The blend of contrasting features or opposites.
(e.g., light & dark areas, open & closed space, high & low ceilings)

COMPLEMENTARY CONTRASTS

Research

1. Control; turning on and off preferred by children in hospitals (Lambert et al., 2014).

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References

Lambert, V., Coad, J., Hicks, P., & Glacken, M. (2014). Young children’s perspectives of ideal physical design features for hospital-built environments. Journal of Child Health Care, 18(1), 57–71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493512473852