b'green thumbright and far right: According to the clients, the vibrant, earthy red, orange, pink and brown palette gather the garden in a warm embrace. Wonderful colour effects are produced inside the house as the garden colours become an intrinsic part of the interior. From the front door, its possible to detect a warm glow emanating from deep within the house, which leads the eye through to the courtyard. Terrace house and studio faades painted in Resene AquaShield mineral effect tinted to Resene Triple Blanc, garden walls in Resene Lumbersider Low Sheen tinted to Resene Double Akaroa and four custom Resene colours (medium red ochre, orange, cinnabar red and burnt umber) and external staircase in Resene Uracryl gloss tinted to Resene Poppy.top tipWhen specifying a dark colour outdoors, ask for it to be tinted into a Resene CoolColour formula. A Resene CoolColour looks like a normal Resene colour, but thanks to special pigment technology, it reflects more heat so that it doesnt get as hot as the normal colour would.For the clients, the courtyard is an oasis which gives them a lot ofthis may make the space feel too cool and less inviting in winter, I felt that enjoyment.Goingintotherenovation,itwasnotsomethingtheyhada warm palette would best complement the warm neutral tones of the planned but it became a key feature of their final outcome and enhanced theinterior architecture and the deep greens in the lush garden.rest of the renovation. Since the surfaces needed to be repainted anyway,Theclientsstartedwithanumberofideasforthewallpainting, they decided to enhance the garden walls to provide a backdrop to theirrangingfromanarmycamouflagepatterntoadesigninfluencedby plantings, which are predominantly shades of green. Mexican Architect Luis Barragn. The clients had seen a documentary Intheseinner-cityblocks,courtyardsareusuallyleftoverspaceson Barragn. They loved the simplicity of planes of colour set against the which are overlooked and overshadowed, says Sonia. But when well- landscape, as in his Cuadra San Cristbal project, says Sonia. The angled designed and inviting, they can become another room in the housejustshapes painted on the wall were inspired by the shape of the distinctive without a roof. I was given the task of investigating possibilities for colourstone tile used throughout the housean elongated hexagon, which on the walls in the garden space, something that was not exactly a murallooked to me like an elegant clay vessel. I based my custom Resene paint but more than just a single colour. I looked at the walled garden as a tinycolours on Le Corbusiers 1931 colour range, because they are distinctive oasis which needed to feel very welcoming and complementary to theearth tones yet have wonderful depth and hue intensity.internal spaces from which the courtyard is mostly seen. Internally, theWhile earthy, the hues from Le Corbusiers 1931 colour range are also house features beautiful finishes in timber, brass and stone with interiorvibrant and complex. Sonia worked with Resene to come up with four walls in a soft shade of white, all selected by the architects. These interiorcustom huesa medium red ochre, an orange, a cinnabar red and a finishes frame views to the garden. During the renovations, old red brickburnt umberto get just the right tones. We used Resene Lumbersider garden pavers were replaced with a white cement slab. Concerned thatLow Sheen for the deeply coloured garden walls, due to its suitability and blackwhitemag.com 49'