2019 gallery

University of Canterbury
Taking inspiration from nature the colour scheme ...

PPP3 Schools Project
The use of different interior and exterior colour schemes...

Church of the Holy Passion
A Resene colour palette was chosen to match as closely as possible...

Te Iti Kahurangi
The intention was to have a house that glowed like a jewel...

Naked Salad
A series of subterranean baths use the play of colour...

B:Hive
The primary colour dialogue in the B:Hive is an industrial neutral...

In Good Hands Physio
By strategically using timber and a range of bright Resene colours...

Go Bananas shelter
Colour was a key tool that was used to bring character to the shelter...

Te Manawa Playspace
The colour palette for the play equipment follows the vibrant Pacifica...

Mt Macedon Residence
The clients wanted a great injection of colour...

MOTAT Building 6
Resene Irresistible was selected for the exterior on Building 6...

Merriwa Silos
280 litres of paint was painstakingly applied to show the sheep...

One Man’s Treasure, New Zealand Maritime Museum
A rich but refined colour palette...

Blackwell and Sons: Emporium of Wonder
Dark tones and textured surfaces...

Henderson Police Whangaia
The space has been reimagined to be warm and welcoming...

Glo Apartments
Colour choices required a sensitive approach to be tasteful...

Waikohanga House
The colour scheme was chosen to complement...

Letting in the light
The owner’s brief was to improve the functionality and flow...

Ready to play
Learning at the Point is based in Point Chevalier...

Pride of place
DDB Group is a well-respected communications agency...

Old meets new
This old shack, formerly owned by a well-loved character...

For the love of pink
This property belongs to a couple who have been clients...

Earth to sky
Designed to replace the client’s earthquake damaged villa...

Heritage charmed
There is something magical about Victorian architecture...

Inside and out
This architectural built home in the late 1960s features...

Collab of cool
EROAD are at heart an IT company with the core of the team...

Bringing the blues
The new Breenhomes office space is used mainly by men and tradies...

Invoking intersection
The design needed to highlight the artisanal gelato on offer....

Painting the town… tartan
The Highway Highlander has been part of the heritage of Waipu...

Comfort to all
Te Omanga Hospice is an established palliative care facility...

Modern in Mairangi
This development can be found minutes from Mairangi Bay village...

Coastal character
The colour scheme is a simple palette of timber patterned...

Catching the eye
Being a full time Merchandiser and Interior Stylist...

Bravery knows no bounds
After working for the Museum on contract for a number of years...

Balance in Berry
Berry is a small town that is a popular weekend destination...

Right for reading
The Reading Recovery Centre at Te Aro School...

Future reality
An interior fitout for their new Computational Media Innovation...

Connected with colour
The Kaimataara o Wai Manawa was initiated by Auckland Council...

Looking after the littlies
The centre has been designed to be a healthy, comfortable...

Natural discovery
Surrounded by wild gardens and native bush...

Mind the yellow line
World Park(ing) Day was an event held as part of the Festival of Architecture...

Running the rainbow
Mitre 10 identified they were in need of a new and improved paint...

Colour speaks volumes
The Hearing House works with children with severe hearing disabilities...

Columns of colour
This home project was an alteration to an older arts-and-crafts...

Celebrating the past
The brief for this work entailed designing a new office space...

Making the space
Jo McColl, owner of independent bookstore Unity Books...

Caring for the carers
Harbour Hospice provides compassionate, specialist care...

Contrast sets the space
The homeowners, Donna and Ian Barnes managed this build themselves...

Country living
This home built on the site of an existing property in rural Ohoka...

Black meets white
The Grange Takapuna is a new bar and bistro...

A colourful triplet
As part of the Ministry of Education’s PPP3 Schools Project...

Living in airspace
On the strength of our successful renovation of their 100 year old...

Capturing the timeline
This new facility designed for people of the Waikato region...

At one with the community
This concept project was completed as part of a Diploma of Interior Design...

Designing in triplicate
A design response that was flexible enough to be used...

The great rainbow
Ariki Brightwell was commissioned to paint Te Aniwaniwa Nui ...

Beach inspired beauty
Nestled under an ancient Pohutukawa, this deeply 60s home...

By day and by night
For a student assignment at Sydney Design School...

Block K – Rongomai School
Adams Architects, in conjunction with WSP Opus won the commission...

Contemplate and create
A restoration as an early 20th century (circa. 1905) cottage...

Just like a jewel
Owner Lizzie searched for a blue like the audio-visual blue...

Here to help
Karanga Pavilion is part of the Jellicoe Precinct...

Future foresight
By the late nineteenth and 20th centuries Timaru was home to a strong band...

Fun on the inside
This is a small house on a small suburban site...

Pitch perfect
Having purchased The Soccer Shop in Hamilton a couple of years ago...

At one with nature
The clients presented a brief which envisaged blades through and...

Colour to the cul-de-sac
This home is listed on the Wellington district plan as...

Two becomes one
This home was an investment property with two identical...

In contrasts out
The brief called for a light airy home with views over...

Restore refurbish rejoice
The project involved an extensive restoration and refurbishment...

Beachside beauty
Marine Parade villa is a beautiful old two storey villa...

Catching attention
Thrive Chiropractic is located on Kapiti Road...

Throwing shade
The client approached Tohu Workshop of Architecture...

On the map
Having long been the only Real Estate office in town...

Car to colour
This house located on a new subdivision overlooking Kinloch...

In holiday mode
This Holiday Inn project aimed to transform an existing...

Uncovered inspiration
A new bar and eatery at Auckland’s Viaduct, Saint Alice...

Burgundy bonus
One of a block of five 70s brick and cedar clad townhouses...

Hues to soothe
The aim of this project was the development of an optimised...

Circulating colour
The brief was to make a stylish but sombre home a little lighter...

Back to the beginning
This is a modest alteration to a very poorly constructed 1970s...

Artistic in the kitchen
This kitchen splashback was designed to be part of the kitchen...

Two becomes one
This project served to upgrade a 20s masonry Auckland City Council...

Coming home
The building forms the urban edge to the Mt Eden precinct...

Hair’s the plan
Located in the newly opened Tauranga Crossing Shopping Mall...

Liking local
With such a strong personality already established...

Change on a shoestring
Once upon a time, a library manager learnt that routine maintenance...

Flair to finish
At its heart, this project is just a simple single car garage...

Under fives rule
The University of Auckland’s brief for Te Ako o Te Tui...

Garden love
The front part of this Devonport home was existing...

Earth land sky stars
The brief was to design a modern office to support a wide range of workstyles...

Calming the nerves
The spaces at Intra surpass the standard medical aesthetic...

Maximising the metres
The Thorndon School redevelopment was necessitated by both growth...

A street for the community
Cuba St Link Stage 1 is the first stage of a strategic streetscape...

Neon delight
This mural was designed for the Luma Festival of Light...

Sweet as
New Zealand Sugar and Goodman Fielder embarked on this...

Travelling the rainbow
Completed as part of design studies, this project was to redesign...

Nature comes indoors
The brief was to refurbish an internal existing area for A.S. Harrison...

Be happy
The Happy Yellow bach is situated at Hudson’s Beach...

A splash of colour
After designing an acoustic solution for the Hilton Brown Swimming School...

Time for colour
With a client loving colour, this project was never going...

Custom coloured
This residential project is on a corner site in central Auckland...

Coastal classic
Just completed, this large home nestles sympathetically in the...

Labour of love
This Kakanui Beach house has a rich history as one of the oldest...

Age appropriate
A decade ago, the first phase of work at Kumutoto tied the waterfront...

Heritage homestead
This majestic two storey villa built in 1915 is on the waterfront in Devonport...

Carefully in contrast
This villa needed an extensive interior renovation...

The right grey
Built in 1910 one entire side, and the rear lower level, of this...

Life in a rockpool
Lymesmith was commissioned to design and paint a mural...

Waterfront House
External profiled metal cladding, takes its colour...

Palliser Estate Winery Tasting Room
A darker, moody space...

Karekare Residency by Lyn Bergquist
For 33 years and 360 artworks...

St Heliers house – designed by Robert Railley
Using colour as a feature...

The Orchidstra Cocktail bar
The gradation, repetition and mathematical creation in nature...

Joy and life
EnableAbility provides disability services, life skills training...

Motu Kaikoura lodge
The interior embraces the warmth of timber, lined with plywood...

Fush, The Landing
Creating a neighbourhood restaurant with a casual and fun vibe...

Hi-vis, Pitcher Park
After complaints of legs and knees making contact with the...

Te Kahui Auaha
The design of Te Auaha promotes an experiential pedagogy...