Playing with colour in architecture and interiors
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can create my own design using colour purposefully.
Key learning points
- Architects use colour to influence mood, making spaces feel calm, vibrant, or welcoming.
- Colour highlights design elements, drawing attention to specific areas or features and enhancing spatial perception.
- Colour can be incorporated by using different materials, such as glass, paint or natural materials.
- Colour can be used to support health and wellbeing.
Keywords
Interior design - the art or process of designing the interior decoration of a room or building.
Wellbeing - feeling healthy, happy and comfortable.
Perception - how we experience a space using our senses.
Common misconception
Colour is just used to make a space look good.
Colour in a room can have a big impact on the way a space feels and how we feel in that space.
Teacher tip
This is adaptable to your local situation. Use real-world spaces (cafes, hospitals, schools) to spark discussion on how colour affects mood and wellbeing.
Equipment
Paper, scissors, glue, paint, coloured pencils, old magazines, coloured, patterned and textured papers, mixed fabric scraps, old box (shoebox etc)
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is an example of a structure?
Q2.A small model used to test ideas before building is called a {}.
Q3.Match the keyword to its correct meaning:
Art and science of building
Shape and structure of a design
Design size compared to real life
Using resources carefully
Q4.Which of these best describes inspiration in design?
Q5.In design, means the relationship between a drawing’s size and the real thing.
Q6.Match each design idea with its focus:
Use of hue and tone
3D shape of a building
What holds the design up
The start of a creative idea
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Why do architects use colour in their designs?
Q2.Colour in architecture can highlight important of a design.
Q3.Match the word to its meaning.
Feeling or emotional state
Tools used to create a design
To draw attention to something
A person's health and comfort
Q4.Which of these materials can bring colour into a building?
Q5.Using colour in interiors can support people's and comfort.
Q6.Match the colour to its effect:
Makes people feel relaxed
Adds energy to a space
Brings nature and warmth inside
Draws attention to a feature
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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