Work it out

The design of the Les Mills Hutt City gym called for vivid feature walls indoors, and a swirling mural of blues and greys, representing the Hutt River, on the exterior.

Resene is Freear Philip painting division's preferred paint supplier. Manager Peter Sandford says this complex project required 1500 litres of Resene paint and 80 roller sleeves as well as hundreds of labour hours.

Resene Zylone Sheen paints were used in Resene Limeade (green) and Resene Monza (bright red) on the internal feature walls. Freear Philip also used Resene paints in the RPM studio, to create white and yellow road markings on the floor.

Well-suited to broadwall surfaces, Resene Zylone Sheen is a waterborne low sheen paint, which has the advantage of being fast-drying and low-odour.

Resene marketing manager Karen Warman says Resene Zylone Sheen provides a durable, washable finish, making it ideal for interior spaces. In critical light areas, when combined with a skim coating of Resene Broadwall Surface Prep, or Resene Broadwall 3 in 1, its reduced side sheen will also minimise surface imperfections.

The interior columns were painted a special concrete grey colour, which Resene created to the exact specification of the architect.

In order to paint the mural on the exterior, Freear Philip required seven different paint colours. Resene Eclipse (black), Resene Surf Spray Grey, Resene Black, Resene Scorpion (dark grey), Resene Space Cadet (dark blue), Resene Curious Blue (light blue) and Resene Wet N Wild (mid blue) were used. These colours were all tinted into Resene Sonyx 101, a semi-gloss acrylic suitable for exterior use.

"Resene Sonyx 101 offers an aesthetically pleasing gloss level that is easy to keep clean but not so glossy that it will show up surface imperfections," says Warman.

For more information, visit your nearest Resene ColorShop, or phone 0800 Resene (737 363). Website: www.resene.co.nz.

Story by: Trendsideas