A Methodological Approach To The Usage of Colour on Façade Design: Case of Salamis Road, Famagusta

Today potentials of colour are not adequately appreciated in architecture and urban design, although colour has many abilities in functional, formal and symbolic terms. Colour, like in all visual arts, is an indivertible mean of design in architecture. Advantage is taken from visual arts when considering the magic of the colour. A part from the professional projects, the colour on the surface of the buildings is applied without considering the environment. Whereas, it is not possible to perceive the building on its own. They are the part of the natural and build environment where they are located. Sometimes they have colour and proportion harmony but sometimes they can be unharmonious. This thesis has five parts which argue that some effects can be given to the buildings in natural and build environment be using colour on their surface. In the first part of the thesis, the problem is defined. Method and limitations have been expressed. In the second part, the perception of colour, colours in architecture and colour perceptions are defined by using the information in literature. In the third part, the culture, geographical conditions, climatica factors, design notions and gestalts are investigated related to colour and they are defined through examples. In the fourth part, methods are improved for the usage of colour on the building façades. Through this method, using tables and sample street silhouette how to create the colour effects on the building according to its location in an environment and in the street is explained. The last part of the thesis, the fifth part, includes conclusion and recommendations. The aim of this thesis is to help to maintain the accurate usage of colour on the façades of architectural surface. Keywords: Colour, Colour in Architecture, Colour in Façade design, Design Notions, Gestalt, Gestalt perception, Colour Perception.