The role of colour in the design of a living module for the International Space Station
Keywords:
Color, lighting, visual perception, digital, designAbstract
This colour research was based on a small habitat contained within a cylinder with a diameter of 3.85m and a length of 13.65m, which houses the astronauts' personal living quarters: the module has a distribution along the longitudinal axis, with two access elements located at the terminal circumferences, and a central corridor with a rectangular cross-section running the entire length of the cylinder, onto which the doors of the individual compartments open, four on each side. The aim was to use colour in a way that was useful to the needs of those using the space and aimed at simplifying movement within the environment. The aim of this study was to indicate a design model, some guidelines for the correct design of spatial habitats by means of colour. The three proposed guidelines are: to characterise each surface with a different colour, choosing an appropriate hue; to graduate the colouring of vertical surfaces by modulating saturation and luminance; to highlight relevant and safety elements in white.
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