Joy is not a grand feeling. It never uses trumpets to announce itself. The sound of footsteps in an old hallway, a glimpse of sunlight on the floor, or the…
We pass through several spaces being unknown of how strongly they shape our behavior and unconscious habits. A lamppost by the side of the street, a tea shop by the…
In this non-stop growing world, many buildings arise where the sky slowly disappears behind those tall buildings. People no longer can admire the beauty of the sky. Among the pollution…
Architecture isn’t just the aesthetics of walls, windows, structures or anything. It’s the design of well-being and livelihood. Architects design a home considering lots of aspects, such as sun position,…
Behind every wall and corridor, architecture hides a subtle but powerful dimension: the emotional and psychological impact of space on its inhabitants. While the visible elements like structure, façade, and…
Most of us believe that a room’s color, furnishings, or style influences how we react to it. However, our emotional responses to constructed settings start long before those outward features…
There are buildings that ask only to be looked at, and then there are those that ask to be experienced, touched, remembered. The distinction, more often than not, lies not…
“All architecture experiences are multi-sensory; spatial, material, and dimensional qualities are quantified equally by the eye, ear, nose, skin, tongue, skeleton, and muscle.” – Juhani Pallasmaa Touch a bentwood armrest…
Colour can be perceived as a responsibility towards creating a sequence of subconscious stimuli between the built and natural environment. Therefore, this interpersonal relationship can evoke a perpetual question of…
Forget everything you think you know about painting. That hue isn’t a passive background choice; it’s the architect’s secret weapon. Color is the most powerful, cheapest, and fastest way to…
Architecture has its own way of showing emotions and human perception, like a scene in a film. Every scene of a narrow corridor or a symmetrical framing of the façade…
When Calm Becomes a Design Element Some places make your body soften before your mind even catches up. A sunlit café that smells faintly of coffee and wood. Your grandmother’s…