Disruptive Colour is the title of an article I’m currently writing. A key twenty-first century colour strategy, Disruptive Colour is now evident across many areas of applied design and architecture. Disruptive Colour involves combining unusual, atypical colour combinations; using colour…
In a media interview with Laura Trieste, I discussed a simple interior colour scheme formula. This formula equates to 60% Dominant hue/tonal value; 30% Auxiliary hue/tonal value and 10% Accent hue/tonal value. This approach to interior colour provides a cohesive…
I was invited by Resene New Zealand in association with ArchitectureNOW to present this seminar series on colour in the built environment to architects and designers across five days. 26 February 2016 – Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand (Video on…
Light encourages engagement and improves perceptions of safety. Impulse is a public art installation in the Place Des Festivals, Montreal, that illustrates the positive impact of light. Thirty illuminated see-saws along with a series of video projections on nearby buildings have…
I provide evidence-based facade colour reports and colour scheme options for private residences, apartment buildings and commercial buildings. These reports include information about local government facade colour regulations and guidelines, Heritage Office recommendations and take into account contextual colour. In…
I contributed a chapter on environmental colour mapping to the book ‘Colour for Architecture Today’ in 2009. Edited by Tom Porter and Byron Mikellides of Oxford Brookes, ‘Colour for Architecture Today’ explored colour and its role in the built environment. Delving…
In 2006, I presented a peer-reviewed paper on aged care design at the 5th National Conference on Ageing in Sydney. Entitled, ‘Happy campers? Investigating the interface between older people and retirement village environments’, this paper won a Research Prize, University…
I provide evidence-based facade colour reports for clients as requested. These reports are include colour scheme options for private residences, apartment buildings and commercial buildings. In addition, I include information about local government facade colour regulations and planning policy plus…
