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finding:a-deeper-greenish-blue-stronger-than-sky-blue-but-softer-emerged-from-imagining-color-in-the-martinez-siteA deeper greenish blue, stronger than sky blue but softer, emerged from imagining color in the Martinez site
Through sitting in the place and visualizing, a greenish blue was felt to create inner light with the dry yellow grass and light blue sky.
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- General observation from the case studies (Sala, Sarlo, Kaiser) that the right color surprises the maker.
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- Martinez HouseaboutA building where everything—walls, floors, ceilings, columns—was formed by shooting concrete and then carved; exemplifies unity through material.
Related by similarity (8)
cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edgeEntities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.
- In color tests, a strong dark blue version created better harmony with the middle red and pale yellow than a weak blue.
- After sliding paper swatches, the exact proportions that made the balance just right were discovered; any deviation destroyed the inner light.
- Intense dark blue with green tinge produced the most harmonious color for the Kaiser housefinding0.751Among several gouache color tests on photos, the intense dark blue had the most life; initially rejected by owner, later accepted.
- By testing swatches and paper mock-ups, these four colors, in varying proportions, brought the room to life.
- Repeated question during the Claremont Canyon design dialog; the guide for selecting next steps.