The role of color in architecture is undoubtedly a crucial criterion towards improvement of the quality of design. Looking at the interior spaces of the exterior views, people as the users of architectural projects expect to have certain feelings while being in a space.
According to the previous studies, each color embodies particular characteristics and feeling to be reflected to the users. For instance, blue is considered a cool color, giving the sense of trustworthy and security. Red increases your heart rate and is deemed to be more energetic. Green is all about freshness while light greens are more likely to be calming. Yellow is a sign of positivism, light, hope and warmth. At the same time, black is classic, powerful and gentle while white is mostly reflecting the simplicity and cleanliness.
Looking at these characteristics which are just the most significant features, it is inferred that it is vital to consider all these characteristics while designing a place/project, however, are we really taking these points into account while being involved in the design process of a project.
Another fundamental issue regarding the role of color in architectural spaces is about the harmony and the circumstances of creating a desirable harmony between colors, hence, we need to learn about color contrasts, color schemes and color reflections. These elaborations put forward the fact that we need to a real artist in order to be able to design perfect projects.
While many designers are always restricted with the context constraints, the 2011 winners of “architecture + color” apply their concept in the historical setting of UK through using “glass fins in hues of purple and orange” and what is really inspiring in their design is the efficient selection of colors, the respective contrasts and the reflections of it.