I was chuffed to be asked to speak at this conference in Oslo, Norway! Fargedagen translates to Colour Day and the conference focuses on colour in the built environment. Hosted by Heidi Pettersvold Nygaard and the Oslo Planning and Building…
This peer-reviewed paper will be published in a forthcoming issue of the leading journal on colour – Color Research and Application. The paper ‘Specified colour vs. perceived colour: Identifying and managing factors that impact colour in the built environment’ discussed…
I was invited to present this paper at the Environmental Colour Design Group session at the AIC2021 – Milan conference, 30 August to 3 September. In addition, I presented ‘Data visualization: The power and persuasive capacity of colour’ plus I…
Specified vs. Perceived Colour is always an interesting topic for those whose work involves colour for the built environment. Enmore Design Centre & TAFE NSW featured the webinar I developed in March 2021 for Resene Paints: ‘Specified vs. Perceived Colour:…
This goals of this façade colour project revolved around minimizing the visual impact of proposed alterations and additions to the property, which included extending the width of the balcony and the installation of a new lift to provide access from…
Developing façade colour options is rarely straightforward and varies considerably depending on the architectural style of the building and client aims and objectives. With this project, the clients wanted to update and refresh the townhouse complex. Constructed in the late…
I was an invited guest on the James Valentine Afternoon show and we discussed, among other colour-related topics, the specific use of colour + design as an intervention in the urban and built environment. Here’s a link to the interview.…
This project involved developing developing strata building façade colour options for an apartment complex in Lane Cove. A range of exterior façade colour options were explored which enhanced the main entrance area and garage entry. The colour scheme options included…
Aside from improving aesthetics, building façade colour schemes can impact the perceived size of a building as well as how the building complements (or contrasts with) it’s urban environment. The image featured in this post is a building in Lane…
This townhouse project located in Sydney’s Maroubra presented a challenge when developing facade colour scheme options. The townhouse complex featured a patchwork of different colour strategies: New colour details feature Colorbond ‘Ironstone’, adding a Contemporary edge. Existing colour details feature…
