Colour as urban space — Wireframe F934 copy 2

Colour as urban space

Elective project, TU Delft,NL
Digital drawing
March 2020

In a time not so long away from now, the cities of our world could have a million different colours, all at the same moment. Their image could be defined by, and adjusted to what each and every citizen or guest desires.

Two things will be neseccary towards that accomplishment. One is about the city. All built elements could be covered by a special substance similar to paint, transparent, or with a really neutral hue. This non-colour would be soothing for the eyes of the person looking at it. Its most important quality though, could be the ability to transform into whatever colour tone or hue people want.

The other is about the people. Special glasses, contact lenses or other devices could allow people to experience the city in their own unique way. Through these gadgets the paint on the urban surfaces could be translated into colour, with multiple modes or combinations. Several buttons could provide ideal colour settings for daylight, night, rainy wather or any other circumstance, even the user’s own mood or desired effect.

This is the definition of an everchanging state in the buildings’ life, a non-defined refurbishment process, the ultimate democratic approach for the image of the city and the factors that influence it.

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