Role of Colours in Historical Buildings Preservation
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https://doi.org/10.47451/her2020-12-004Keywords:
historic building, colour, preservation, urban development, living comfortAbstract
Colour has leading complex role in forming living environment. It brings information on many levels of perception and completes aesthetic value of the objects that surround us. Contemporary researches reveal that colours can be observed as a means to manipulate inhabitants’ thermal, light, acoustical comfort and space configuration and it is a growing tendency in building and urban design. The article studies the role of colour in historic buildings and to what extent it can be altered during the preservation process according to its properties and to society perception. Data from survey upon specific historical buildings conducted by the team is analysed and compared with results from external researches. Aspects of historical building colour are specified and conclusions are made. Practical recommendations are defined.
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