Context BD• Architecture in Colors

DESIGN. ARCHITECTURE. CULTURE

Architecture in Colors | Asad Hossen

Name:	Asad Hossen
Year:	2020
Location:	Shenzen, Guangdong, China

This study of colors is a personal exploration project: what if we change the colors of the celebrated architectures that surround us? What kind of emotions do they bring from us if we see them in colors? With each illustration, Asad Hossen- an architect, urbanist and graphic designer- wanted to create mood, a bond between the users and the spaces surrounded it; A hint of nostalgia or sometimes a personal moment indulged in thoughts looking at the spaces created by the architect. The palettes are endless, so are the opportunities!

Color is an integral element of our world, not just in the natural environment but also in the man-made architectural environment. Color always played a role in the human evolutionary process. The environment and its colors are perceived, and the brain processes and judges what it perceives on an objective and subjective basis. Psychological influence, communication, information, and effects on the psyche are aspects of our perceptual judgment processes. Hence, the goals of color design in an architectural space are not relegated to decoration alone.

National Parliament Building | Louis Isadore Kahn © Asad Hossen

The Guggenheim | Frank Lloyd Wright © Asad Hossen

Sayamaite Historical Museum | Tadao Ando © Asad Hossen

Baitur Rauf Mosque | Marina Tabassum © Asad Hossen

We’re living in a world full of color and even though we may not be as well-equipped to distinguish between all the subtle nuances we definitely enjoy playing to them and experimenting. Color is everywhere and without it, nothing would be the same, not even the buildings that you walk by every day. Colors help in developing perspective and understanding the nature of a building. Therapeutically, architecture and color go hand in hand. It is an important and needed approach to accept architecture, just for the fact that our daily lives are affected by all the places and their way of existence, it becomes necessary that the use of colors in appropriate and subtle ways is understood and implemented. It enhances the ability to intercept better with the surroundings and triggers our mood. Every space can be distinguished with its approach towards human and non-human interaction. Architecture plays an important role in promoting it, and color in architecture helps understand that interaction better.

Faculty of Fine-Arts | Muzharul Islam © Asad Hossen

Community Center and Cyclone Shelter | Bashirul-Haq © Asad Hossen

Apartment Complex La Muralla | Ricardo Bofill © Asad Hossen

About the artist:

Asad Hossen is an architect, urbanist and graphic designer, currently working as an urban designer in a Shenzhen based firm in China. He passed his B.Arch from BRAC University, Bangladesh, and completed his masters in Urban Design from University of Hong Kong. From the beginning of his study in architecture, he has always been fascinated by architectural drawings and illustrations; constantly looking for inspirations from other artists. He tries to communicate as much as possible with his drawings. Drawings and illustrations are always therapeutic to him.

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