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Color – light and visual perception described in terms of hue, saturation, and tonal value
Aspects of Architecture
*affects the visual weight of a form
1. Functional – purpose determines form
*physical requirements are the basis for 3 parts of color:
a. Site – where construction takes place 1. Hue – basic
b. Structure – arrangement of elements 2. Chroma – degree of how a color differs from grey; corresponds to saturation
c. Material 3. Value – lightness or darkness of a color
*Limestone materials was used for Gyramid of Giza *Tint – hue + white
*Shade – hue + black
d. Service – systems installed for comfort, function, efficiency, and safety
e. Circulation – movement and interaction through the building Color Wheel –illustrative organization of color hues
*Configuration of path – sequence of spaces
1. Primary Colors – RYB Color usage:
2. Secondary colors
1. Residential – colors must be tolerated by the whole family
3. Tertiary colors – primary + secondary (ex: yellow + orange = yellow orange)
2. Commercial – has a central color scheme and personal choice contradicting to scheme is
Psychology of Colors: rejected
3. Industrial – formal
1. Warm colors – emotion: warmth – hostility -anger
4. Institutional (hospital, youth detention center, nursing homes…) – friendly and inviting
2. Cool colors – calmness-sadness
5. Educational – bight and brilliant colors with care to prevent overstimulation and fatigue
Color psychology – study of hues and its effects to human behavior and perception
Color as an expression:
Red – energy, love (store, fast food outlets, etc. bc it entertains compulsivity & consumer desire),
1. Spreading Effect
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2. Area effect – the larger the area, the more intense the color appears
Yellow – optimistic, curious (commercial spaces or restaurants, etc. to gain attention), caution 3. Colors on a non-uniform background
4. Iradiation Phenomenon / Effect– A light object appears bigger on a dark background
Blue – positive, confident, secured (business spaces, banks, office, company), mandatory action