THE COLOURS NURSERY

by Annie Williams

My work looks at the psychological effect of colour and how colour can contribute to activities held by the nurseries to enhance a task's objective. For instance, having story time at the end of the day when the colours are shining through could help children relax and listen. The colours were chosen to be able to promote peace, restoration and balance. All of my sketch models were experimenting with how I could distribute light within a space and distort its perceived colour where needed by using solid or transparent coloured walls within the room. As the sun moves around the site, the colours of the rooms would change to fit the activity at that specific time of day.