Color_Architecture



The use of color in architecture



The three-tier structure, located in Barquisimeto, Lara state, is one of the most innovative examples of modern and colorful structures of the state. The flower has 16 petals Hanover ten meters that open and close depending on the weather on a "stem" hydraulic height of 19 meters, which when opened fully, or in full bloom, the flower has a diameter of 39 meters high. Designed by Venezuelan architect Fruto Vivas, entitled "A flower for the World" is also inspired by Venezuela's national flower, the orchid. After opening emits colored light inside the petals leading to a nice visual effect. The color allows you to create the illusion of natural petals, so that visitors feel they are visiting a flower.


 * Hannover Flower, barquisimeto **

The parish of Santa Lucia is a major cultural icon of Zulia state, known for its colorful colonial houses. This parish is distributed winding, narrow streets that are part of the original nucleus of Maracaibo. Passing through the streets to see the varied colors of its colonial houses, some humble homes built in the typical architecture of Maracaibo, with large windows and attractive facades Santa Lucia has an interesting mix of modernism and tradition. The central hull, is made up of these colorful houses that demonstrates the spirit so joyous and rumba Maracaibo community


 * Santa lucia, Maracaibo**

Jesus Soto made ​​significant works of architecture as the volume of the Black Cube suspended in Caracas; this architectural work is based on a geometric cube, of which some parts have been removed to create a central open space and plants with different areas. Jesus Soto is interested in the problems of the color of the fifties, particularly color capacity to alter the perception of space. To the naked eye can not appreciate the full potential of the black cube, for its dark tone, but can cause curious people walking around. The color hides the innovative design that is within, as Jesus Soto has no intension of showing everything, but invites people to go inside and live experiences.


 * Black ** **Cube, Caracas**