use of materials to create space

Materials

My look into the different materials began while looking at the work of Tadao Ando, while looking through a book of his work, I realised that most of his designs gave me a sense of calm while looking at them.

 

This image of a living room in  the kashino house by tadao Ando seems a very calm and relaxing space this is due to a number of factors, such as the subtle use of light the use of shadow and the materials, having never really thought of conrete as calming i was very intriqued about the use here, many of tadao andos buildings use conrete and all create a serene atmosphere to the buildinigs,

The use of concrete in this image creates calm by, being simplistic, on a large scale double height space, the colour does not distract the eye, the texture is smooth as well which also creates calm.

This image made me want to investigate what affect other materials had on the people. 

There have been studies on the psychological effects of architecture, although there have been a few studies on this there still a long way to go in this research, one study I did find was one which tried to determine whether the  different spaces affected the way we think.

A study  by Sibel Dazkir and Marilyn Read, which has compared the effects of curvilinear (rounded) and rectilinear (straight-edged) furniture on people's emotions. http://eab.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/03/12/0013916511402063

The study

 

The researches used 4 computer generated images of living rooms and asked 100 students to rate the rooms based on how they made them feel and how inviting the rooms were, overall the rooms with the curved furniture were rated significantly more inviting and pleasurable to the students. The researches also used open-ended questions in their investigation to determine why each room was picked, the answers from the questions

"the students made comments like 'I like the rounded shapes. They make the furniture look comfortable and inviting.' Another said: 'The rounded furniture seems to give off that calming feel."

This could also explain why I found the previous image calming.  

In contrast to concrete timber is a lot warmer and inviting, timber can also be less calming on a space as there are more colours patterns. The material also means that beams and columns cut through the room, which draws the eye. timbre is often brighter and more reflective than concrete. 

Timbre always feels more cosy and comfortable to me which is also nice in  within a space and can make people feel very comfortable.

Timbre interiors often feel more rustic or  hand-made, which can also make them seem more inviting.

Colour