Conclusion

Different models have been made to study on how the scale of openings affecting the light diffused into the space. Thus, it would affect the spatial effect of the space either through painting or the materials used. Colours were applied through paintings on wall, material used for building construction, coloured glass. The interrelation of technique, paint and support generates a dynamic spatial condition, an interface that shows how colour works and misleads.

The customization of the tool and transformation of paint aim to open up options to the broad but very much disciplined manufactures offer, trying to look beyond its domestication and limitation. As an answer to kindergarten colour code, it foresees an uncertain and subtle definition of it. It deals with the subjective and perceptual properties of colour, adopting different types of paint and light. Exploring colour through study models help us begin to reconsider how we constitute the world. The process of perceiving a colour does not merely refer to the act of seeing, to the vision – it involves a neurological process of recognition and interpretation. It makes us see the world in an altered way and makes us appreciate colour. Study on a few scientific experiments which helps as evidence to the general consensus of how colour being used.

The project contributes to the creation of ambiance by offering diverse level of luminosity while the tectonic of paint and its gradient enhances various chromatic condition, such as transparency, opacity, visual blurriness, irregular intensity. It dwells the space as a second skin, forming surprising and various visual effects. I consider this project tackles the issue of the hidden potential of industrial paint. The application of colour in rooms can lead to unexpected solutions. This is achieved by manipulating tool and paint, in order to enhance their evocative power and open up re-interpretation of the way colour is designed and applied whether to interiors or exteriors. As I mentioned colour is more than just decoration in my dissertation title, focusing on what it is that colour can do, and not only what it can mean. Colour can be controlled with techniques to accomplish specific works, for example, colour can create effects of movement if combined with another, it can camouflage or en-light with its aura.

However, there are a few limitations when conducting this study. To begin with, being in an unfamiliar country, it took me quite some time to select a

suitable site for my project. Every place has its own characteristic, finding the most appropriate place is challenging as there is time restriction. Next, as my project is to propose a kindergarten, it is tough for me to personally collect data from children which are my main user group. Hence, the data collected are only from my colleagues, friends, family and base on my experience. Assumptions were being made by using communications and research studies on the perception of colour in architecture. Colour is also a very subjective matter and there are a lot of studies in the past. I have to consider what is it so special about colour and how it gives an impact the society. Colour is conceived as an innate concept among human beings, but also as merely sensation (Saunders 2002). It seems to be too many things at once; maybe that is why generalizing, and universal frameworks are constantly created for colours.

In conclusion, this project engages the viewer by bringing him/her in an immersive and unclear space, where the atmosphere created by colour itself strengthens the attention to the matter of architecture. It is primarily important of how colour affecting people’s experience when using the space. With the right choices of colour and lighting, it enhances visitor’s experience being able to enjoy the kindergarten whether its indoor or outdoor. Colour has the potential to change the physical parameters of a space and influence our mood.

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