Case studies / awards project gallery
View case studies of projects that have used Resene products including many from our Resene Total Colour Awards. Click on the project below you wish to view, search the case studies or view our most recent projects or the project archive. We hope these projects provide inspiration for decorating projects of your own.
Hampton Downs
The colour palette for this project needed to both eye-catching and dynamic...
Akaroa bach
The colours were chosen to bring a relaxed beachy feel...
Tarawera High School
The new buildings are planned and orientated along critical ley lines...
Daughter of the Swamp
The brief called for an exploration of the intersections between...
Wellington Zoo
Designed to give us perspective on ourselves...
Porirua CBD
Successful city centres are places where people go to work...
The Wedge, Rawene
Colour has been a theme of the project. The concept grew from...
Oceans Resort
To decide the colour palette, the building was considered as a blank...
Plant & Food Research Office
Relaxed and fun, this office represents the business...
Sri Selva Vinaykar Temple
Selva Vinayakar temple is built according to traditional...
Bar Machiavelli
The colour palette is designed to be both elegant and sexy...
Seafield Apartments
The body corporate building owners of the Seafield Apartments...
Saddle Hill House
Going eco isn’t all about muted browns and greens...
Huntly Road House
This large 720m square metre home built on the shores of...
The Opera House, Wellington
Both clients, Wellington City Council as the building owner and...
The Sir Geoffrey Peren Building
Studio Pacific was commissioned to oversee the upgrade...
Riverview House
This Riverview House in NSW uses a combination of neutrals...
Paddington Corner Terrace
Relaxing, restful, yet still stylish with a subtle neutral colour palette...
Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ngati Kahungunu o Te Wairoa
A fresh new centre of modern learning...
Learn to Ride/Avondale Racecourse
A community development creating a safe and inclusive family environment...
Gore Kids Hub
This community funded Gore Kids Hub has three different groups...
Sills + Co
The aim was to create a dress salon atmosphere with a modern twist...
Milner Ave Commercial Retail/Office Development
Activate the street frontage with retail...
The Crossing
The Crossing is a private home built on the original cattle tablelands...
PRau Offices
The colour scheme and artworks in this PRau office space project...
Design Federation studio
See how paint can completely transform a space...
Merivale home
The requirement was to create an individual style...
Matarangi bach
These colours are reminiscent of the Coromandel coastline...
Funky reading nook
A fun, funky reading nook was created for a boy’s room...
Waikare renovation
The brief was to design a new kitchen and alterations to an existing...
Lime Living
The colour palette was inspired by the project’s name Lime Living...
Oakhill College Library
The library is divided into six core zones which are signposted...
NorthWest Shopping Centre
The overall design concept for the NorthWest Shopping Centre...
Homestead Redevelopment
The original building on the site, known as ‘The Old Homestead’...
Ronald McDonald House
Ronald McDonald House approached Sojo Design to be...
185 Empty Chairs Earthquake Remembrance Art Installation
The concept of The Empty Chair...
Design on Bremner
The aim was to evoke feelings of calm confidence with...
Bledisloe Park Sports Centre
Functionality and budget were the main considerations...
Cockle Bay Kitchen
With open plan living spaces the clients wanted their new kitchen colour...
TRG Imaging
The brief was creating a sophisticated environment...
Pink and Red Houses
As an admirer of the late Mexican architect Luis Barragan...
Brisbane Clinical Neuroscience Centre (BCNC)
A beautiful, contemporary workplace...
The Cosmetic Store
To keep the budget to a minimum, colour and graphics were used in this stairwell...
Wellington Soup Kitchen Mural
The aim was to brighten the place up with something eye-catching...
Statistics New Zealand – CIGA Project
Colours are muted and calm...
St Anne’s Catholic School
Colour was introduced to soften the severity of the form...
Crown Hotel
The Crown Hotel in Napier is an iconic heritage building...
Red House
The Red House is a compact and cost effective home...
The Orange
This project is the refurbishment of a significant landmark heritage building...
Pale and interesting
The aim was to achieve a Scandinavian feel...
Marshlands house
This project was a new build for a family with three young boys...
Chorus cabinet murals
Chorus has developed the cabinet art project as a way to combat vandalism...
Mayne Wetherell
Law firm Mayne Wetherell sought to move their offices...
Doolan’s Homestead
This Californian style bungalow/villa in Taumarunui...
Rainbow’s End Entrance and Retail Centre
An iconic kiwi theme park...
North Shore home
The colour scheme was designed to positively respond...
Mt Cook Motels
The design needed to be timeless, durable, yet functional...
Max Patté Solo Exhibition
Westpac wanted to create a ‘money-can’t-buy’ client hosting experience...
Helensvale State High School
Part of the brief from the school was to provide a building that protects...
Bamford Street Storage Units
Storown secured an empty site in Woolston Christchurch...
The Harrison Group
The brief was to give visitors to the company a warm impression...
Don’t Play With Your Food
The event ‘Don’t Play with your Food!’ was part of the 2016...
La Gonda Building Façade Refurbishment
Reinstate the street appeal...
Clifton residence
The homeowners selected to rebuild their new house to the previous design...
Christchurch Boys’ High School
The headmaster’s office was redesigned to embody this juxtaposition...
Fresh Factory Project
The building is of 80s vintage and has an eclectic range of materials...
Toia Ōtāhuhu Recreation Precinct
The inspiration for the colour scheme was the vibrant, multi-cultural...
La Parrilla
Ctrl Space were engaged by Skycity Hamilton to create an authentic...
Landscaping with colour
The project was to re landscape from the front entrance way...
Elizabeth Gardens
A Hamptons Home in St Heliers and of course we’d like a Kiwi twist...
Te Manawa o te Kura
The new design reinstates the main building as the school centrepiece...
Fusion5
Fusion5’s new Auckland office was a relocation project that embraced...
Pop Up Gable
The once standardised state house, just one on a street of many...
Freemans Bay Bungalow
Various shades of greens and blues and lighter neutrals...
WhereScape
WhereScape needed a new office space that reflected their fun vibrant...
Home Work Hub
The Home Work Hub by Catherine Whitting was an interactive exhibition...
Ohana
A monochromatic Resene palette was embraced throughout the interior...
Newmarket House
The design and colour palette at the outset emerged from the concept...
Tokoroa Talking Poles - Nga Hau E Wha
Tokoroa’s tall sculptures...
Beach Haven Renovation
The clients were really keen to have a bright and colourful home...
Coatesville House
The brief developed into the realisation of a journey through a...
Fine Signs Building Imaging
The Fine Signs team wanted to create a building that would stand out...
Ramada Hotel
The colour palette for the exterior was determined from the style of...
Southland Residence
This new home was built on the original site of the main homestead...
Pirate ship playground
There's nothing more that children like than a fun playground...
Chalk Design
Jess and Sally, are two neighbours that became friends...
Winnie Bagoes
Entering the Rangiora social scene Winnie Bagoes needed...
Accoya
After testing a range of timbers, Trevor Wilson of...
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