2019 Dulux Colour Awards

A joyful celebration of colour, Dulux announced its winners for their 33rd Colour Awards 2019. 

The awards recognise the use of colour in interior and exterior design for both residential and commercial buildings.

Award categories included Residential Interior, Commercial Interior for Workplaces and Retail, Commercial Interior for Public buildings and Hospitality venues, Commercial and Multi Residential Exterior and Single Residential Exterior, as well as the Grand Prix for the overall winner.

This year's awards saw the trend towards bejewelled greens, earthy reds and soothing hues of purple and blue continue.

The participating judges were Carole Whiting (Carole Whiting Interiors + Design), Mardi Doherty (Doherty Design Studio), Matt Gibson (Matt Gibson Architecture + Design), Rosa Coy (Coy Yiontis Architect) and Simon Farrell-Green, Editor of HOME New  Zealand. 

Below are the winners and some finalists in each category. You can see the full list of finalists here: Dulux Colour Awards 2019 Winners and Finalists

Grand Prix Winner - Giraffe Learning Centre

Design: Supercontext Architecture Studio | Image: Adam Madigan, Bob Barrett 

Residential Interior - Winner: Caroline House

Kennedy Nolan | Image: Derek Swalwell

Residential Interior - Finalist: Magnolia House 
Design: Arent&Pyke | Image: Anson Smart 

Commercial Interior, Workplace and Retail — Winner: Giraffe Learning Centre 

Supercontext Architecture Studio | Image: Adam Madigan, Bob Barrett 

Commercial Interior, Workplace and Retail — Finalist: Storey Timber

Flack Studio | Image: Sean Fennessy 

Commercial Interior, Public and Hospitality —Winner: Sable Drop

Jackson Clements Burrows Architects | Image: Peter Clarke 

Bates Smart | Image: Sean Fennessy 

Commercial and Multi Residential Exterior - Winner:  Flinders Street Station External Works 

Lovell Chen | Image: Peter Glenane, Martin Leitch, Jenny Bolis, Kai Chen 

Commercial and Multi Residential Exterior - Finalist : Griffith University Gold Coast East-West Spine Stage 1 

Single Residential Exterior —Winner: Alma Residence 

Studio Gorman | Image: Prue Ruscoe

Khab Architects | Image Credits: Aaron Citti