b'green thumbfor colour inspiration. I had no idea the client loved that lichenColour matching technology has also helped open Barrys eyes because its a bit of an unusual thing for someone to like when soto the differences between the colours that are perceived to be many view it as troublesome. in nature and the breadth of hues that are actually present in our Being more comfortable with and excited by colour now,surroundings. I find the effect of light and shadow on colour so Barry thinks both his confidence and suggestions have changedinteresting, and in and around Skylark, that changes a lot between but it still can take effort to get clients to break out of the habitsummer and winter. You get this completely amazing glow from of doing what everyone else is doing. A lot of clients tend tothe rising summer sun and the sunsets as well; colours like Resene be afraid of colour and they are always quick to bring up theAloha, Resene Twisted Sister and Resene Bi Hoki. For me, driving topic of resale, he says. Some dont see anything wrong withthrough Lindis Pass when its not winter, those are the colours youll having a vibrant letterbox or front door, but they always seemfind there. People might not pick such bold colours to represent to worry about adding too much colour because theyre afraidtussockcoveredhills,butthosereallyarethehuesinnature. itll personalise the building too much and then they wont beBy contrast, on a crisp, clear winter morning, youll see Resene able to sell the property later on down the roadwhich is silly,Unwind, Resene Inside Back and Resene Dusted Blue.because if a new owner doesnt like it, they can repaint it. AndColour also triggers so many memories for people, and that honestly, from what Ive seen, adding a bit of personality andcan be a really nice tie into use it in ways that will transport colour can actually add to the desirability and resale value. them back to a special time or place. Every job we do, we set up Barrybelievesthattechnologyhasbeeninstrumentalina shared Pinterest board and we get our clients to put everything convincingclientstomakemorecourageouscolourchoices.from designed spaces they like to door handles so we know that Computers now make it so much easier to give a reasonablewere on the same page, and thats often where we find those idea of how a colour is going to look when you add it to a building.connections to colour. Ive found it makes clients far more comfortable when they canRather than trying to make their home specifically blend in visualise their colours first rather than them crossing their fingersor stand out, its really about enhancing it and using colour to and waiting to see how it turns out when it gets painted. It becomesbalance it and personalise itso in a way, it achieves both. ArchitecturaldesignerBarryConnorsayshisapproachtois this bright reddish orange lichen that grows naturally on theabout how that colour looks on their own home and helping them colour has noticeably matured over the past five to ten years. Irocks down there, so that particular hue really tied into that. Thatrecognise the impact and versatility that it offers. At the end ofTo see more of Barrys work, visit www.barryconnordesign.co.nz.think I used to be quite boring with colour, but Ive really comemeant it gave the design personality for the client but it also tiedthe day, theyre paying me to tell them what is going to work best.around to realise the power of colour and I get really excitedin really well to the natural surroundings. We are working with some repeat clients that have been quite safe with neutral colours and timbers in the past, so they werent about it these days, using it to accentuate things and make aTheexperienceandtheresoundinglypositivefeedbackexpecting me to show them an ochre green house! Its quite atop tip Resenepoint in a really creative way. Im not saying that we should makeabout the projectwas a eureka moment for Barry. A lot ofsimple building with nice rooflines, but if you tried to do it with whiteSaratogaeverythingreallyshouty;itsmoreabouthowimportantandpeople gravitate towards typical natural colours, but I have startedweatherboards, it just wouldnt work; it would feel too much like aTurn your inspirational images into Resene Resene transformational it can be with a buildings design. taking a different approach, he says. Ive become intrigued with1970s villa. But I showed them what it would look like in Resenecolour palettes quickly and easily with the above and previous page: Nestled into the tussockVesuvius It took Barry by surprise when his Skylark Cabin design startedmosses and lichens. They grow pretty much everywhere, and youGrass Hopper to modernise it and they were over the moon with it.free online Resene Colour Palette Generator. grasslands of the Ben Ohau foothills sits the Skylarkturning the heads of writers, editors and award programme judgescan find so many different varieties that are unique to specificPlus, it ties in so nicely with the naturally-coloured timber stains. Simply upload your image to get a customised Cabin. The project won a Resene Total Colour Residentialand he says his small Christchurch studio has never received sogeographic areas, but theyre such vibrant little tiny things that Exterior Colour Maestro Award. Timber cladding stained in Resenemuch media attention for a single project before. The projectgrow in all these neat different patterns. Resene colour palette based on the most Woodsman CoolColour tinted to Resene Pitch Black and accentwon three awards in 2021, including the Resene Total ColourWhile the organism is more often condemned than celebrated,common colours that occur. Plus, the tool tells beams, soffits and trims in Resene Lumbersider tinted to ReseneResidentialExteriorColourMaestroAwardanditshardNew Zealand is home to more than 2,000 species of lichen, andyou what proportion each hue has in the palette Vesuvius. Images by Dennis Radermacher, www.lightforge.co.nz. to ignore its brilliant use of burnt orange Resene Vesuvius inAustralia is said to have nearly double thatand Barry has foundright: The Skylark Cabin entry porch connects to the carport with a seriesto help give you an idea of how to balance your highlighting the buildings striking forms. In the case of this project,he isnt the only fan. I was working on a renovation recently whereof burnt orange details in Resene Vesuvius, extending down from the cabincolour choices. Once finished, you can click Resene Resene Resene roofline and is anchored at the other end to the hidden storage block andon the colours for more information, download Unwind Grass Hopper Bi Hoki the choice was driven by the client. this spot of lichen on the gate post caught my eye, so I uploadedbike racks. The colour was a specific client request used to emphasiseswatches or save or email your palette toResene Resene Resene The clients favourite colour is, unquestionably, orange. Shea photo of it to the online Resene Colour Palette Generatorthe main structural elements and frame the doors and windows. Timber Dusted Blue Aloha Pitch Black drives an orange car and even her hair has an orange tone to it.(www.resene.com/palettegenerator) to come up with colours forcladding stained in Resene Woodsman CoolColour tinted to Resene Pitchclients or project team members. Try it outResene Resene Resene The decision to use Resene Vesuvius was initially guided by that.the project. The client recognised it right away as soon as he sawBlack, accent beams, soffits and trims in Resene Lumbersider tinted toat www.resene.com/palettegenerator. Inside Back Twisted Sister All Black However, another really awesome part about Twizel is that therethe photo, and he was just so excited to see that I had used thatResene Vesuvius and door in Resene All Black CoolColour. 18 blackwhitemag.com blackwhitemag.com 19'