Colour and the psychology of user ; an examination of colour expressions and its impact on user, in the contemporary Sri Lankan office buildings

Abstract

"Colour in particular is so much part of our lives that we often take it for granted – until such time as we are deprived of it." Parikh A. (1996) P 13 All of natural environment and built environment is colourful. We cannot find place with out colours. If there is place with out colour, it will be feeling as very boring, meaningless and dead place. Sometimes colour hide the reality and sometimes colour improve the reality Colour defines boundaries, progression, and orderliness. Most important thing is colour effect the psychology of user. It is an amazing thing human had to experience the world. Both natural environment and man made environment. Benefits of colour are wider in present. It may more widely in future c'iferytning in the world has a certain characteristics. From the scientific finding says character of colour and when it use proper way it gives much more positive effect to people and their by it is increase their life as well as up lift their productivity. Power of colour can be use as to give advices, healing purposes etc ... In addition, colour is a one of the represents of emotions. In particular, occasions colour express the required meaning & it effect to the mood of people. In today most of building tend to use of colour. Use of bright hues only concern about attract to people and to take attention people However, it may Qstinable. Is this the proper way of using colour? Using colours may not give effect but controlled use of colours may give exact meaning or a mood. Architecture is the most closed art to a man.Even element of architecture is effect to user than any other art. Architecture is feels, because it has sense. This study is done L for examine the use of colour which related to concepts of the building, is expressions its massage correct way. Also these studies rather see how these expressions effect to user's psychology. Thus, it is responsibility of the designer to think deeply about the present trend and actually, what architects should do with colours to get maximum expressive quality of the space and to move up to its meaning to user with out inconsistency.