While debating what to blog about on this clear, lovely fall morning, I looked out my window at the new dorms across the courtyard. Even though their being dorms makes it relatively hard for them to have much stunning architectural detail and general style/bells and whistles considering economical limitations, these clean fresh buildings were rather atheistically pleasing.
The clean modern lines and form of the building are complemented by many large glass windows and steel over-hangings. This creates much unity in the building and creates a continuity that translates to the viewer as being an organized well-constructed and thought out design. It is not cluttered or overcrowded with unnecessary patterns or accessories. Rather the consistent repetition of the windows and accessories on a set grid allows the eye to know what is coming but is not so repetitive as to be boring to the eye.
The change and uniqueness of the first story from the grid of the rest of the building makes the building more interesting to the eye instead of just a straight, overly repetitive, lined building. As a designer, I believe it is very important to find just the right balance of repetition as so it is not too boring nor overwhelming.
Color also comes into play in the unity of this design. The muted sunny beige consists of the bulk of the building is framed by the neutral modern grey brown and subdued cream complementary colors. This adds to the modern, clean feel of the building. However the colored tiles of the first story add an edgy feel to the modern subdued feel of the building. All of these elements add to the overall feel of the building and how it communicates to the public.
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