Dulux Colour Awards 2021 winners announced

The exceptional displays of innovative colour use were showcased last night as the winning projects of the 2021 Dulux Colour Awards were announced via a virtual, live-streamed Gala Event on the Dulux website.

Selected from an outstanding 437 entries from Australia and New Zealand, the award-winning projects across the six categories are truly remarkable, with colour use by the architects and designers a testament to their commitment to creativity and originality in design.

“As our renowned industry awards program celebrates its 35th year, it is befitting that we are witnessing new levels of innovation with colour,” Dulux Colour and Communication Manager, Andrea Lucena-Orr, said. “It is driving design concepts and sparking entire strategies across the spectrum of building typologies, which is a credit to creative professionals and their visionary clients.”

The judging panel particularly commended the use of colour in place-making; the universally high degree of inventiveness and execution in a number of projects made for some spirited debate, particularly in the Commercial and Multi-Residential and Residential Exterior categories.

The panel comprised five design industry leaders: Sarah-Jane Pyke, Arent&Pyke; Jefa Greenaway, Greenaway Architects; Suzannah Waldron, Searle x Waldron Architecture; Mel Bright, Studio Bright; and, Patrick Loo, Common Space (NZ).

“We were impressed by the breadth and implementation of colour in the conceptual and finished projects, particularly those that manipulated and mastered their immediate surrounds,” the judges said. “We considered the designs holistically; the way colour encapsulated a space, highlighted the architectural form and is supported through soft furnishings and furniture.”

The Australian Grand Prix winner and recipient of the Commercial and Multi-Residential Exterior Award, 22 William epitomises courageous design.

“Hugely ambitious and brilliantly conceived, we credit SJB for committing to a single colour and so artfully executing its use in such an impactful way,” said the judges.

The NZ Grand Prix winner has playfully crafted an array of profound saturated hues to extraordinary effect.

“The Central Hotel in Queenstown displays a discerning depth of colour, comprehensively articulated,” the judges said. “It is memorably original and wonderfully playful.

“We are awed by the courage and sophistication of this year’s award winners,” said Lucena-Orr in conclusion. “From public works to private homes, the degree of ambition and excellence demonstrates that designers, architects and clients all recognise the integral role of colour in our built environment and its capacity to transform our experience.”

GRAND PRIX AUSTRALIA WINNER:

22 William by SJB

GRAND PRIX NEW ZEALAND WINNER:

Central Hotel by Naumi Hotels by Undercurrent

COMMERCIAL INTERIOR: WORKPLACE & RETAIL

WINNER:

66 Wentworth Avenue by Welsh + Major

COMMENDATIONS:

Beauty Block by Bergman and Co

Das Studio by Das Studio

COMMERCIAL INTERIOR: PUBLIC & HOSPITALITY

WINNER:

Surfside Primary School by Sibling Architecture

COMMENDATION:

Poodle Bar and Bistro by Bergman & Co

COMMERCIAL & MULTI-RESIDENTIAL EXTERIOR

WINNER:

22 William by SJB

COMMENDATION:

RMIT Rodda Lane by Sibling Architecture

RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR

WINNER:

Erskine House by Kennedy Nolan

COMMENDATIONS:

Divided House by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

South Yarra Apartment by Rosanna Ceravolo Design

SINGLE RESIDENTIAL EXTERIOR

WINNER:

Bona Vista by Studio Prineas

COMMENDATION:

Engawa House by Arcke

STUDENT CATEGORY (YEARS 1 – 6)

WINNER:

Installation Art by Joanne Odisho, RMIT University

COMMENDATION:

Cremorne Mesh House by Ying Ho Shiu (Hiro), RMIT University

For more information on the 35th Dulux Colour Awards, visit dulux.com.au/colourawards
dulux.co.nz/colourawards