Have you ever wondered why sunny or cloudy weather significantly affects your energy or mood? The answer lies in the human mind's sensitivity to stimuli from its environment, which holds incredible power over our emotions. Now, consider the spaces where you spend most of your time: your home, your office, and places of recreation. What kind of feelings would you like these places to evoke in you?
Spaces: Silent Protagonists of Our Emotions
In interior design, every choice—from color palettes to furniture shapes and wall finishes—has the potential to transform common spaces into inspiring experiences. Every detail, both in architecture and interiors, impacts our quality of life beyond mere aesthetics.
The psychology of a space integrates various elements within an environment to convey an emotion or sensation through different compositions or features that define a space.
Color
Colors are divided into warm and cool tones. Warm colors (red, yellow, orange) convey closeness, warmth, and comfort, while cool colors (green, blue) evoke tranquility and seriousness. Additionally, black represents absence of light, and white represents absence of color.
Our choice of color in a space starts with the emotions the client wishes to evoke. For relaxation spaces, warm colors are often chosen to convey warmth and comfort, whereas workspaces may benefit from cool colors to enhance concentration and productivity.
Shapes
In addition to color choices, the curves or straight lines that shape a space play a crucial role in design. Curves in finishes, furniture, or exteriors provide harmony, fluidity, and movement, while straight lines and defined angles offer a structured, contemporary, and rigid perception. This is ideal for environments seeking order and visual clarity.
This concept can be related back to nature, where curved forms may evoke tranquility, while straight lines are found in imposing buildings. A balanced combination of these shapes not only enhances aesthetics but also influences functionality and the overall user experience within a space. These elements are part of our daily environments, shaping our memories and experiences.
The Residences
One of our recent projects involves a vertical development with 35 apartments, where we delved deeper into the psychology of space. We selected two interior proposals, one featuring warm colors and the other with darker tones.
For the first proposal, we opted for light-colored wood, textiles, stones, and moldings to create a spacious feel. Soft textures were chosen to accentuate the warmer materials. The second proposal maintains similar finishes but employs darker colors, creating a distinctly different identity.
In interior design, every decision significantly impacts how we experience and interact with the spaces we inhabit. From the warmth conveyed by warm colors to the structured feel defined by straight lines, each detail contributes to creating pleasant, functional, and resonant environments.
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