New Zealand Commercial Design Trends Series NZ Commercial Design Trends Vol. 35/01C | Page 35

FRESH PERSPECTIVE
The rethink of an existing building for an accounting practice brings drama to
the interiors and gives them life and colour – key surfaces are in Resene paint
This page:The lively fit-out for
the offices of Palmerston North
accountants PKF Rutherfords
incorporates Resene Merino,
a versatile off-white, on most
walls. The boardroom is set-off
by an accent wall in Resene
Seeker, a light teal, while the
kitchen zone is highlighted by
Resene Alo Alo, a yellow-green.
So how do you transform the public image of
an accountancy practice from staid to dynamic?
The company’s office fit-out is one obvious way
and within that colour choices play a pivotal role, as
the fresh-faced interiors for PKF Rutherfords reflect.
The largest change for the accountants was switch-
ing from individual offices in their existing premises
to open-plan spaces in the reinvented building they
were moving to. The smart paint choices that help
define and enliven the new, open office were selected
jointly by Chapple Architecture and PKF Rutherfords.
The majority of plasterboard walls are painted in
Resene Merino. This off-white results in a clean but
not clinical space and sets a base layer against
which the colours of carpet, furniture and selected
spaces inject a visual statement and organisation.
Feature walls of Resene Seeker – a light teal – in
the boardroom area and Resene Alo Alo – a fluoro
yellow – in the kitchen, help define these zones.
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