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An esteemed judging panel narrowed entries to 113 finalists for the 37th Dulux Colour Awards. Image: Omana Residence by at.space, 2023 residential interior finalist. Photograph: Michelle Weir. Dulux colours: Ōhaeawai, Portrait Pink and Lake Hayes.

Commercial Interior – Workplace and Retail

Interior paint finishes of any commercial or industrial building such as offices, studios, factories, retail outlets, and shopping centres.
Akmē
Akmē

Company: Biasol Studio. Photographer: Timothy Kaye.

Crumpler Melbourne
Crumpler Melbourne

Company: WOWOWA Architecture. Photographer: Tom Blachford.

Chris Murray
DeMaria's Grocer

Company: ElvinTan Design. Photographer: Chris Murray.

Department of Transport Workplace
Department of Transport/VicRoads

Company: peckvonhartel. Photographer: Nicole England.

Haulier
Haulier

Company: Sibling Architecture. Photographer: Ben Murphy.

HWT Business Suites
HWT Business Suites

Company: Hot Black. Photographer: Michael Gazzola.

Insight Body and Mind
Insight Body and Mind

Company: Biasol Studio. Photographer: Timothy Kaye.

Kot Nails
Kot Nails

Company: ElvinTan Design. Photographer: Chris Murray.

La Lune
La Lune

Company: Rezen. Photographer: Jack Lovel.

Melanie Katsalidis
Melanie Katsalidis

Company: Foolscap Studio. Photographer: Jack Lovel.

Merry Seasons
Merry Seasons

Company: ElvinTan Design. Photographer: Chris Murray.

Mobillia Melbourne
Mobillia Melbourne

Company: Design By GOLDEN. Photographer: Timothy Kaye.

Newmont
Newmont

Company: Rezen. Photographer: Jack Lovel.

Nux Studio
Nux Studio

Company: Sibling Architecture. Photographer: Christine Francis.

Pernod Ricard
Pernod Ricard

Company: Unispace. Photographer: Peter Clarke.

Postal Hall
Postal Hall

Company: Trower Falvo Architects with Alessio Fini. Photographer: Ben Hosking.

Slattery Melbourne
Slattery Melbourne

Company: Elenberg Fraser. Photographer: Jack Lovel.

Sound Stage 6, Docklands Studios Melbourne
Sound Stage 6, Docklands Studios Melbourne

Company: Grimshaw. Photographer: Dianna Snape.

South Wharf Tower Business Lounge
South Wharf Tower Business Lounge

Company: Craig Tan Architects. Photographer: Eve Wilson.

Stable
Stable

Company: Studio Manifold. Photographer: Traianos Pakioufakis.

Tax Traders
Tax Traders

Company: Material Creative. Photographer: Samuel Hartnett.

Yirranma Place
Yirranma Place

Company: SJB. Photographer: Anson Smart.

Commercial and Multi-residential Exterior

Exterior paint finishes of any commercial, industrial or educational facility or multi-residential development and/or apartment building.
A Pavilion for Doing Nothing
A Pavilion for Doing Nothing

Company: A Pavilion for Doing Nothing Team and GFA2. Photographer: Hamish McIntosh.

Logan Hospital Carpark
Logan Hospital Carpark

Company: MODE Design. Photographer: Andrew Porfyri.

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PHIVE — Community, Cultural and Civic Hub

Company: DesignInc Sydney, Lacoste+Stevenson and Manuelle Gautrand Architecture. Photographer: Brett Boardman.

Sound Stage 6, Docklands Studios Melbourne
Sound Stage 6, Docklands Studios Melbourne

Company: Grimshaw. Photographer: Dianna Snape.

Stradbroke Primary School
Stradbroke Primary School

Company: Das Studio. Photographer: David Sievers.

Commercial Interior – Public and Hospitality

Interior paint finishes of any commercial or industrial building such as community centres, museums, theatres, places of worship, cafes, restaurants, fitness centres, hotels, installations, event spaces, education and healthcare facilities.
Ace Hotel Sydney
Ace Hotel Sydney

Company: Flack Studio. Photographer: Anson Smart.

Bissel B
Bissel B

Company: mcmahon and nerlich. Photographer: Dave Kulezsa.

Bondi Pavilion Glory Days
Bondi Pavilion Glory Days

Company: COX Architecture. Photographer: Adrian Mesko.

Clyde and Greenvale Secondary Colleges
Clyde and Greenvale Secondary Colleges

Company: McBride Charles Ryan in association with Kerstin Thompson Architects. Photographer: Tim Yi-Ting Lee.

Dandelion
Dandelion

Company: MJA Studio. Photographer: Dion Robeson.

Darebin Intercultural Centre
Darebin Intercultural Centre

Company: Sibling Architecture. Photographer: Peter Bennetts.

Dolly
Dolly

Company: Genesin Studio. Photographer: Jonathan VDK.

Heartbeat High
Heartbeat High

Company: Design Theory. Photographer: Jack Lovel.

HNLY
HNLY

Company: Genesin Studio. Photographer: Jonathan VDK.

Hotel Vera Ballarat
Hotel Vera Ballarat

Company: Pitch Architecture and Design. Photographer: Jack Lovel.

Jane
Jane

Company: Luchetti Krelle. Photographer: Anson Smart.

Kiln Ace Hotel Sydney
Kiln, Ace Hotel Sydney

Company: Fiona Lynch Office. Photographer: Pablo Veiga.

 Kōri Ice Cream
Kōri Ice Cream

Company: Architects EAT. Photographer: Shannon McGrath.

Light Years Byron Bay
Light Years, Byron Bay

Company: Studio Plenty. Photographer: Jessie Prince.

Meadows Primary School
Meadows Primary School

Company: Project 12 Architecture. Photographer: Glenn Hester.

Meet Fresh
Meet Fresh

Company: Wall Architects. Photographer: Ryan Linnegar.

Operator Diner
Operator Diner

Company: We are Humble. Photographer: Peter Clarke.

Pearl
Pearl

Company: Brandworks. Photographer: Alex Reinders.

Postal Hall
Postal Hall

Company: Trower Falvo Architects with Alessio Fini. Photographer: Ben Hosking.

River Drive Motel
River Drive Motel

Company: Moth Design. Photographer: Albert Comper.

Rocco's Bologna Discoteca
Rocco's Bologna Discoteca

Company: Studio Co and Co. Photographer: Eugene Hyland.

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St James Theatre

Company: Shand Shelton. Photographer: Paul McCredie.

Stradbroke Primary School
Stradbroke Primary School

Company: Das Studio. Photographer: David Sievers.

Sweethearts
Sweethearts

Company: Setsquare Studio. Photographer: Chip Mooney.

S'WICH Bondi
S'WICH Bondi

Company: Studio Shand. Photographer: Claudia Smith.

The Royal Oak Hotel
The Royal Oak Hotel

Company: Bergman and Co. Photographer: Eve Wilson.

ULA Cafe
ULA Cafe

Company: SuiL. Photographer: Peter Clarke.

Single Residential Exterior

Exterior paint finishes of a private single residence.
Garden Tower House
Garden Tower House

Company: Studio Bright. Photographer: Rory Gardiner.

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Nightlight

Company: Fabric. Photographer: Nancy Zhou.

Pop Top
Pop Top

Company: Licht Architecture. Photographer: Adam Gibson.

Queensberry
Queensberry

Company: Carole Whiting Studio. Photographer: Kit Haselden.

Sandringham House
Sandringham House

Company: Ellul Architecture. Photographer: Hamish McIntosh.

Residential interior

Interior paint finishes of a private residence, including single and multi-residential.
AB House
AB House

Company: Office MI-JI. Photographer: Benjamin Hosking.

Alma Road Residence
Alma Road Residence

Company: studiofour. Photographer: Shannon McGrath.

Apartment, Southbank II
Apartment, Southbank II

Company: Grace Interior Designs. Photographer: Lisbeth Grosmann.

Armidale House
Armidale House

Company: Richards Stanisich. Photographer: Felix Forest.

Balgownie House
Balgownie House

Company: Trentini Design. Photographer: Amanda Prior.

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Beach Haven Residence

Company: at.space. Photographer: Michelle Weir.

Brunswick Studio
Brunswick Studio

Company: Robert Nichol and Sons. Photographer: Jack Lovel.

Cabin Haus
Cabin Haus

Company: LAHAUS. Photographer: Jack Lovel.

Carrington Rd Residence
Carrington Rd Residence

Company: Studio P Architecture & Interiors. Photographer: Tom Ferguson.

Cobden Terrace
Cobden Terrace

Company: Matt Gibson Architecture + Design. Photographer: Shannon McGrath.

Crawford Place
Crawford Place

Company: Brett Mickan Interior Design. Photographer: Felix Forest.

Darlinghurst Apartment
Darlinghurst Apartment

Company: Kaiko Design Interiors. Photographer: Fiona Susanto.

Doria
Doria

Company: Studio Prineas. Photographer: Felix Forest.

Dulwich House
Dulwich House

Company: Georgie Shepherd Interior Design. Photographer: Christopher Morrison.

Dusk House
Dusk House

Company: Madeleine Blanchfield Architects. Photographer: Dave Wheeler.

Elsternwick Penthouse
Elsternwick Penthouse

Company: Office Alex Nicholls. Photographer: Rory Gardiner.

Foamy
Foamy

Company: Amelda Wilde Interior Design. Photographer: Cricket Saleh.

Gable Clerestory House
Gable Clerestory House

Company: Sonelo Architects. Photographer: Pier Carthew.

Garden Tower House
Garden Tower House

Company: Studio Bright. Photographer: Rory Gardiner.

Gascoigne
Gascoigne

Company: Lucy Clemenger Architects. Photographer: Derek Swalwell.

Glebe Castle
Glebe Castle

Company: KLK Architecture. Photographer: Tom Ferguson.

Gloss House
Gloss House

Company: Studio Doherty. Photographer: Anson Smart.

Gradient House
Gradient House

Company: Powell & Glenn. Photographer: Sharyn Cairns.

Hargrave Cottage
Hargrave Cottage

Company: Michiru Higginbotham. Photographer: Nic Gossage.

Hawthorn Cottage
Hawthorn Cottage

Company: Rosanna Ceravolo. Photographer: Sean Fennessy.

Hellenic Homecoming
Hellenic Homecoming

Company: Maria Danos Architecture. Photographer: Sharyn Cairns

Hermon
Hermon

Company: WOWOWA Architecture. Photographer: Martina Gemmola.

Hotel House
Hotel House

Company: Edwina Glenn. Photographer: Sharyn Cairns.

House Bean
House Bean

Company: Lintel Studio for Architecture. Photographer: Luc Rémond.

Joyful Raumati Beach
Joyful Raumati Beach

Company: Dress My Nest. Photographer: Lisa Maree.

Lilac Linen
Lilac Linen

Company: Sally Caroline. Photographer: Timothy Kaye.

Martha Beach House
Martha Beach House

Company: The Stella Collective. Photographer: Lillie Thompson.

Melbourne Penthouse
Melbourne Penthouse

Company: Fiona Lynch Office. Photographer: Sharyn Cairns.

Mount Mac
Mount Mac

Company: Williams Burton Leopardi. Photographer: Caroline Cameron.

Nightingale Leftfield
Nightingale Leftfield

Company: Kennedy Nolan. Photographer: Tom Ross.

Omana Residence
Omana Residence

Company: at.space. Photographer: Michelle Weir.

Parkville House
Parkville House

Company: Placement. Photographer: Tom Ross.

PLAYA House
PLAYA House

Company: Hugh-Jones Mackintosh. Photographer: Prue Ruscoe.

Rosso Verde
Rosso Verde

Company: Carter Williamson Architects. Photographer: Pablo Veiga.

Somers House
Somers House

Company: Kennedy Nolan. Photographer: Derek Swalwell.

STUDIO ELROY
Studio Elroy

Company: Lintel Studio for Architecture. Photographer: Luc Rémond.

The Chateau
The Chateau

Company: Hare + Klein. Photographer: Jen Wilding.

The River Studio
The River Studio

Company: Space Grace & Style. Photographer: Nikole Ramsay.

The Whiskey Room
The Whiskey Room

Company: Simone Haag. Photographer: Timothy Kaye.

Weather House
Weather House

Company: Mihaly Slocombe. Photographer: Tatjana Plitt.

Williamstown Project
Williamstown Project

Company: Bloom Interior Design. Photographer: Armelle Habib.

Student Award – Australia

Projects with paint specification by Australian architecture or interior design students currently attending or completed their course within the past 12 months.
A Galaxy Close to Home
A Galaxy Close to Home

Student: Jo-Anne Burkamshaw, Torrens University and Billy Blue College of Design.

Amaroo
Amaroo

Student: Sue Napoli, Sydney Design School.

Hues of Mount Kunanyi
Hues of Mount Kunanyi

Student: Ruby Shields, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Pernod Ricard Workplace
Pernod Ricard Workplace

Students: Ellie Brunning, Sue Napoli and Rebecca Rogers, Sydney Design School.

The Rebel
The Rebel

Student: Jessica Rayment, Sydney Design School.

Student Award – New Zealand

Projects with paint specification by New Zealand architecture or interior design students currently attending or completed their course within the past 12 months.
Let's Revive Colour!
Let's Revive Colour!

Student: Isabella Sagar, The University of Auckland.

The Canopy Bench
The Canopy Bench

Student: Augustina Binyamin, Victoria University of Wellington.

Through Five
Through Five

Student: Jessica Wylie, Victoria University of Wellington.

Dulux Colour Awards Announcement

The category winners alongside the Australian and New Zealand Grand Prix winners who represented the best innovation, expression and execution in colour will be revealed at an exclusive event in Melbourne on May 11.
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