Emotional architecture

The Urgency of Silence: Why Inner Retreat is the Most Necessary Architecture of the 21st Century

In the 1950s, Dr. Jonas Salk—on the verge of creating the polio vaccine—felt completely paralysed. After years of research, exhaustion and global pressure led to an absolute mental block. Exhausted and confused, he made a radical decision: to travel to the Monastery of Assisi, Italy, the home of Saint Francis. There, amidst silent walls, softContinueContinue reading “The Urgency of Silence: Why Inner Retreat is the Most Necessary Architecture of the 21st Century”

The Emotional Power of Light and Shadow in Design

You thought you chose the perfect colour. But when the sun sets… it feels wrong. Why? Because colour isn’t fixed—it’s shaped by light. What we perceive as “colour” is a dance between pigment and light, changing with time of day, orientation, lighting temperature, and material surroundings. That’s why the same soft grey can feel calmingContinueContinue reading “The Emotional Power of Light and Shadow in Design”