Colour, from the first advent of architecture, has played one of the most integral roles in defining the visual character of a space. We are constantly surrounded by it in our daily lives, from the bright hues of the natural world to the colourful walls of our rooms, to the clothes we are wearing right now. Colour can completely define the personality of a room, either uplifting it in the shades of the rainbow or painting in a much more sombre light. In fact, colour is the primary tool through which we develop most of our interior aesthetics, like the monochromatic tones of the minimal, or the red and yellow which we have come to associate with our favourite fast food place. Today, we will review some projects that exemplify the use of colours in architecture.
This building was made around the concept of developing a visually interactive interior, and this was done by posing colourful metal containers at different levels of the building that look into a central atrium. The metal containers are realized in bright colours, like yellow, orange, and blue. These colours highlight the character of the cubes themselves as well as creating a bright, and bubbly shopping space reminiscent of a play area.
Although the rest of the building is realized in fair-faced plaster, the designers created colourful murals along with different rooms in this school to create a fun and creative learning environment for the students. The colours are used in unique and imaginative ways, like the installation of falling Tetris blocks, and one that consists of uniform neon-coloured circles. These bright hues pop up against the textured grey of the walls, adding a unique character to the learning spaces, and promoting creativity.
This hospital building uses a single colour to define the identity of the building. Details like louvres, shading devices, grills and interior walls are realized in a bright orange hue. Not only does the orange negate the austerity associated with hospitals, it only creates a burst of colour against the grey façade, and lends a new freshness to the streetscape.
This office interior employs bright neon colours to create a fun and conducive work environment. Light wood tones are contrasted with bright blue, red, and green on alternative walls, as well as colourful sitting spaces that are visible through glass partitions. Patches of artificial grass add a flash of green, and colourful portraits hung on different walls complete the look of this funky office space.
In this office, the designers only used a singular bright yellow shade to define the interior of the workspace. Workspaces and sitting spaces are separated by bright yellow partitions whose walls join overhead to create a lower ceiling, defining separate zones through the use of colour. The bright yellow not only helps the office create a unique identity for itself but also adds a sunny disposition to the work environment, changing the mood of the office just by the nature of its loudness.
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