Finalists announced for the 2017 Dulux Colour Awards

In another record-breaking year, 286 entries have been reviewed for the 2017 Dulux Colour Awards, narrowing the field down to 89 finalists across Australia and New Zealand.

Now in its 31st year, the iconic program is set to once again recognise Australian and New Zealand’s diversely creative and outstanding use of colour across commercial and residential spaces.

Recognising inventive colour application in built environments, the 88 finalists were selected across nine categories: Commercial Interior – Workplace & Retail (15 finalists); Commercial Interior – Public Spaces & Hospitality (16 finalists); Commercial Exterior (17 finalists); Single Residential Interior (14 finalists); Single Residential Exterior (5 finalists); Multi Residential Interior (5 finalists); Multi Residential Exterior (5 finalists); International (8 finalists); and Student (4 finalists).

Dulux Colour Planning and Communication Manager, Andrea Lucena-Orr, said the 2017 submissions were exciting, inventive and unexpected, in line with this year’s theme of ‘Bold, Forward, Tilted’.

“This year, we witnessed a trend of darker tones in commercial spaces – with blacks, charcoals and purples prominent throughout exteriors and interiors. Cooler combinations of blues and greens were also popular, while architects and designers are continuing to explore geometric shapes and industrial aesthetics.

“Similarly, residential entries embraced moodier palettes and deeper colour tones, which were cleverly off-set with elegant light greys, whites and soft pinks. There was a strong modernist influence evident, and minimal colour schemes with metallic shades applied in subtle ways.

“We were also greatly impressed with the calibre of this year’s student entries, with imaginative concepts and clever colour combinations displayed,” Andrea said.

The 2017 Dulux Colour Awards finalists will now be judged by a panel of design leaders, including; Ryan Russell – Director at Russell & George; Maurice Terzini – Restaurateur and Fashion Designer; Fiona Lynch – Director at Fiona Lynch Interior Design; Timothy Hill – Director at Partner’s Hill; and Shelley Ferguson – Editor in Chief of Your Home and Garden (NZ).

The judging panel will select winners across the nine categories, with the best of the category winners awarded the Grand Prix prize. Winners of the 2017 Dulux Colour Awards will be announced at a gala event in Melbourne on Wednesday 10 May, 2017.

For more information on the 2017 Dulux Colour Awards, visit dulux.com.au

Finalists:

Commercial Interior – Workplace and Retail
Fourviere Centre, Assumption College, Victoria by Y2 Architecture
Melbourne Flower Merchant, Victoria by Studio 103
PEXA, Victoria by Futurespace
BDO, Victoria by Unispace
SJB – Oliver Lane Studio, Victoria by SJB
Readings Kids, Victoria by Nest Architects
Domain, NSW by Siren Design
Hasbro, NSW by Siren Design
Bpay, NSW by Siren Design
Magellan, NSW by Futurespace
Stylecraft Home Showroom, NSW by Hassell
ENERO, NSW by The Bold Collective
CATI CENTRE, NSW by The Bold Collective
One Blue Post, NSW by Lynne Bradley Interiors
Charter Hall Perth, WA by CODA Studio

Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality
Joylati, Victoria by Studio Y
Pintoh, Victoria by Studio Y
KA Fire Stair, Victoria by Deakin University
Monash School of Nursing & Midwifery Public Spaces, Victoria by Sibling Architecture
Captain Grey, Victoria by Biasol
Middletown Café, Victoria by Studio Tate
James Richardson Furniture DENFAIR 2016, Victoria by Latitude Group
Wah Wah Gee, Victoria by Studio Equator
John Hunter Children’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Refurbishment, NSW by EJE Architecture
Egyptian Mummies: Exploring Ancient Lives, NSW by studioplusthree
The Pool, NSW by Aileen Sage Architects
Broadsheet Restaurant, NSW by Foolscap Studio
Karratha Super Clinic, WA by CODA Studio
Murdoch University Peel Campus Upgrade, WA by CODA Studio
The Sheraton Mirage, Queensland by Mim Design

Commercial Exterior
Wodonga West Children’s Centre, Victoria by NOW Architecture
Ivanhoe Grammar Senior Years & Science, Victoria by McBride Charles Ryan
Dawson Street, Victoria by MGS Architects
Readings Kids, Victoria by Nest Architects
RMIT Bundoora West Student Accommodation, Victoria by Richard Middleton Architects
Wall Art, NSW by Indyk Architects
The Metro, NSW by Katrina Hill Design Group
Hotel Challis, NSW by Katrina Hill Design Group
Parry St Placemaking, NSW by papercourtyard with Donna Burrell
North Bondi Amenities, NSW by Sam Crawford Architects
Bungarribee Super Park, NSW by JMD Design
Byford Secondary College, WA by Donaldson and Warn
NCC Early Swimmers, Queensland by Conwell Architects
Ambrose Treacy College Middle School, Queensland by Fulton Trotter Architects
Lauderdale Primary School Kinder and Classroom Additions, Tasmania by Preston Lane Architects
Bikini by Travis Walton Architecture
Antarctic Heritage Trust – Hillary’s Hut by Antarctic Heritage Trust
The Old Vicarage by Element 17

Single Residential Interior
Malvern House, Victoria by Austin Design Associates
Middle Park, Victoria by Sisalla Interior Design
Footscray Apartment, Victoria by BoardGrove Architects
Wheelers Hill, Victoria by Eco Edge Architecture + Interior Design
Cavale, Victoria by Camille Javal
Fitzroy Residence, Victoria by Doherty Design Studio
Belmont House, Victoria by Kennedy Nolan
Hawthorn House, Victoria by ADDARC
Northcote House, Victoria by Taylor Knights
Former Sweet Factory, Victoria by Folk Architects
Camberwell One, Victoria by Eco Edge Architecture + Interior Design
Henley House, NSW by David Mitchell Architects
Bondi Residence, NSW by Lara Ette, Design & Decoration
Avery Project by German Kitchens Limited

Single Residential Exterior
Duplay, Victoria by Archsign
Flinders House, Victoria by Austin Design Associates
Camberwell One, Victoria by Eco Edge Architecture + Interior Design
Burleigh Street House, Queensland by ME
City Villa by Goode Interiors

Multi Residential Interior
RMIT Bundoora West Student Accommodation, Victoria by Richard Middleton Architects
Nine Smith St, Victoria by Neometro
Coppin Street Apartments, Victoria by MUSK Architecture Studio
107 Cambridge, Victoria by Elenberg Fraser
Oak Grove, Victoria by Justin Mallia Architecture

Multi Residential Exterior
The Bakery, NSW by See It in Colour
Aston, NSW by PBD Architects
Art Deco Alive! by Christchurch Apartments
The Pulse by Xsite Architects
Oak Grove by Justin Mallia Architecture

Student
Arched – a civil union, Victoria by Jun Chang (RMIT University)
Maker Space, Victoria by Tahnee Pfeiffer (RMIT University)
Kawaii, NSW by Rachel Ang (University of New South Wales)
Carrara Baths by Taylor Chan (University of Auckland)

International
Bikini by Travis Walton Architecture
Antarctic Heritage Trust – Hillary’s Hut by Antarctic Heritage Trust
The Old Vicarage by Element 17
Avery Project by German Kitchens Limited
City Villa by Goode Interiors
Art Deco Alive! by Christchurch Apartments
The Pulse by Xsite Architects
Australis Nathan by Peddle Thorp