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A calm, white palette unifies space

Interior view of the Enabling office where Gary ceiling, floor, flooring, institution, interior design, gray
Interior view of the Enabling office where Gary Todd Architecture designed the conversion and features the original bluestone walls and kauri flooring.

To successfully update the colours of a character building accommodating today's tastes while respecting yesterday's is all-important.

Bluestone, soft red brickwork and a well-preserved kauri timber floor provided inspiration for architectural designer Gary Todd. He chose Resene Sea Fog to allow the colours used in Enabling's corporate branding orange and grey to pop.

To tie together old and new, the structural forms of exposed hardwood posts, beams, roof trusses and the plastered walls were painted in Environmental Choice-approved Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen waterborne enamel tinted to Resene Sea Fog.


Image of paint colours available through Resene ColorShop. ceiling, daylighting, floor, flooring, glass, interior design, lobby, wood flooring, brown
Image of paint colours available through Resene ColorShop.

The hint of grey in the acrylic enamel is picked up in the two-toned, grey-flecked carpet and the bluestone.

"The limited palette of colours enhances the minimalist office by creating a feel of loftiness and space," the architectural designer says.

Resene Aquaclear waterborne urethane was used on the floor to preserve the kauri.

Exterior view of the Enabling software solution company building, facade, home, house, night, property, real estate, black
Exterior view of the Enabling software solution company where Gary Todd Architecture designed the conversion.

Resene Sea Fog is from the Resene The Range Whites & Neutrals collection, featuring the most popular Resene whites and neutral hues in strength variations from triple to eighth strength, making it easy to select the right neutral shade and develop tone-on-tone colour schemes

For details, visit a Resene ColorShop, or phone 0800 Resene (737 363). Website: www.resene.co.nz.

Credit list

Phone
(03) 488 4594
Builder
Stevenson & Williams Ltd
Paint finishing/suppliers
James Wren & Co
Website
www.wrens.co.nz
phone
(03) 455 1844
phone
(03) 474 0011
Paint
Resene Paints
Website
www.garytoddarchitecture.co.nz
phone
(03) 455 4034
phone
(03) 477 9384
Flooring
Quality Carpets
Joinery
Ellison's Aluminium supplied by Aluminium Systems
Website
www.fairviewwindows.co.nz
Website
www.resene.co.nz Best of Both Worlds Having respect for the past is a key ingredient in the successful conversion of a historical building into a thoroughly modern office space

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