the right punch

Bruce Mason Centre

The combination of the deep red with the tonal greys provides just the right amount of punch without overpowering the neighbourhood.

Opened in 1996, the Bruce Mason Centre theatre and conference centre in Takapuna was long overdue for a repaint.

Housing a tiered theatre seating 1164, an international size stage and a conference centre, the exterior repaint was a large scale project for the North Shore.

The main exterior solid concrete wall areas with portions of Hardibacker are finished in Environmental Choice approved Resene Sonyx 101 semi-gloss waterborne with Resene Uracryl protective coating on all steelwork. To protect against graffiti, Resene Uracryl 403 has been applied up to three metres high on the exposed Killarney Street elevation.

Colours were selected with the aid of Resene RenderRite, an electronic rendering service that enables you to see the colour applied to a building, making it easier to visualise the effect different colour selections will have. The final colour palette chosen was Resene Half Tapa (urban grey) on the main wall areas, complemented by Resene Foundry (shadowy charcoal) on the Killarney Street elevation feature walls, steels beams and handrails and the striking Resene Lonestar (dark red) on the feature wall at the front entrance and accompanying the carpark stairs.

The combination of the deep red with the tonal greys provides just the right amount of punch without overpowering the neighbourhood.

Painting Contractor: Andrews Property Services Ltd
Property Manager: Ian Fisher, North Shore City Council
Resene: Ben Solly, Branch Manager Auckland North/West; Angela Fell, Colour Consultant; Daryl Spinetto, National Project Services Manager
From the Resene News – issue 4/2010