What Does Colour Look Like?

Abstract

This paper shares observations of the limitations of the existing design practice within architecture for the inclusive design of space and architecture. This paper specifically focuses on what could be missing during the study of perception within architecture, among observations of architects’ simplification of phenomenology and tools that visualise phenomena. This paper reflects on an ongoing case study of Matt, a YouTuber diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, and the potential bias within today’s architectural design process. Openly acknowledging this bias will begin limiting its potential, encouraging the observation of others as unique – inclusively studying perception in architecture – and proposing the assessment of theories, methods and tools in architectural phenomenology – continuously testing their inclusivity to eliminate notions of an ideal.