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Rippon Hall
The natural palette with highlights of colour preserves...
Rotorua Girls’ High School Childcare Trust
An inspiring, invigorating place...
St Pauls College
This project involved an extensive refurbishment of an existing block...
Bourke house
A modern weekend family retreat to eventually...
Corinth residence
Modernist domestic architecture in Auckland...
Albany Senior High School
Colour is central to all aspects of Albany Senior High School...
Summers house
We were asked to bring this elegant 1960's property into the new...
Janssen house
The Janssen House rests on the edge of an ancient river terrace...
Gascoigne Associates office
We created a flexible and fun work environment by...
Koru house
The main colour scheme needed to be vibrant and engaging...
Dinosaur exhibition
The colour selection for this natural history exhibition is...
O. C. Design
The dynamic colour scheme showcases the company's...
Tattoo Apartments
Tattoo Apartment Building, on 42 Abel Smith Street...
Teaching and Research Laboratories
The design philosophy is for...
Downtown Skyscraper
The overall design moves away from the contextual and social...
Glassons Newmarket
Fun, whimsical and unashamedly girly – the Glassons Flagship store...
Theatre Royal
The historic Theatre Royal in Nelson has been conserved...
Stephenson&Turner
The Stephenson&Turner studio is the first historic building...
TSB Showplace Theatre
A 'make-over' to give the theatre a more modern, smarter...
Rangiora home
A key focus was to go beyond the safety of neutral colours...
The Corner Bar
A clever combination of memorabilia, hue and design...
Media Design School
Each floor level represents traditional colours used in graphics...
Fergusson Intermediate School
The aim was to provide each new syndicate with an identity...
One Off Kitchens Showroom
The showroom has now been transformed with giftware, cookware...
The Grand Café
The Restaurant was briefed to be elegant, theatrical, welcoming...
Platinum Bridal Boutique
We wanted to convey a warm and inviting atmosphere with an opulent...
Avondale College
Stage 1 is the first of three stages and the colour philosophy...
House of Travel
The new look was to be modern, incorporate more...
Buckland Beach home
The brief from the new owners was to maintain character...
Dr Seuss exhibition
For this exhibition showcasing the artwork of the legendary Dr. Seuss...
Couldrey house
This large home dating from 1857 sits within the Wenderholm Regional Park...
AUT AJ School of Education
The new building is pivotal in the development of the future...
Wooden toys
The brief is to improve on earlier toy designs while preserving...
Kaimanawa weekend retreat
The clients' brief was to have the feeling of a chill-out luxury lodge...
Abattoir meet restaurant
Through the use of colour, the architecture engages the occupants...
Inflatable Game Centre
The inspiration was a combination of the concept, the play equipment...
The Fish Box
A dramatic transformation of a faded Wellington icon...
Six Star office
The feature colours were selected from either end of the wide...
Coromandel retreat
A typical 70s Coromandel coastal building with native bush...
Westpac Takutai Square
Connections between business, the land, the people...
Korora
The approach was to work within the contour of the ridge...
Café ideas showroom
Accents were used to highlight original features...
YMCA North Shore
The YMCA North Shore needed an upgrade that would communicate...
Auckland residence
Colour is used in the interior of this new house to help to emphasise...
Oriental Parade residence
Accent Architects understood our desire for a home that was sympathetic...
Lotus Asian Restaurant
The colours were chosen for how they appear in the evening...
Orkney residence
Strong splashes of bright colour are used against a background...
Michael Holmes Premium Eyewear
From the first moment the customer is drawn into the entrance...
Barry Curtis Regional Park
The design is an assemblage of four distinctly different...
Adidas®
Give the brand a fresh, funky, retro look and feel...
Bikanervala Restaurant
The brief was to create a modern and colourful interior...
Waikopua beach house
The concept evolved from the idea of a family group camping...
Cocoro
An interior environment that's modern, comfortable and natural...
Tomoana Lodge
This project endeavours to use natural elements to be the inspiration...
Parks on Domain
My preference was to present an understated, harmonious colour palette...
King Street façade
The brief called for the refurbishment of the façade of an existing 1970s...
BHB house
The result is a clever patchwork of colours that defines the entry...
Buddle Findlay Wellington
Buddle Findlay called for a minimalist aesthetic, which led to the selection...
Eastwood home
This character filled home with features of art deco...
The Zoo Hub
Firmly etched in local memory; from 1927 to 1983 the Taj Mahal...
Designer feature room
The inspiration for my room was the emerging International Alice...
Te Kura Maori o Porirua
The playful colours used on the exterior of the new classroom...
Beachhaven Primary School Library
A new vibrant building...
MOTAT Game Changing exhibition
The brief was to design and style room sets representing the 1970s, 80s, 90s...
Kimi Ora School
Colour and tonal contrast of paints and other finishes...
Ziera Shoes
Ziera Shoes are all about the perfect blend of fashion...
Raspberry delight kitchen
Drawing on their particular passion for purple, raspberry and lime...
Remarkables Primary School
External colours and materials are muted and natural...
Gain Health Medical Centre
Warm inviting colours greet patients and visitors...
Air NZ Clothes Hangar
A space that embodied Trelise Cooper’s new uniform design collection...
Telecom Victoria Street
Telecom’s new concept store in Victoria Street is a new approach...
Napier home
An example of 1970s architecture, this home disappeared into...
Neutralising a space
The process of neutralising the space and the objects within...
Spare room revamp
This project was inspired by the colour red, by the family requirement...
Pumpkin Patch
A stand alone flagship store in Ponsonby, traditionally the haven of...
Northern Arena
Northern Arena is a new swim training and gym facility...
Liquorland
A nationwide re-image of their branding and colour schemes...
Deco elegance
An Art Deco theme, which is evident in the colour palette...
Leichardt townhouse
The philosophy for this Leichardt townhouse was to create an elegant...
Annex @ 49
An innovative working environment, a bustling hub of activity...
Goodall apartment
The brief for this apartment refurbishment was to redefine...
Avokado
It was critical to provide a warm, welcoming and intimate environment...
Growlink Ltd
My clients, having lived many years vegetable farming on the outskirts...
AUT MD Building
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has established a new presence...
Wellington kitchen and living room renovation
A modern, muted colour palette...
The Wavebox
The overall theme for the Wavebox paintwork was to focus...
Bangalore Bar
This bar and restaurant was forced to find a new home...
Solid Energy Sports Centre
The finished centre is an impressive community asset...
Holme Station Homestead
For guests, a visit to the Holme Station Homestead...
House renovation
The design intention of this renovation was to provide modern living...
Magnetic whiteboard wall
Fancy a wall you could write all over and stick magnets to?...
Essenze
A colour wheel of white adorned with coloured vinyl was...
IKEA Logan
At IKEA, change is a proven technique to keep the stores ‘vital’...
Westfield Sydney City
Is this Australia’s largest commercial colour glass order?...
Grafton Mews
The Trust provides accommodation and support for families...
Hood Street café
Cafes need to stand out to attract repeat business...
Supersized colour chart
Visitors to Rocket Ropes can satisfy their adrenalin junkie inner self...
Buttercup Café
Now the café is humming along the owners are enjoying...
Black is the new orange
The iconic Ohakune giant carrot that features in tourist photographs...
Colenso BBDO
The latest project at the mixed office and retail site...
Telecom
The building is now back exposed to the elements but this...
Devonport home
This Devonport home has the distinction of winning...
Manawatu Civil Defence
These days there are fewer small bits of paper floating...
Clova cribs
The new colour schemes were carefully designed to provide...
Rolling balls
Keen to add some colour into the day, this year each huge bal...
Newtech vanities
To make it easy to develop bathroom colour schemes...
Toowooma Regional Council
The latest in technology and creative colour selection...
Artisan
In the heart of the Fortitude Valley, Artisan is the hub for contemporary art...
Art house
Wow! Is this a home or a piece of art? Quite simply, it’s designed...
TSB Hub
Bringing together modern indoor and outdoor facilities...
Royal Oak Mall
After many years of wear and tear, the mall has undergone...
National Hotel Cambridge
This significant yet sympathetic refurbishment effort...
AGM offices
Energetic on the one hand yet calm and functional on the other...
Artikel feature wall
Artikel in Wellington has created an eyecatching talking point...
Cedar finish
It doesn't take long for mould to make itself at home...
Te Mata House
The home now has a clean, contemporary feel...
Beach house
The idea of a boathouse was conceived, a simple building...
Kennedy Park tunnels
Today the tunnels have a new lease of life. Thanks to the...
Furniture finish
Lloyd Loom furniture is regularly passed down...
Christmas challenge
The winning 'Scotland the brave' Rhinodeer, created by...
Replica plane
Now complete, the shimmering metallic plane...
Painting DOC huts
Resene has a long proud history of supplying paints to...
St. Anne’s Church Hall
From the street, the visible structural changes...
Victoria Park Viaduct Column project
‘Colours of our History‘...
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