In its milestone 30th year, the Dulux Colour Awards were handed out recently at Melbourne’s Myer Mural Hall with the talented winners commended for their imaginative use of colour. We’re huge fans of the way that paint can transform a space and this year’s winners really demonstrated that notion. Whiting Architects took out the top prize in both the interior and exterior residential categories – hats off to them!
Normanby project: Single Residential Interior winner
Their Normanby project took out the “Single Residential Interior” category which we love for its creative and unexpected application of colour. “Normanby is a courageous project which showcases a perfectly crafted, clever use of colour using pastel hues with natural materials and bold colour in exactly the right proportion,” said the judging panel.
Normanby project – we love that aqua cabinetry!
Featuring Dulux shades Lexicon Quarter, Domino, Marshmallow Quarter and Deluxe Days, we love the aqua blue cabinetry in the bathroom in particular – for reference, it’s painted in Dulux Ice Pack Quarter. “Using what typically could be a jarring combination of hues, this original palette subtly defines spaces within the home,” said the judging panel. We love the way the paint really enhances the home’s natural materials including leather and wood too.
Normanby project
In a stellar year for the firm, Whiting Architects also walked away with top honours in the “Single Residential Exterior” category too for their ‘O’Grady’ project – this entry one was one of our early favourites.
O’Grady project: Single Residential Exterior winner
“The restrained and unique palette used for O’Grady achieves a perfect balance between colours defining two periods. The exterior has an urban feel with a masculine mood in Dulux Domino adding drama in the entrance with a contrasting pastel. The project displays refinement with an edge!” said the judging panel.
O’Grady project
Aside from Dulux Domino, the project also featured Dulux Ghosting, Hugo Double, Lexicon Quarter and Mudpack. 2016 Dulux Colour Awards Commendations went out to the following firms in the residential categories too – FMD Architects, Hola Projects, Louise Walsh, Michelle Walker Architects, McBride Charles Ryan and ASA Architects.
Photography: Sharyn Cairns
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10 replies on “Whiting Architects triumph in 2016 Dulux Colour Awards”
In the O’Grady project: single residential “exterior” (picture #4 above), you mention Dulux Domino on the exterior of the modern build element in the dwelling. I’d really like to know what the other exterior colours were used – in particular, the colour on the brickwork and the trims. Many thx!
I also want to know this! Is the light grey on the brickwork Lexicon Quarter?!
I’d also like to know please!
Did anyone find out what the light grey shade was?
It’s Lexicon Quarter 🙂
Hi,
I’d also love to know what colour the grey on the brickwork is. Thanks!
Hi there, would love to know the colour used on the brickwork in the O’Grady project 2016? Dulux domino was mentioned but not the light grey on the brickwork could you please let me know.
Kind regards
Pieter
Dying to know the light grey colour too please used on the O’Grady Project
Thank you
It’s Ghosting; lexicon quarter is the white … is written in text of article.
Does anyone know what the roof colour is?