STANDARDS (AS2700-2011)

North Bondi Amenities, NSW

Standards - ideals; principles; yardsticks; patterns; specifications.

I love the Australian Standards colour palette (AS2700-2011).  It’s partially because the colour names represent place-based things: Waratah Red, Wattle Yellow, Koala Grey, Blue Gum, Wombat and Bondi Blue, to mention just a few.

The whole palette is derived from the colours of real things – Shell Pink, Oyster Grey, Ghost Gum, Mustard, Apricot. And yes, they are spot on.

Cootamundra is one of my favourites, a classic, soft, ambiguous, greyish blueish green. The name always makes me smile because my mum was born in Coota, and has always referred to it as ‘Cootabloodymundra’. 

Each colour has a story and encapsulates a tangible, physical quality or experience of ‘colour in the world’.  I love that a single flat colour (which is purely abstract) can connect us with something real, and the AS2700 palette is a brilliant example of exactly that.

The North Bondi Amenities project features Cootamundra, Opaline, Khaki, White, and Teal from this special Australian colour palette.

Project Team

Architecture: Sam Crawford Architects

Builder: Grindley Interiors

Project Manager: Complete Urban

Structural Engineer: Cantilever

Graphic Design: Deuce Design

Photography: Brett Boardman

Marks Parks Amenities, Bondi, NSW