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COLOR & LIGHT

color, light & material qualities & space relationships with nature

Modern Kitchen

COMPOSITION

Color, light & materials applied as a composition through unity &/or variety connecting with nature.  
(e.g., variety of natural materials used throughout with a unified color scheme)

Business Office

COMMUNICATION

Color, light & materials used to connect people with the site or locale; concepts symbolize identity to send a message.    
(e.g., color selection coming from the site for communing with the surrounding nature)

Loft Apartment Interior

PREFERENCE

Color, light & materials reflecting the time, place, and circumstances in which we live.  
(e.g., a designer/firm signature style, market trends such as the Pantone color of the year)

Hospital Waiting Room

ENGAGEMENT

Natural inspired color, light & materials integrated for physiological, psychological &/or behavioral responses.  
(e.g., light fixtures that mimic sunrise/sunset patterns)

Bathroom Tiles

PRAGMATICS

Color, light & materials selection based upon maintenance, life cycle cost, existing conditions, external weather &/or environmental choices.  
(e.g., sustainable flooring choice for high traffic area)

Girl by the Window

NATURAL LIGHT

Daylight/ sunlight access.
(e.g., window, clearstory, skylight)

White Chair

FILTERED LIGHT

Modulated daylight, reduces glare.
(e.g., blinds, shades, tinted glazing)

Luxury Mansion Interior

REFLECTED LIGHT

Light reflecting off surfaces.
(e.g., reflective surfaces that may provide sparkle)

Office Hallway

LIGHT POOLS

Pools of connected light in a series (may include shadow) on the floor or wall drawing you from one area to another 
(e.g., high contrast lighting)

Filament Bulb

WARM LIGHT

Warm & inviting lighting, 2,000 to 3,000 K color temperature.
(e.g., incandescent lighting, candle light)

Stain Glass Windows

LIGHT AS SHAPE & FORM

Natural light manipulated to create stimulating, dynamic and/or sculptural form.
(e.g., light shaft)

Modern Office

SPACIOUSNESS

Openness or feeling of large expanse.
(e.g., a high ceiling)

Loft Room

SPATIAL VARIETY

Variance in the interior space
(e.g., different ceiling heights or room widths)

Twisted Staircase

SPACE AS SHAPE & FORM

Space that is manipulated into a natural inspired form or shape.
(e.g., Sydney Opera House)

White Kitchen

SPATIAL HARMONY

Coherence in the interior space. 
(e.g., repetition of design elements for coherence)

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