b'blue skyright and far right: Maddie built a physical model using paper and card painted with Resene testpots so that she could see the real-life relationships between her chosen palette of Resene Glamour Puss, Resene Spotlight, Resene Altitude, Resene Resolution Blue, Resene Salem, Resene Melrose, Resene Sebedee and Resene Cranberry. She says using Resene for her project brought back fond memories of her local Resene ColorShop in Kpiti, where she grew up. It was always the go-to for my parents projects, and my siblings and I loved the kids play area. I obviously dont go to Resene to play with Lego now, but I find the range of colours especially exciting. I feelIn my lifetime, my parents have self-built three homes and theyre proud I can support a Kiwi-ownedset to start another this year. Their DIY attitude meant that, from business with strong values ofa young age, I was getting stuck into various projects including sustainability and community. painting ceilings and building decks. I have always been interested in making things and am grateful to my family for continuously construct a physical model out of paper and card painted withdiscussions on what colours mean for certain cultures and howsupporting my creative pursuits.Resenetestpots.Themodelallowedpeopletointeractwiththe community might respond to this. However, as a student,Ithinkmyparticularinterestinarchitecturestemsfrom the design and the paint colours that had been specified, whichI felt empowered to explore my creative voice so that I can useI was six years old. I was watching Dream Home and told Mum made it a successful tool to communicate her colour scheme andthese learnings when I enter the industry. I wanted to be the person that made the houses. Seventeen architectural decisions. Its clear from Maddies finished project just how passionateyears later, Im currently completing my Master of Architecture Taking the time to complete her model also brought otherssheisaboutanumberofdesign-relatedissueslikebuildingthesis at Victoria University of Wellington with Sam Kebbell around to Maddies way of seeing. I actively choose to be aroundsustainability, the housing crisis and the need for increased urbanas my supervisor and Im loving it. Last summer, I completed colour, from the clothes I wear to the furniture in my home.vibrancywhich will no doubt influence her future architecturea scholarship with FliP Homes and First Light Studio. I found This project allowed me to express my enthusiasm for colourcareer. I am particularly interested in the urbanity of architecturethe studio culture really engaging and exciting. It gave me time through architecture and test its limits. I was surprised about howand the relationship between this and other creative disciplines,to practice my CAD skills and get involved in the industry, receptive people were to my colour choices in the end. This madeshesays.Inmythesis,Iaminvestigatinghowmypersonalincludingworkingonsomereal-lifesolutionstodensityin me feel excited about the future of urbanity, and maybe we willcreativeprocessesspecificallysewingandcollagemightWellington. Im super grateful to the team for supporting me.see more pink and purple buildings popping up around the city. impactarchitectureinthecity.Surroundingtheseinterests,When shes not busy with her university assignments, Maddie The project also gave Maddie the chance to reflect on thetopicssuchasenvironmentalconcerns,housingdensityandsays she is often trying out a new artistic medium or nurturing current social norms for exterior colour use. I think that, whenurban vibrancy are always in the back of my mind. In future, Ia favourite creative skill. A mixed media work I made recently using colour, it is important to be unapologetic in a way, and I usedhope to work on project typologies that address the community,features some Resene testpots I nicked from my Dads garage. the conversations with my lecturers and peers around colour tosuch as cultural centres or galleries. I would also like to work onI hope when I exit university, I can keep up this momentum and fuel my creative drive. The project is an ode to my own creativeprojects for housing density and contribute to our cities evolvingexplore even more creative opportunities.positioningassomeonewholovestosurroundmyselfwithinto more pedestrian-friendly, sustainable networks. WecantwaittoseewhereMaddieszestforcolourand colour in my everyday life. The topic of colour certainly boughtI feel very lucky to have grown up on the beautiful Kpitichallenging the status quo takes her. up interesting conversations in my studio classes. If somethingCoast with my mum, dad and two sisters, Maddie adds. OurCheck out Maddies Instagram page at www.instagram.com/zwartmade_like this was to happen in Wellington, there would need to befamily has always been underpinned by design and architecture.to see more of her creative work. blackwhitemag.com 45'