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Escape has a dual meaning for the former Masonic lodge in Invercargill
- it has escaped from a life of neglect and disuse into the new
home for Escape Glass, manufacturers of large and small scale
toughened slumped glass, handcrafted and customised to suit. The
suite of projects also includes extensive work colour coating
glass with Resene colours and products.
The former lodge is one of Invercargill's oldest buildings, now
rated as a Category II historic building. Built in 1869, the latest
upgrade incorporated seismic improvements to bring the building
up to modern standards.
Conservative estimates put the last paint job at over three decades
ago, necessitating some extensive surface preparation prior to
painting. Resene Concrete Primer, Resene Quick Dry and Resene
Membrane Roof Primer prime respective areas of the exterior finished
in Resene Wintergrade Lumbersider on main wall areas and Resene
Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamels on trims and joinery.
Resene Wintergrade Lumbersider waterborne satin dries down to
2°C, which allowed the building to be painted in less than
ideal weather conditions. The exterior palette is designed as
tone on tone relief with Resene Truffle (soft warm beige) and
Resene Half Truffle (beige) joined by quarter, half and full strength
variants of Resene Mondo (complex grey green).
The interior is finished in Resene Quick Dry and Resene Broadwall
Waterborne Wallboard Sealer on new work, Resene Sureseal on stained
plasterboard topcoated with Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen and trims
and joinery in Resene Lustacryl. Reflecting the diversity of the
Escape range, the interior palette moves from neutrals Resene
Canterbury Clay (muted beige) and Resene Half Truffle to colours
Resene Blue Smoke (grey green) and Resene Claret (clear wine red).
Knocking on 14 decades old, this painted beauty has found a new
lease of life.
Owner: Carey and Relda McDowall, Escape
Glass Ltd
Painting Contractor: Phill Creedy Decorating
Resene: Hamish McLeod, Southland Trade Sales Representative
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