S t a t e m e n t

Thinking about colour, surface, pattern and how it can speak to the social-cultural and material conditions of the site, I wanted to explore how it is used as a mechanism to highlight, orientate, articulate, integrate or contrast spatial practices. I want to push the boundaries of this brief by not just thinking about colour as something that needs to be bold or compliment each other but by thinking about one colour palette and pushing its elements to expose the most. Edition Roasters by Amber Road is an ideal example of how a colour can be encouraged to illustrate more than what it is. The Edition Roasters project was a highly textured all-black palette that played with Japanese materiality which gave an overall sculptural, organic look. There was different use of materiality, pattern, and light which resulted in a deep tonal range. Charred timber and textured stone plinth provided a depth of texture and pattern that contrasted well with the reflective polished render – which diverged from the sooty indigoes and warmer brown tinge which depended on light filtration through the celestial charcoal curtains.

Taking inspiration from their knowledge and incorporating it within my design. Researching and finding that you can push other colours to its full potential will not only make me work with something I’m comfortable with but further expanding my skills and knowledge within that area. I wanted to take a darker colour palette and explore its properties by playing with tonal range, deeper tones, texture, pattern, and light. I attempted to create an atmosphere where a play with light can filter through things to create a deeper contrast by creating different colour realms. Or the exposed texture of certain material can help create/tell stories within the space by expressing its shadows, highlights, and dullness of a colour. Patterns that bring colour components together to create an area where people from within the theatre or outside can coalesce – focusing on creating a space that exists in stark contrast to the modern city which surrounds it.