b'over the rainbowA number of my projects have focused on healthcare andaged carethere are usually a lot of stakeholders. Sometimespushing out the incumbent cool whites, so I would add Resene aged-care design. I never expected to gain specialised skills inthere can be three different types of clients to manage, from theVilla White for the walls or something with a bit more warmth this area, but I view it as a bonus. The challenge with healthcarelocal health board or developer to the operator/staff and the endto pull the red and blue tones together. To finish it off Id include is prioritising the functionality of the space for both staff anduser (which is the resident or patient). It helps if there is a narrativegold or brass tones to add a bit of sophistication and balance the patients as well as making it look good. There is a responsibility onto the project or at least one key element around which to anchorplayfulness of the blue. I really admire it when people arent afraid us as designers to contribute positively towards the physical andthe material palette, whether it is a piece of artwork, a brandto be bold with colour and just own it.mental health of the end users through the built environment. Alogo, the surrounding natural environment or any other existingWhile being able to specify paints and wood stains suitable for good example is designing for dementia; if done well, the projectsbuildings or precedents that may inform the new design. I willsensitive healthcare spaces is one reason that keeps Amy coming architecture and interior design can help people with the diseasealways have a base Resene white and then use a hierarchy of threeback to Resene, its not the only one. I really like that Resene is to live their best lives by expanding their world rather than makingto five accent colours, depending on the scale of the project. INew Zealand owned and operated, and I feel really well looked it smaller. Its also not surprising to me that biophilia has gainedtend to go for brighter, bolder colours for public spaces, which canafter by my Resene representative. I always get answers and momentum in the industry. also double effectively as a tool for wayfinding, she says. drawdowns super quick, and I also love the Resene whites and ThelevelofattentivenessAmyhasdevelopedinmeetingMy go-to whites are Resene Black White and Resene Halfneutrals range.user needs for healthcare projects has impacted her approach toRice Cake. I love anything green and blue, but in a dream scheme,Likemostotherdesigners,Amyspost-pandemiclifehas colour selection across other typologies, too. My philosophy forI would step outside my comfort zone and play around with redsbeen especially busy lately. If she was given a few more hours in using colour is always project specific, but its important to have aand blues. I keep seeing that colour combination in use overseas.the day, she says she would try and get out of town more and good brief and as much context as possible. From there, you canI love the idea of library shelving painted bluesomething likespend more time on her favourite hobbies. I love spending time interrogate how the space is going to be used and by whom. InReseneWishlistwithdeeppinkyredaccentslikeReseneat my family home on Waiheke Island, going for walks around the commercial interior design projectsparticularly healthcare andPohutukawa. Ive also started seeing a lot more cream tonesheadlands and reading on the deck in the sun. I would also like to spend more time painting as I find it a really good creative outlet and calms the noise in my brain.Taking a pause now and again to think back to the beginning of her career and recognising her achievements is always time well spent, and Amy says she no longer puts as much pressure on herself as she did back then. If I could go back in time, the main advice I would give myself is to not be so hard on myself. Its okay not to know everything and that you will always be learning something new no matter how experienced you become. To see more of Amys projects with Chow:Hill, visit www.chowhill.co.nz.left: Fun, bright colours, including Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Hopskotch, Resene Seeker and Resene Fire Bush, bring character to Amys design for the Starship Paediatric Intensive Care Unit corridor. Other general walls are painted in Resene ClinicalCote tinted to Resene Half Rice Cake. Design by Chow:Hill. Build by Built Environs, www.builtenvirons.com.au. Painting by Pro Build Contracting Limited, www.probuildcontracting.co.nz.Image by Finesse Photography, www.finessephotography.co.nz.Resene ReseneBlack White HopskotchResene Resene ReseneVilla White Fire Bush Seeker Resene ReseneWishlist Pohutukawablackwhitemag.com 19'