Perceptuality of Color in Architecture: De Stijl and Brutalism Examples

Year 2023, Volume: 4 Issue: 6, 1 - 9, 22.06.2023

Adil Ömer Çamaş , Emine Köseoğlu

Abstract

Color, which is a function of light, is one of the architectural design components and features that make up the physical environment, and it affects the perception of space through the sense of sight. The use of color in spaces creates different experiences and meanings by affecting the atmosphere of the space. In this context, in this study, the perceptual reflections of the concept of color in space were examined and exemplified through De Stijl and Brutalism movements. This study was designed in a qualitative research design. De Stijl and Brutalism are handled as cases, in this respect the research is a holistic multiple case study. The data collection technique applied to the cases is document review. Hermeneutic phenomenology was chosen as the analysis method. According to the analysis made, as a result of the De Stijl movement focusing on three basic colors, it can be concluded that the color acts as a landmark for other installations in this movement. On the other hand, in the Brutalism movement, it can be concluded that while the color takes its existence from the selection of the material, it can provide an appearance of integrity embedded in its background in an unnatural physicality.

Keywords

Color, Space, Perception, De Stijl, Brutalism

Thanks

The authors thank for the permissions: To Filipe Santos for Schröder House photo. To Fernando Schapochnik for La Tourette Monastery photo.

Mimarlıkta Rengin Algısallığı: De Stijl ve Brütalizm Örnekleri

Abstract

Işığın bir fonksiyonu olan renk, fiziksel çevreyi oluşturan mimari tasarım bileşenlerinden ve özelliklerinden biri olmakla birlikte, görme duyusu yoluyla mekân algısını etkiler. Mekanlarda renk kullanımı, mekân atmosferini etkileyerek farklı deneyimler ve anlamlar oluşturur. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışmada, mekânda renk kavramının algısal yansımaları irdelenmiş ve De Stijl ve Brütalizm akımları üzerinden örneklenmiştir. Çalışmada, nitel araştırma deseninde kurgulanmıştır. De Stijl ve Brütalizm birer durum olarak ele alınmıştır, bu yönüyle araştırma bütüncül çoklu durum çalışmasıdır. Durumlara uygulanan veri toplama tekniği doküman incelemesidir. Analiz yöntemi olarak hermenötik fenomenoloji seçilmiştir. Yapılan analize göre De Stijl akımının üç temel renge odaklanması sonucu, bu akımda rengin diğer kurulumlar için bir işaret öğesi gibi davrandığı, genel sonucuna ulaşılabilir. Öte yandan, Brütalizm akımında, renk varlık sebebini malzemenin seçiliminden alırken, doğaya aykırı bir fiziksellik içinde arka planına gömülü bir görünüm bütünlüğü sağlayabildiği izlenimine varılabilir.

Keywords

Renk, Mekan, Algı, De Stijl, Brütalizm

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