Color_Architecture

The color represents much more that just an appereance, since were little we always used the color to express feelings, emotions, and so on. In architecture is the same the color can be a usefull element to create a feeling or an experience. The color can be used to define and to separated spaces and create enviroments. The mixed between color and lights can make a diferent feeling specially at night as you can see in this picture.



Venezuela's Color Architecture Black Cube

One of the best examples of the use of color architecture is the Black Cube in Caracas. This building has black glasses surfaces. The walls and cladding are made of glass, although the construction is sited at a warm location, therefore the sunlight are absorbed and does not generate heat.

The good examples of the use of color in architecture in Venezuela is the murals in UCV like the ones in plaza cubierta, and some downtown houses in Maracaibo for example that use the color to highlight this colonial architecture. A bad example of the use of color in architecture is the ranchos that are in the boarder of the highway there is no order or match between those colors and it doesn’t highlight anything.