Colour, façade and architecture

Terracottas. We use the plural out of respect for a material that has multiple personalities. The colour of a façade attracts the eye of the beholder and plays tricks on the eye, sometimes hiding its true nature. It's a different story with each new build, depending on the different façade colours chosen by the architect-cum-artist from Terreal's boundless terracotta range.

Colour has become an indispensable tool in architectural design. It enriches the environment, makes it readable, animates it, gives it rhythm and perspective. Terracotta is a material that offers a varied palette of natural hue. It has also been an excellent cladding material since ancient Mesopotamia.
As chameleon of materials, clay can be raw or sophisticated, discreet or dominant, brightly coloured or entirely in shades.