ABSTRACT
Colour can be a powerful navigation tool to help people find their way around a building. For effective wayfinding people should
be able to relate spaces to one another and see the basic underlying organisational principle of a building layout. The use of
landmarks as mental anchors, provide unique points in space, which can also be helpful in wayfinding [1]. Colour can contribute
to the legibility of architectural spaces both with its application to emphasize prominent features of the layout and with its usage
on landmarks. Due to its easy manipulation in a variety of design materials, colours become ideal design elements for creating
environments that support user’s wayfinding abilities [2].
This paper looks into the question of how colour could help wayfinding in buildings and which colours would be useful for this purpose.
The paper concentrates on architectural design elements, namely layout of buildings and landmarks. Together with literature
review and recent research, this study discusses colour contribution to these architectural wayfinding elements.
Keywords: Colour, Wayfinding, Colour Schemes, Colour Coding, Landmarks.