{"id":8284,"date":"2016-05-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/architizer.wpengine.com\/blue\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T09:01:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T13:01:26","slug":"blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/collections\/blue\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psychology of Color: 8 Cool Blue Projects With Tranquil Undertones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p><em>Architects: Want to have your project featured? Showcase your work by uploading projects to <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architizer<\/a>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/join.architizer.com\/architizer-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inspirational newsletters<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When someone describes blue as a \u201ccool\u201d color, the term can have a wide range of meanings. In regards to literal color temperature, the inverse is actually true, as blue ranks highest on this scale relative to other colors. Most probably the association is rooted in a likeness to the color of the ocean (typically cool, temperature-wise), which may serve as a basis for how the color blue is understood in this collection: for its subconscious undertones of calmness and tranquility.<\/p>\n<p>Cross-cultural understandings of blue as the color of a subdued, passive feeling ensures it will have a strong effect when used in architecture. The projects below all feature blue extensively and, for better or worse, this choice sets the predominant mood for each. These examples are powerful illustrations of how color choice can affect a broad user base in a consistent manner \u2014 a move that, no matter how it is wielded, will almost always strengthen a particular understanding of that project in the collective unconscious.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864331354putz04.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864331354putz04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864331354putz04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864331354putz04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864331354putz04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864331354putz04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Hofrichter-Ritter Architekten\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Hofrichter-Ritter Architekten<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864571756schellander04.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864571756schellander04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864571756schellander04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864571756schellander04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864571756schellander04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1398864571756schellander04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Hofrichter-Ritter Architekten\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Hofrichter-Ritter Architekten<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/blue-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Blue Box<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/hofrichter-ritter-architekten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hofrichter-Ritter Architekten<\/a>, Graz, Austria<\/p>\n<p>Blue was an interesting choice for this sports hall and complex, as its unconsciously calming effects run counter to the invigorating, stereotypically athletic mood inspired by a red or orange. In any case, the vibrancy of this particular blue gives a strong identity to this urban ensemble, as it ties together three separate buildings and identifies disparate entrances as being associated with the same complex.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238825544MA_La_Luciole_09_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238825544MA_La_Luciole_09_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238825544MA_La_Luciole_09_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238825544MA_La_Luciole_09_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238825544MA_La_Luciole_09_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238825544MA_La_Luciole_09_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Moussafir Architectes\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Moussafir Architectes<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238830380MA_La_Luciole_03_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238830380MA_La_Luciole_03_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238830380MA_La_Luciole_03_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238830380MA_La_Luciole_03_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238830380MA_La_Luciole_03_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1381238830380MA_La_Luciole_03_photo_Luc_Boegly.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Moussafir Architectes\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Moussafir Architectes<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/la-luciole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>La Luciole<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/moussafir-architectes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moussafir Architectes<\/a>, Alen\u00e7on, France<\/p>\n<p>A range of blue-toned metal panels wrap around the two circular fa\u00e7ades of this concert hall, comprising a canvas that abstracts the partially cloudy blue skies common in the area. The circular forms of the concert hall are slanted askew to each other, seeming to grow out of their starkly contrasting lush, green surroundings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977540392875-04.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977540392875-04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977540392875-04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977540392875-04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977540392875-04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977540392875-04.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977564989875-06.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977564989875-06.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977564989875-06.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977564989875-06.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977564989875-06.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1408977564989875-06.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/grand-stade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Stade Oc\u00e9ane<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/users\/scau-architectes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SCAU architects<\/a>, Le Havre, France<\/p>\n<p>A smooth blue cover was chosen to envelope the upper portion of this stadium for a contrasting quality with the stadium\u2019s concrete base and its industrial surroundings. The colored motif is repeated throughout the stadium but is especially noticeable underneath the massive translucent cover, which casts a deep blue glow onto areas below the grandstands, and can be dramatically lit from within at night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058165116BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_05.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058165116BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_05.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058165116BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_05.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058165116BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_05.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058165116BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_05.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058165116BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_05.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Dylan Perrenoud\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Dylan Perrenoud<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058167764BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_12_1.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058167764BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_12_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058167764BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_12_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058167764BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_12_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058167764BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_12_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1446058167764BUREAUA_BIG_TRDylanPerrenoud_12_1.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 BUREAU A\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 BUREAU A<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/big\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>BIG<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/bureau-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUREAU A<\/a>, Geneva, Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>A formal homage to Stonehenge was created here with a series of bright blue shipping containers. Housing an arts festival and seasonal party, the coloring of the shipping containers has the capability of casting a tranquil mood over the proceedings, but also provides a bold contrast to its earth-toned setting in a parade ground, clearly visible in the middle of Geneva.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498612748917_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498612748917_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498612748917_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498612748917_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498612748917_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498612748917_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Dominique Coulon &amp; Associ\u00e9s\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Dominique Coulon &amp; Associ\u00e9s<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498622979822_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498622979822_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498622979822_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498622979822_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498622979822_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/143498622979822_INT-BAGNEUX-COULON_CG-web.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Dominique Coulon &amp; Associ\u00e9s\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Dominique Coulon &amp; Associ\u00e9s<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/swimming-pool-in-bagneux-southern-suburbs-of-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Swimming Pool in Bagneux<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/dominique-coulon-associes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dominique Coulon &amp; Associ\u00e9s<\/a>, Bagneux, France<\/p>\n<p>Color treatment was of utmost importance in the renovation of this existing aquatic center. As an accent color with obvious relations to water, blue is used carefully throughout, casting a pall over spectator seating areas next to a lap pool, and used to imply a tranquil mood in a relaxation area. 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Visible to passersby, the blue portion of the form differentiates the school from its surroundings, which it otherwise blends into geometrically.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756268020HDE_-_entr\u00e9e_sol_bleu.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756268020HDE_-_entr\u00e9e_sol_bleu.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756268020HDE_-_entr\u00e9e_sol_bleu.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756268020HDE_-_entr\u00e9e_sol_bleu.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756268020HDE_-_entr\u00e9e_sol_bleu.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756268020HDE_-_entr\u00e9e_sol_bleu.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Arthur P\u00e9quin Photographe\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Arthur P\u00e9quin Photographe<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756250595Poggi_HDE_042015_photo_Arthur_Pequin_Zoom_sur_les_quais_de_chargement.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756250595Poggi_HDE_042015_photo_Arthur_Pequin_Zoom_sur_les_quais_de_chargement.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756250595Poggi_HDE_042015_photo_Arthur_Pequin_Zoom_sur_les_quais_de_chargement.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756250595Poggi_HDE_042015_photo_Arthur_Pequin_Zoom_sur_les_quais_de_chargement.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756250595Poggi_HDE_042015_photo_Arthur_Pequin_Zoom_sur_les_quais_de_chargement.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/media\/1447756250595Poggi_HDE_042015_photo_Arthur_Pequin_Zoom_sur_les_quais_de_chargement.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 Arthur P\u00e9quin Photographe\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 Arthur P\u00e9quin Photographe<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/hde-17-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>HDE 17<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/poggi-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">POGGI Architecture + MORE Architecture<\/a>, La Rochelle, France<\/p>\n<p>Blue is employed here to announce ingress, for both people and vehicles, at this industrial production facility. Wanting to pay homage to the aesthetically stereotypical factory buildings surrounding this facility while clearly individualizing the new structure, these swaths of colored metal panels helped the designers make an abstraction of quotidian forms. The resulting facility imparts the colloquial feel of a factory with the impression of a progressive leaning in its notable use of color.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/042013\/a981190a.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/042013\/a981190a.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/042013\/a981190a.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/042013\/a981190a.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/042013\/a981190a.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/042013\/a981190a.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 ARM Architecture, Cameron Chisholm Nicol\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 ARM Architecture, Cameron Chisholm Nicol<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\n\t<img class=\"lazy\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/themes\/architizer\/assets\/images\/blank.png\"\n\t\tdata-src=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/112013\/8b4601e3.jpg?fit=max&#038;w=1680&#038;q=60&#038;auto=format&#038;auto=compress&#038;cs=strip\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-srcset=\"https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/112013\/8b4601e3.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1680&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1680w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/112013\/8b4601e3.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=1080&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 1080w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/112013\/8b4601e3.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=760&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 760w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/112013\/8b4601e3.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=625&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 625w,https:\/\/architizer-prod.imgix.net\/mediadata\/projects\/112013\/8b4601e3.jpg?fit=max&amp;w=368&amp;q=60&amp;auto=format&amp;auto=compress&amp;cs=strip 368w\"\n\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1680px) 1680px,(min-width: 1080px) 1080px,(min-width: 760px) 760px,(min-width: 625px) 625px,368px\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\u00a9 ARM Architecture, Cameron Chisholm Nicol\"\n\t\titemprop=\"contentUrl\"\n\t>\n\t<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 ARM Architecture, Cameron Chisholm Nicol<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/perth-arena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Perth Arena<\/b><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/arm-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARM Architecture<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/cameron-chisholm-nicol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cameron Chisholm Nicol<\/a>, Perth, Australia<\/p>\n<p>The striking qualities of blue are notable here for their elevated presence within an urban gray sea of roads and parking lots. Picked as the color to define this high-profile arena project, the choice is carried through to the building\u2019s interior, where it\u2019s joined by high-quality wood finishes with bright orange and red hues, acting to contrast the blue and give a homely, intimate feel to this necessarily over-scaled building type.<\/p>\n<p><i>Enjoy this article? 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