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funky fit-out - GHD office fit-out

20-22 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle

The design concept was for the detail design, including selection of the colour palette, to take cues from the industrial past of the client organisation and Newcastle itself.

The GHD office fit-out is a new development on the Newcastle waterfront, with views towards Newcastle’s industrial past. Housing a multidisciplinary consulting practice that has been involved in major industrial and infrastructure projects, the design concept was for the detail design, including selection of the colour palette, to take cues from the industrial past of the client organisation and Newcastle itself. Added to this was the need to provide a contemporary fit-out suited to the new development, and to demonstrate the client’s commitment to quality design and sustainability. The client brief also called for a fun and funky space for their staff to work in and trusted the designers in their suggestion of a bold colour palette based around acidic bright colours with extensive use of black, grey, red and metallic finishes.

Colourful office kitchen

Key features include the entry wall painted in Resene Maxwell Smart (warm black) with applied vinyl graphics demonstrating the colour palette throughout the office, the bright orange storage units and timber slat walls to match electrical switchboards, and the design of the reception desk in high gloss laminate with an automotive feel. Throughout the fit-out, splashes of colour in doors, bulkheads, fabrics and floors set off the selection of white for the majority of joinery and furniture. The Resene colour palette is broad bringing in hues of Resene Billy T (mustard gold), Resene Cherry Pie (purple), Resene Decadence (rich blue), Resene Guardsman Red (bold red), Resene Jordy Blue (fun blue), Resene Kitsch (retro teal), Resene Lima (lime green), Resene Lip Service (red violet), Resene Maxwell Smart, Resene Minsk (papal purple), Resene Quarter Spanish White (light neutral), Resene Red Hot (primary red), Resene Sun (yellow orange), Resene Turbo (energetic yellow), Resene Tahiti Gold (bold orange) and Resene Wot Eva (hip blue).

Colourful office hallway

In keeping with their commitment to the environment, paints used throughout the fit-out were specified based upon the Green Building Council of Australia’s limits for low VOC emissions. Environmental Choice approved Resene Zylone Sheen VOC Free waterborne low sheen adorns most wall areas complemented byResene Enamacryl gloss waterborne enamel on trims and joinery and Resene Zylone 20 waterborne flat on ceilings.

Red and white office kitchen
Blue and white office kitchen and lunch room
Orange and white office space

Colours used: Resene Billy T, Resene Cherry Pie, Resene Decadence, Resene Guardsman Red, Resene Jordy Blue, Resene Kitsch, Resene Lima, Resene Lip Service, Resene Maxwell Smart, Resene Minsk, Resene Quarter Spanish White, Resene Red Hot, Resene Sun, Resene Turbo, Resene Tahiti Gold, Resene Wot Eva.

Products used: Resene Zylone Sheen, Resene Enamacryl, Resene Zylone 20.

Architectural Specifier: Ceilidh Higgins and Kate Marsh
Building Contractor: Bolkm
Colour Selection: Ceilidh Higgins and Kate Marsh
Interior Designer: Ceilidh Higgins and Kate Marsh
Painting Contractor: Jorcam Painting Pty Ltd
Photographer: Murray McKean
Project: Resene Total Colour Awards 2010
From the Resene News – issue 4/2010

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