Archinect - News 2024-04-30T15:09:47-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/21837154/an-architect-speaks-out-for-cities-in-colour An architect speaks out for cities in colour Archinect 2011-09-26T20:31:00-04:00 >2013-02-11T17:14:17-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/62/62df51badad85bae856c90a7b7191002?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Our first commissions were conversions and residential renovations with no budget. We were looking at how to convert an 1890s Victorian terrace house into something that suits a more modern spirit. Many of these spaces were tiny. But if you coat a wall in a certain colour, the visual experience of the space suddenly changes. You can use the effect of colour... to make spaces that look generous, but are actually quite restricted.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>