Planning colour in the space

Moving forward into a process of developing the level 5 apartment space, I explored different layouts and arrangements of walls. These floor plans were my top 4 and are based around the colour scheme I want to explore the most; Teal, Coral, Yellow, Green. I obtained swatches of these 4 colours in the shades I thought worked well together, and am going to based my design around showcasing the use of the colours.

Gretchen Albrecht’s work is nearly always displayed in a gallery space with white walls, she utilised this sparseness to highlight her bold use of colour and shape (specifically oval, and semicircle). So I think that the best way to explore her technique and methods are to place emphasis on colour and shape, not necessarily mimicking her exact colour choices or creating everything semicircle, but by having pops of colour in contrast to a minimalist white canvas/space.

In developing my drawings and playing around with the positioning of colour, I have decided to have white flooring as well as walls. The white floors will be highly polished and glossy, giving them a modern reflective quality.

Through the use of glossy floors, my aim is that the bursts of colour featured solely around the apartment space will reflect and glow on the polished floors, creating a diffuse between two space, creating threshold moments of transition between private and public, loud and quiet, wet and dry, and light and dark.

I’ve found elements in all of these 4 floor plans which I want to incorporate within my final design;

I have chosen in all 4 to place the bedroom at the bottom left, I did this as I love the idea of a bedroom being a refuge, for me a bedroom is a safe space, even living alone, the bedroom provides so much comfort and familiarity, that I feel isn’t intended for anyone else, its a personalised and adapted space to suit the owner. Where the bedroom is positioned in as far away internally as possible from the entrance, and from public. Where the bedroom is placed is secluded, it receives minimal natural light during the day but a small amount in the evening, I wanted this to be the case as a bedroom is for sleeping and relaxing, which is much easier and comfortable to do in low light.

In all 4 plans I have included at least 1 section of the house which is raised and requires a step-up on to a platform, 3 of these in particular have a large amount of step-up zones within the house, most commonly the living area, creative space and bath, and occasionally the bedroom. I think that a step up section in the bathroom is something I really would like to include. A bath is a place for relaxation and meditation, floating is a key sensation which water and baths provide, and I think that elevating the space alters the horizon line, adapting the users sensation from land to sky.

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