Light and color became a vital part in making an interior
space fit the mood and portray the ideas for the space. Light can give off
different look with the use of natural light, artificial light, or the use of
both. Color is very helpful in making a space and connecting the elements and
the intended ideas for the space. Color can represent and be used for a variety
of things because of the variety of color that can be chosen to be used. There
is not just red, blue and green, but also thousands of shades of red, and blue,
and green individually. Different colors set different moods and feelings based
on psychological features. Colors such as red are proven to promote appetite
and would be good for dining rooms and colors like green are good for bedrooms
because it promotes calm and peaceful feelings. It is said that blue promotes
feelings of serene calmness and clear minds. Some think it is a good idea to
paint bedrooms walls a soft blue to calm them when it is time for sleep and
relaxation. The bedroom shown below in the picture sets a light, airy and calm
feeing in the bedroom.
When I think of scale, I first thing of the scale of
building compared to humans. The Empire State Building is drastically taller
and wider than I am and any other human. To me, scale also relates to
proportions and I know that when the scale of something is uneven, it will
cause the proportions to be off causing a cramped feeling room or a piece that
is out of place But I have come to understand what scale means in the interior
design world. Scale is often the height of something and it is compared to the
human body. Chairs are tall or short compared to those who plan to sit in it
and coffee table and are a certain height based on where they will fit into the
design of the space. This directly relates to our past study of anthropometrics
and the way things are designed to work successfully and directly to the people
who are going to use them. The small dining set below show the scale in two
different ways. The table was made to be in proportion to a person standing
next to it and was made in proportion to the seats and height of the chairs
that the people could sit in.
Another theme that was seen a lot in this class and was
focused on in these lectures is more specific. This is a theme of using the environment
around them as a key part in their design. This is seen in Italy in the Venezia
and the City of Floating Stone. There is
water surrounded all over the area and the water is of importance to those
living in the city. I assume it is called the floating city because many of the
buildings and other architecture pieces are giving off the look that they are floating.
There are many canals that look like snakes and waterways throughout the
landscapes and designs. Italy adapted to what they had around their building
and included that in their design plans. I think this is a a theme of using
what’s around so that the space feels complete and together as one. When
watching this lecture and trying to understand this as a theme, I thought of
the local Botanical Gardens from where I am from. When the building and architecture
is around water, they adapt to that and allow places for boats. When the
buildings are around nature and flowers, they have architecture pieces surround
nature.
When we discussed Andrea Palladio in lecture and when we
reviewed it in this past online lecture, I remember hearing about his design
use in the Villa Rotunda. When people use the rotunda circle in architecture
now a days, it is keeping with the Palladio theme. When I saw the Villa Rotunda
in the shown pictures, I notices the rounded, curved and dome-like shape of the
ceiling and roof on the architecture building. I immediately thought of the US
Capitol building in Washington DC. I imagine that the Villa Rotunda was
designed first and that the theme of te rounded roof and ceiling continued into
the US in their famous buildings. The inside of the building also shows the circle
rotunda and attention is drawn to the shape of the ceiling by painting on it or
using design elements to draw the viewer’s eyes up. The big difference in the
two buldings is that the Villa Rotunda has the same look and design on every
side of the building: the north, south, east, and west side. The picture below
shows the rotunda theme continued onto the US CAitol building design plans and
onto the famous building.
Another theme that was seen in lecture and discussed in the
latest video lecture is the use of glass. The teacher mentions that it was
mostly used and seen in the church buildings but later made its way into
residential interior designs. It was once used only in spaces of significant
meaning and people and those who were more rich and higher in status. Windows
were seen up high in castles, long windows seen in churches, and windows of
more shape and color start to be used more. When thought of, glass used in churches
often is stained glass windows which would show and paint the idea and stories
of religious times and would play off the natural light that would go through
the window. This is an example of when boundaries were pushed and the rules
were broken. Big, open windows are now often used in residence homes to bring
in natural light rather than relying on artificial light. Windows would be used
in the doors and would end up being called French doors which are used often
today. The set of French doors shown in the home below bring in light.
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