The Resene Total Colour Awards were launched to encourage and celebrate excellent and creative use of colour; to showcase striking colour palettes and combinations, and provide fresh inspiration. 

Winners of the 2015 Resene Total Colour Awards were announced at a gala evening at the Auckland Town Hall on 23 September. This year, the Nightingale Colour Master winner is Myers Park Playspace by Isthmus for its colourful and creative children’s park full of interactive elements, in the heart of Auckland’s CBD. 

Awards were given for the best colour use in: Residential Exterior, Residential Interior Colour Maestro, Residential Interior, Installation/Experiential/Product, Rising Star (student), Landscape, Heritage, Neutrals, Commercial Exterior Colour Maestro, Commerical Exterior, Commercial Interior Office, Commercial Interior Public + Retail Space Colour Maestro, Commercial Interior Public + Retail Space, Education Senior Colour Maestro, Education Senior, Education Junior Colour Maestro, Education Junior, and Lifetime Achievement, with the Nightingale Colour Master Award for the best overall colour use.

Full list of winners, including videos with judges citations, below:

Nightingale Colour Master Award:

Myers Park Playspace by Isthmus
Helen Kerr and Haylea Muir

Residential Exterior Award:

Quest Apartments Toowoomba by FKG Group

Residential Interior Colour Maestro Award:

MDS Albany Showhome by Masonry Design Solutions
Mark Wilson

Residential Interior Award:

Paparoa House by Donnell & Day Architecture
Lisa Day and Scott Donnell

Installation-Experiential-Product Award:

Higher Ground by Maser, a Sydney Festival commission

Rising Star - Student Award:

Bridge with Coffee and Karaoke by Alasdair Mott

Landscape Award:

Myers Park Playspace by Isthmus
Helen Kerr and Haylea Muir

Heritage Award:

Mobico Building by Xsite Architects
Malcolm Taylor

Neutrals Award:

Cronulla House by Lymesmith
Sonia van de Haar

Commercial Exterior Colour Maestro Award:

Haumoana Public Toilets by Citrus Studio Architecture
Brent Scott

Commercial Exterior Award:

Nambour Christian College Trade Skills Centre by Conwell Architects
Kirsty Newell and Cameron Conwell

Commercial Interior Office Award:

Media Merchants Office Fit Out by Bullock de Barbera Architects
Dianne de Barbera and Daniel Bullock

Commerical Interior Public + Retail Space Colour Maestro Award:

Insight Eyecare by Ignite Architects - Interiors
Nicole Hamer-Nel

Commerical Interior Public + Retail Space Award:

Corianders by Element 17
Steve Rosling and Nancy Train

Education Senior Colour Maestro Award:

Massey University Wellington Library Redevelopment by Athfield Architects

Education Senior Award:

Waiariki Institute of Technology Health and Science Building by Darryl Church Architecture and MOAA Architects
Darryl Church and Tim Horne

Education Junior Colour Maestro Award:

Makespace and Learning Centre by Brown Graham

Education Junior Award:

Ormiston Primary School by ASC Architects
Kevin Sanderson and John Sofo

Lifetime Achievement Award:

Sylvia Sandford