space has a colour scheme based on the feathers of native birds... more

Te Raekura Redcliffs School
The school's design reflects rich local history and cultural ties and is sympathetic to the coastal landscape... more

The University of Canterbury
This colour scheme celebrates the robust New Zealand landscape, expressed through a vibrant palette... more

Hukanui Primary School 'Garden to Table' Enviroclassroom
Introducing children to principles of sustainability... more

Shirley Boys' and Avonside Girls' High Schools
Colour enables each school to personalise their environment... more

Te Hohepa Kohanga Reo
Vivid colour combinations connected to each space are both functional and evocative for the children... more

Maru, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington
The brief required a building to provide a transitional, flexible workspace... more

A colourful triplet
Colour provides opportunities for each school to personalise their own environment... more

Ready to play
Bringing colour and life, and a touch of nature into the learning environment ... more

A colourful triplet
Colour provides opportunities for each school to personalise their own environment... more

Designing in triplicate
Colour provides opportunities for each school to personalise their own environment... more

Little Wings Early Childhood Education Centre
The approach to colour was to use a calm and sophisticated colour palette... more

Wellington Girls’ College
The brief was to create a colour scheme for all buildings on site that would unify the campus... more

Victoria University Business School
This project establishes a palette of materials, textures and colours that reference land and local flora... more

Christchurch Girls High School
Acland House is a complex of boarding facilities. The centrepiece is the ‘Old House’ – a heritage listed home built in 1893... more

Totara School
The brief was fun, bright and strong colours to bring a new life to their tired buildings... more

Ministry for Culture and Heritage Education Centre
The building is the first purpose built crèche in New Zealand... more

Tarawera High School
Inspiration for the colour selection draws directly from the colours found in the local landscape... more

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ngati Kahungunu o Te Wairoa
The vision was to create a fresh new centre of modern learning... more

Pedal power
The vision was to reactivate an existing site and turn it into an ‘activity hub’... more

Helensvale State High School
An inspirational and playful school environment... more

Oakhill College Library
The new library was to be contemporary and exciting to its young users... more

St Anne’s Catholic School
Colour was introduced to soften the severity of the buildings form... more

Christchurch Boys’ High School
A juxtaposition between old and new in the headmaster’s office.... more

University of Otago Childcare Centre
Inspired by the journey from the mountains to the sea... more

Waiariki Institute of Technology
The association of timber with green hues mimics the harmony in nature... more

Massey University
Colour is used with care to energise but not overpower the learning environment... more

Flat Bush School
Colour is used to reflect the history of the region bringing together the horticultural history and volcanic history... more

University of Auckland Vice Chancellor’s Suit
Colours were selected to complement the natural materials used... more

Chrysalis Early Childhood Centre
A unique and innovative childcare centre that captures the cultural and spiritual values of the area... more

Wintec Engineering and Trades Training Facility
A vibrant, flexible and total learning environment ... more

Patricia Avenue School
The design needed to provide a supportive modern learning environment... more

Pukekohe North Primary School
A design which creates a sense of pride within the community... more

Freemans Bay School
Rich and vibrant colours represent the diverse cultural community... more

Pirate ship playground
There's nothing more that children like than a fun playground... more

Kahurangi School
The design creates buildings that provide a strong sense of its identity... more

Hobsonville Point Secondary School
A sophisticated palette of materials was used, which is visually stimulating... more

Piopio Primary School
Designing a colour scheme which would tie all the buildings together... more

Mother Duck Childcare
This colourful, progressive building is unique in its use of colour... more

St Thomas of Canterbury
The classroom building was designed to be the school’s most prominent feature... more

WIT Recreation Centre
The overall décor and colours reflect a basic clean functional aesthetic... more

Sacred Heart College
This project provides Sacred Heart College with a Performing Arts Auditorium... more

Papakowhai School
With more children than space, four new classrooms were needed... more

Dine@MIT - Student Training Facility & Restaurant
A fun and vibrant environment... more

Te Waka Unua School
A fast track modern learning environment classroom solution... more

Whenuapai Primary School
The aim of designing this building was to create a welcoming entrance... more

Epsom Normal Primary School
Conceptually, the idea was to create a forest of trees through which the sun... more

Kahukura Forum Seating - Prototype, Waimairi School
A degree of sophistication through colour choice, while retaining a sense of fun... more

Eltham College
Colour has been applied to create a bright, interactive and positive feel giving a sense of an energetic environment for learning... more

Massey University College of Creative Arts
A robust yet vibrant character that is inspiring to work and teach in... more

Avondale College
Typically canteens are neutral in colour, but not this one. The overall look is impactful and uplifting... more

Avonhead School Learning Centre
The main purpose was to create a stimulating and accessible learning environment... more

Manukau Campus, AUT
A refurbishment of an existing commercial building into vibrant teaching spaces... more

Albany Senior High School
Colour is central to all aspects of Albany Senior High School... more

Robina Community Performing Arts Centre
Creating something unique... more

Recycled colour - Makespace
Materials normally discarded can be used to create inspiring spaces.... more

Hamilton Junior High School
Colour was used to affirm wayfinding, define spaces and stimulate the pupils... more

St Mary's College Gymnasium
Colour animates and brings energy to selected spaces within the building... more

Clayton Park School
The shape of the building takes its inspiration from traditional Maori architecture... more

NZMA Sylvia Park
A lively non-institutional environment for the students and staff... more

Naenae Special Needs
An outward looking, stimulating environment... more

Carisbrook School
The colours themselves represent the three schools formed as one... more

Our Lady of the Rosary School
The interior of the senior and middle classrooms needed their own identity... more

Kereru Park Campus
A new building that would give the school a presence... more

Manukau institute
A sophisticated colour palette that could stand the test of time... more

Auckland Girls Grammar
A striking circular patterned carpet tile to identify areas and add colour... more

Bell Block School
Colours in schools should be friendly and inviting... more

Whitireia
A focus on interconnected fully active learning environments... more

St Teresa's School
An inspiring and calming space which was able to be used out of school hours... more

Avonside Girls High School
The bright colours were deliberately chosen to stimulate the school... more

Porirua College redevelopment
The colour selection was largely influenced by the surrounding natural environment... more

Silverstream Kindergarten
Using colour as a driver of spatial organisation... more

Whitireia Campus
Whitireia required a vibrant and creative campus to showcase their new space... more

Maitai School Playground
A colourful, tactile mural that depicted night and day... more

Kelston Deaf Education Centre Satellite Unit
The design was true to classic principles of elegance and simplicity... more

Amesbury School
Colour is at the forefront of this new school.The interiors are designed around fun, engaging bright colours... more

Unitec Coca-Cola Expo
It was important for the stand to have maximum impact and a highly engaging and tangible brand experience... more

Teaching and Research Laboratories
Working from a cohesive palette of colours, a continuity between spaces is created, while still indicating separate zones... more

Media Design School
Each floor level represents traditional colours used in graphics on the packaging of fireworks... more

Fergusson Intermediate School
The aim was to provide each new syndicate with an identity through colour... more

Avondale College
The colour selection is sympathetic to a traditional colour scheme of the forties... more

AUT AJ School of Education
The new building is pivotal in the development of the future campus ... more

Te Kura Maori o Porirua
The playful colours used on the exterior of the new... more

Beachhaven Primary School Library
The brief to us was to upgrade the existing library and create a vibrant building... more

Kimi Ora School
Colour and tonal contrast of paints and other finishes play a very important role... more

Remarkables Primary School
External colours & materials are muted and natural to blend into the environment... more

AUT MD Building
Colour has been used in multiple ways throughout the building... more

St Pauls College
The colours and new landscaping open and invigorate the street frontage... more

Rotorua Girls’ High School Childcare Trust
An inspiring, invigorating place in which to learn and create... more

Western Heights Primary School
Bight vibrant colours has made for a happy learning environment... more

Flanshaw Road Primary School
The exterior colours came to life using the more saturated colour, Resene Rob Roy... more

Whangarei Girls High School
A modern, spacious and multi-use facility provides a new focal point... more

One Tree Point Primary School
The colour has become a school favourite as it sets this building apart... more

Tikipunga Primary School
The colour scheme was intended to evoke a vibrant and colourful atmosphere... more

Cashmere Primary School Epicentre
The new building became the focal point of the school... more

Te Kura Kuapapa Maori o Taumarere
A new school that would symbolise traditions, history, and future aspirations... more

Western Springs College
The architect’s brief was to emphasise the identity of each classroom... more

Gore Kids Hub
Three groups in one building - Playcentre, a toy library and a parent centre... more

Huntly College
The recent repaint has enhanced the external environment providing striking colour... more

Kenderdine Preschool
Parents and children now have something new to smile about... more

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