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I’ve seen people trying hard to get that exact color they imagined for their interior, the one they’ve seen on their best friend’s living room wall, and it’s always a killer to try to match someone’s idea with the reality when you don’t have the proper tools, or the know how. So, since I am too a iPhone user, and a Mac fan, I will share with you my favorite applications, or on short apps that I think every designer and architect should have on their device.

1. ColorSnap®

This application now has more features than ever. It’s even easier to match real-world colors with paint colors and bring all your ideas to life. Get coordinating colors or create custom palettes. Search, browse, adjust, save and even share. And do it all for FREE.

And this is what the app can do:

I bet you always dreamed about those amazing textures that you can map on your object seamless, to make it look surreal, and let all of them colleagues thinking how you did it, where you got those incredible materials… right?

Well, probably that’s just me, but ever since the firs year of university I wanted to have these incredible textures, and it’s been a while until I discovered one of my best source for materials, and today I’m going to share it with ya’ll architects and designers all over the world.

So yeah, this one I’ve been keeping for a while, but why not share it? So there you go, enjoy Maxwell Render Resources.

Of course, you need to be a member to see and download the textures, but registration is free, and so are the materials.

Maxwell Render Resources

If you’re an architect, or a designer (web or interior) you definitely got to a point in your career when you need high quality textures for your work. This website will respond to your needs, and provide the best of the best in this field.

Arroway Textures

I’ve been using the textures Arroway provides for a very very long time, and I am sure you will find them useful too, no matter your line of work. The texture map perfectly on 3d objects, and have a variety of channels and maps you can play with. You can either buy an entire volume, or download for free the textures that most suit your needs.

Hope this resource will help you guys in your projects and if you liked them, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment here.

Project: Yanlord Peninsula
Author: RMJM Architects
Location: China

RMJM’s design is a contemporary interpretation of the Suzhou waterside dwelling community and responds to traditional culture and the environment.  The basic façade palette uses white, grey and charcoal colours while titanium, zinc and copper cladding, which will oxidize and change colour over time, are used to bring an evolving aesthetic to the site.

As seen on Archtracker

Architect: Fearon Hay Architects
Location: Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
Constructed Area: 250 sqm
Project Year: 2007-2008
Photographs: Patrick Reynolds

Located on the Eastern coastline of the Huaraki Gulfs, Great Barrier Island the ‘Great Barrier House’ is a relaxed holiday destination that references traditional notions of bach occupation. Drawing inspiration from the idea of two sheds linked by stretched tarpaulin, the house consists of two habitable areas joined by an expansive floating pavilion. Wide expanses of sliding glass doors & adjustable blinds allow the pavilion to respond to different environmental conditions while providing the location for eating dining & relaxing within the natural surrounds of the property.

Clad in band sawn ply sheet the ‘sheds’ provide a modern take on the use of vernacular building materials. Coupled with the use of permeable metal screens the ability to manipulate outlook and environment from within the ‘sheds’, provides further reference to traditional notions of holiday occupation and response to site. As locations for the bedrooms and bathrooms these built forms offer a sense of refuge from the open pavilion space.