Colour Collab: Felicity Brenchley | Architecture Now

How did you come to specialize in residential structure?

I’ve all the time been fascinated by folks and I really like the intimacy of working with shoppers to design their very own properties. I look to grasp them after which take pleasure in collaborating with them to supply bespoke outcomes which are suited to their methods of dwelling. I’ve additionally spent a lot of the final 10 years designing, renovating and constructing properties for myself, which has actually helped hone my design abilities and given me the flexibility to talk from private expertise.

You latterly received a Resene Color Award in your work. What position does color play in your design course of?

A lot of my work focuses on materiality, color and texture. I really like something handmade or well-crafted that tells a narrative of its creation and connects you to these concerned in its making. I construct my color palettes beginning with any pure supplies that function within the design, corresponding to timber, concrete and brick, adopted by key inside options, corresponding to tiles, door {hardware} and lighting — deciding on high quality objects that may endure past developments. Paint colors and materials are used to tug a scheme collectively and I usually take extra danger with these as they will simply be modified within the future.

The color award was for the house I spent 5 years renovating myself — a basic Titirangi mid-century magnificence with uncovered timber rafters and plenty of home windows. Within the dwelling space, I balanced the lightness with Resene Jurassic, a deep inexperienced that additionally referenced the encircling bush. The remaining partitions had been Resene Concrete, with Resene Half Merino ceilings, giving a relaxed neutrality to the bed room wing.

Your collaboration evokes a picture of the primary gentle at dawn. What was the considering behind it?

I used to be impressed by the ritual that anchors me in a ‘being’ state every morning. I head outdoors to practise Qi gong, yoga or breathwork, or take a easy soak in my scorching tub; this grounds and connects me with my physique, my instinct and my creativity earlier than I begin to overthink, overwork and overdo. My favorite mornings are these when the solar is rising over the hills close to my residence. As I step outdoors, the colors of the sky are calming and awe inspiring.

By participating on this morning routine, I’ve vastly altered my psychological panorama from certainly one of feeling not ok, which led to overworking, power stress and anxiousness, to a deep understanding that simply being right here, on this second, is sufficient; I’ve nothing to show. I nonetheless actively work in direction of my objectives however I strategy work in another way, permitting days to unfold as they’ll, with out making an attempt to attain every part at as soon as.

“Structure has the flexibility to encourage moments of presence, magnificence and connection in the identical manner that the dawn does. …Areas that permit for human connection or quiet corners for reflection, buildings can add a way of formality to the routines of each day life.”

I purpose to take a seat in that house of artistic movement for as a lot of the day as attainable. Structure has the flexibility to encourage moments of presence, magnificence and connection in the identical manner that the dawn does. Whether or not that’s a window-framed view, the play of sunshine and shadow all through the day, areas that permit for human connection or quiet corners for reflection, buildings can add a way of formality to the routines of each day life.

How did you select the colors?

The colors I’ve chosen join me to the sky at daybreak. The deep blue of Resene Carpe Noctem is a reminder of the huge and limitless potential of this universe. The lighter hues of Resene Duck Egg Blue and Resene Infused symbolize the progressive dawning of the brand new day, the color shifting second to second till day is upon us: a reminder that each second is a chance for renewal, to start once more, time and again. The pinky-orange hue of Resene Daybreak Glow is our first glimpse of the solar bringing light and heat to our planet; with out it, life right here can be inconceivable. These colors remind me of every part I’ve to be grateful for.

See extra from the Resene Color Collab collection right here.

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