Grand Prix Winners 2022
Our expert judges have recognised these projects as having best displayed an innovative use of colour across residential, commercial and public spaces. Colour featured: Dulux Burdock. Image: Australian Grand Prix winning project, Studio Bright for Monash Robotics Lab. Photograph: Rory Gardiner.
Australian Grand Prix Winner
Congratulations to Studio Bright as the Dulux Colour Awards' Australian Grand Prix winner. The company has been recognised as the best-in-class selected from the category winners of 2022 for its design of the Monash Robotics Lab.
Studio Bright for Monash Robotics Lab
About
The Monash Robotics Lab is a research centre designed for utility and comfort at Monash University in Clayton, Melbourne. Burdock was used as the main interior colour for its calm tone, large hanging discs in Colorbond® Pale Eucalypt® indicate informal meeting spaces and Hot Ginger was used across the building for pops of colour. Wash&Wear Matt and Wash&Wear +Plus Kitchen&Bathroom Low Sheen were used throughout.
What the judges said...
"On a purely aesthetic level, the specified palette is refined and elegant, particularly the captivating play of vibrant shades with more subtle hues against natural materials. When considered within the context of a science laboratory on an educational campus, however, it becomes utterly striking for its unexpectedness. At this level, the architects’ intent is to be applauded, for it stares stereotypes in the face and demonstrates the value of originality."
The winning palette
Studio Bright focused on a combination of calming greens, natural materials and geometry to create pleasant spaces and spark innovation at Monash Robotics Lab.
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New Zealand Grand Prix Winner
Congratulations to Pac Studio as the Dulux Colour Awards' New Zealand Grand Prix winner. The company has been recognised as the best-in-class of the category winners and commended of 2022 for its design of Eden View.
About
Eden View House celebrates the richness of everyday life, sensitively responding to how spaces take on different moods depending on the time of day. Through the playful use of colour and texture, Pac Studio achieved a series of distinct spaces within a small floor area – a space that encapsulates you. The restrained warmth of rich tan Coyote, juxtaposed with the fresh Swedish Yellow, were used to create a feeling of lightness, even on the cloudiest of days. The project was completed using Wash&Wear Low Sheen and Wash&Wear +PLUS Anti-Bac Low Sheen.
What the judges said...
"It’s unwavering commitment to colour sets this practice’s strategy apart. Redefining the potential of a small-scale renovation, Pac Studio has ambitiously designed a scheme to do much more than unite or revitalise an existing home; it has investigated the potential for colour to delineate space, affect mood and define identity. Despite the project’s modest scope, the result is transformative and highly effective – a credit to the architects’ vision and resolve.”
The winning palette
The striking Swedish Yellow for the bathroom can signal the start of a fresh and sunny day while the kitchen in the warm brown Coyote lends itself to be a calming and quiet place to cook in evenings.
