Research on interior space design of -empty nest-elderly living under the concept of color therapy获奖科研报告

Researchoninteriorspacedesignof"emptynest"elderlylivingundertheconceptofcolortherapy获奖科研报告Abstract：Nowadays，withthedeepeningofsocialaging，thenumberof"emptynest"elderlypeopleisincreasing，andtheirphysicalandmentalhealthproblemshaveattractedmanyscholars&apos；attention.Somescholarsexploretheuseofarttherapytosolvethepsychologicalproblemsofthe"emptynest"elderlypeople.Colortherapy，asoneofthearttherapymethods，canalleviatethepsychologicaldisordersofthe"emptynest"elderly.Basedontheconceptofcolortherapy，combinedwiththerelatedknowledgeofcolorpsychologyandthespecialneedsoftheelderlyinphysiologicalandpsychologicalaspects，thispaperstudiesthecolordesignoftheelderlylivingindoorspace，tryingtousecolortocurethephysicalandmentalproblemsoftheelderly，soastocreateacomfortable，safeandwarmlivingenvironmentforthe"emptynest"elderly.

keyword：Colortherapyconcept，"emptynest"elderly，colorpsychologicaleffect，colordesign

1.Colorhealingconcept

TheconceptofcolorhealingoriginatedfromtheancientIndianhealththeory，whichmeansthateachcolorhasitsownspecialenergy.Theenergyofcolorwillaffectthewholebodyafterbeingabsorbedbycells，anditwillaffectpeople&apos；shealthfrommultiplelevelsofbodyemotionandspirit.

2.Colordesignof"emptynest"oldpeople&apos；sindoorspaceundertheconceptofhealing

Colorcanaffectpeople&apos；semotions，colorhasnoemotion，butcoloroftenevokessomeassociationandemotionalresonance.Howtocreateavibrantcoloratmosphereisveryimportanttostimulatethepositiveassociationoftheelderly.

2.1Howtograsptheoverallcolorofinterior

Inthecolordesignoftheoldpeople&apos；slivingroom，themaintoneshouldbedeterminedfirst，justlikethemainmelodyinthemusic.Consideringthatmostoftheelderlyhavehighbloodpressure，bloodlipidandweakheartfunction，itisappropriatetochooseamildcolortoavoidthediscomfortandanxietycausedbystrongcontrastandhighbrightnesscolor.Combinedwiththevisualchangesoftheelderlyanalyzedabove，weshouldensurethattheoverallcolorofthelivingroomshouldnotbetoodark，andthelightnessishigherthanthatofusersofotherages.Warmcolorsarerecommendedasthemaintoneoftheelderlyspacetosetofftheintimateandpeacefulmood.Andthecolormatchingofthewholespaceshouldnotbemorethanfourcolors，excludingnocolor，soastoavoidthevisualtrivialfeelingoftheelderly.

2.2Configurationofinterfacecolor

Thecolorofthetopsurfaceshouldbelight（whiteisthebest），ontheonehand，itistoreducethevisualandpsychologicaldepressionoftheelderly；ontheotherhand，thelightcoloredceilingcandiffusetheceilinglightandnaturallighttoincreasethebrightnessofthelivingroomspace，andwhitehasthehighestreflectionefficiencyforthelight.Intheoldpeople&apos；sroom，thecolorwithhighbrightnessandlowpurityisthebest.Generally，lightgreenwithcalmingeffectorlightbeigeorbeigewithwarmfeelingcanbeselected，whichismoreinlinewiththecharacteristicsofelderlypeoplewholikequiet.Atthesametime，thelightcolortoneofhighbrightnesscansetofftheoutlineofdoorleafandfurniture，whichisconvenientfortheelderlytoidentify.Fromthesafetypointofview，theoldpeople&apos；slivingroomfloorshouldchoosethecolorwithlargecontrastwiththewallandmorestable，butavoidusingblack，white，grayandhighbrightnesscolor，soastomakethewallandfloorjointhaveobviouscolorcontrast，whichismoreconducivetotheelderlyrecognition.

2.3Selectionofspecialcolorsforfurniture

Althoughtheareaoffurnitureandotherobjectsaccountsforamediumproportionintheareaoftheelderlyindoorspace，theycanoftendirectlyreflectthecharacterofthespace.Intheselectionoffurniturefortheelderly，thecolorpreferenceoftheelderlyshouldbeconsideredasfaraspossiblewhilemeetingtheirspecificspaceuseneeds.Reflectivematerialsshouldnotbeselectedforfurniturematerials，soastoavoidglareonthesurfaceofmaterialswhentheoldpeopleusethem.Furniturecolorshouldbedistinguishedfromgroundandwallcolor.Accordingtodifferentagingstage，genderandcolorpreference，thefollowingcolorsystemsarerecommended：highbrightnessfurniture（milkywhite，milkyyellow），whichgivespeopleabrightandlightpsychologicalfeeling，andcreatesaquietandelegantatmosphere，whichislovedbyyoungwomenandtheelderly.Mediumbrightnessfurniture（orange，yellow）givesalivelyandlivelyvisualexperience，whichisverysuitableforelderlypeoplewholiketomeet.Darkcolorfurniture（coffee，teabrown）becauseofitsdignifiedandstablestyle，isverypopularcolorsystemfortheelderly，butalsothemostwidelyusedcolorfortheelderlyfurniture.

epilogue

InviewofthecurrentsituationofcolordesignfortheelderlylivingindoorspaceinChina，itisparticularlyimportanttocreateanagingindoorvisualenvironmentfortheelderly.Inthefuture，thenumberoftheelderlypopulationinChinaisboundtocontinuetoincrease，andthehousingproblemoftheelderlyisstillahotissueofconcernfromallwalksoflife.Howtotreatthecolordesignoftheoldpeople&apos；sindoorspaceandordinarypeople&apos；sindoorspacedifferently，andcreateamoresafe，comfortableandconvenientlivingenvironmentfortheelderlyistheresponsibilityofeachdesigner.

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