2017 Dulux Colour Awards – The Interiors Addict

Get inspired: Check out the 2017 Dulux Colour Award winners

In its 31^st year, the iconic Dulux Colour Award winners were announced recently in Melbourne with some fabulous, inspiring projects recognised. Working to a theme of ‘Bold, Forward, Tilted,’ the winning projects were awarded for their super creative use of paint.

“The Dulux Colour Awards looks to uncover the most inventive use of colour in built environments across Australia, New Zealand and beyond. Each year we look for the submissions that take creativity to new heights and this year’s award winners broke free of all tradition to deliver concepts that truly represent the future of colour and design,” says Dulux colour planning and communication manager Andrea Lucena-Orr.

‘Coppin Street Apartments’ featuring Dulux Sulphur

MUSK Architecture Studio took out the ‘Multi Residential Interior’ category for their use of Dulux ‘Sulphur’ in their gorgeous ‘Coppin Street Apartments’ in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. “We’re seeing a shift towards people changing colour palettes more regularly to align with fashion trends. The bright colours on the doors are a key focus in each apartment and offset the industrial material palette of the background. This submission pulls together its colour scheme in a refreshing way whilst ensuring all elements work well together,” said the judges.

‘Coppin Street Apartments’ – the sliding doors are such a clever design offering fabulous versatility

It’s a slick yet sunny vibe (no mean feat!) and I love the way that the door colour can be so easily changed when the occupants tire of it.

‘Burleigh Street House’ featuring Dulux Melon Baby and Dulux Black Water

The winner of the ‘Single Residential Exterior’ category was the architectural firm ME who used multiple Dulux colours to fabulous effect in their ‘Burleigh Street House’ project. Dulux Duck Egg Blue features alongside Dulux Mondrian Blue and there’s a gorgeous melon tone in there too. “This submission demonstrates the importance of why people should be inspired by and explore colour matching,” said the judges. We couldn’t agree more.

We featured BoardGrove Architects’ ‘Footscray Apartment’ recently and are thrilled to see it took out top honours in the ‘Single Residential Interior’ category.

‘Footscray Apartment’ featuring Dulux Monroe

“To create a joyful apartment renovation in Footscray, Melbourne, the palette was selected to complement and soften the tones of the existing structure to add warmth and visual interest to the space. By using very muted palettes, this witty and effective design is refreshing,” said the judges.

Photography: Ben Hosking, Christopher Frederick Jones & Haydn Cattach

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Soft pink & concrete collide in this chic Melbourne apartment

While only 10 years old, this two-bedroom Melbourne apartment received the renovation treatment recently resulting in a much more user-friendly design and the addition of a gorgeous soft pink. Dulux ‘Monroe’ is the star of the space and unsurprisingly, it has made the project a finalist in the 2017 Dulux Colour Awards.

“The palette came about as a response to the existing materials present in the apartment shell. We chose materials that complemented the soft mottled tones of the existing concrete wall and doors. We were keen to add some warmth and refinement to the appearance of the new finishes to counterbalance the rawness of the concrete, hence the introduction of the soft pink tone,” says Holly Board of BoardGrove Architects.

“The renovation was purely an interior reconfiguration. The apartment was a very average, cheaply fitted out space with plastic timber look alike floors, lower ceilings and laminate kitchen joinery. It lacked any personality and consisted of a very standard layout,” says Holly.

BoardGrove made the space much more user-friendly and increased the penetration of natural light too. “The clients also needed a new kitchen but didn’t want a stereotypical wall of kitchen joinery cupboards and appliances to dominate the living space,” says Holly, who set about meeting the request with originality.

The two arches conceal a fridge and stove

“We created a more ambiguous cooking area that appeared as a collection of sculptural art-like forms that added character to the living space, with the functional cooking equipment concealed within each element,” says Holly. The unusual design features two arches – an arched metal door that conceals the fridge and an arched stove reveal. These details work to offset the industrial feel of the concrete that also features heavily in the space.

Photography: Haydn Cattach

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