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COLOR + VARIETY 

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VARIETY is a principle of design that is concerned withthe combination of one or more color elements that use

line, shape, texture, and/or patternto create diversity and contrast in an interior space. Commercial Design Analysis

Workplace

PROJECT: Autodesk

DESIGNER: Gensler

LOCATION: San Francisco, California

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DISCUSSION | ANALYSIS

Autodesk is not just another software company,

it is the world leader in architectural, design,

and 3D software. Its office in San Francisco

spans 71,000 square feet on three floors

surrounding a daylight atrium.

As expected from a building with a LEED

Platinum Rating, there are plenty of natural

finished surfaces. The Recycled wood ceilings,

Polished concrete floors, and white walls

provide the main backdrop. Neither brown nor

grey dominate each other. They work together

harmoniously with their analogous tints and

shades to create the variety needed to energize

the work environment. The lines of the wood

panels change directions so that other then at

the walls where they become horizontal or

vertical, in the ceiling they are at continuously

changing angles. Texture of the grey floor

changes from polished concrete to carpet in the

work or relaxed discussion spaces that require

more quit that the corridors and common

spaces. Autodesk’s own technology is utilizedto create the geometry of the spaces. The main

accent colors are blue and its contrast of

orange, with the high saturations. The

brightness of the colors are used within the

spaces as a means to lift the moods of the

workers and add an more visual stimuli to each

space.

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COLOR + VARIETY _ WORKPLACE

A Place of work, unlike a

place of rest requires

energy. Energy that can

come through the proper

understanding of Varietyin the design. Autodesk’s

office has not only a good

variety of textures and

forms. It employs two

color techniques in its

design. The first is

analogous shades of

Browns and Greys as

background colors; thesecond is to balance the

highly saturated blue with

its contrasting orange,

also in a high saturation.

These accents happen

through the use of

furniture or through

designs made by

Autodesk software on the

Walls. The result is an

energetic workplace

where one can easily

spend more than 8 hours

per day.

CONCLUSION| EXPERIENCE

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