Technology: The Use of Colour Systems in ­Architecture

Colour sampling for the Marrahaus, Heilbronn, 2015 (scale 1:1) as a means of testing the effects of contrast, light and shade as well as visual perspectives
architect: Alexander Schleifenheimer, Coburg
facade: Antonio Marra
Colour is a natural phenomenon, the product of the refraction, reflection and absorption of light. As such, it is a genetic factor in the origin and diversification of life on earth. The entire environment is a colour system that guarantees the survival of innumerable species. The creation of pigments in the plant world serves not only the process of photosynthesis...
Colour sampling for the Marrahaus, Heilbronn, 2015 (scale 1:1) as a means of testing the effects of contrast, light and shade as well as visual perspectives
architect: Alexander Schleifenheimer, Coburg
facade: Antonio Marra