Two houses in regional Australia have been applauded for their brilliant use of colour at the recent 38th Dulux Colour Awards. $ 0 / (min cost $ 0 ) Login or signup to continue reading Selected from 83 finalists across Australia and New Zealand, Dulux states "the winners ..
. represent the pinnacle of design excellence and the most innovative, refined and transformative use of colour in our built environment". Joining the victors are the commended, which include a delicious beauty on the coast of South Australia, and a charming retreat on the south coast of New South Wales.
Here's what the judges had to say: With its gelato pink and fresh white exterior, this seaside home pays homage to both the classic Aussie beach shack and 1980s imagery of Vaporwave sunsets. Nestled in a small surfing community in South Australia, the house is oriented with eastward views down the coast and the unusual benefit of the sun setting directly behind it. The coast-loving young clients readily embraced the architect's proposed colour palette, which echoes the ombre effect of the setting sun in a graduated series of pastel-pink modular weatherboard cladding.
This palette of shades was derived from a study of hues that would render the house 'sunkissed', that is, blushed in the direct sun and bronzed as it sets. This project on the south coast of NSW exemplifies the degree to which colour can impact a design. Prompted by the clients' directive to make their holiday home a playful escape, the archite.
