Page 64 - Between light and shade

between light and shade, TRANSPARENCy and reflection

changes colour depending on the time of day,
the time of year and the weather! Since then, I
have used these grey paints for all my projects.
When, at a later date, with a far smaller budget,
Hendrik asked me to renovate the castle’s service
quarters, I lined them with crumpled aluminium
paper 60: a mirror or a mirror that reflects colour?
[Fig. 60]. And there you are, light that bounces
back again.

shutters, curtains, reflections and Lux
Transparency goes hand in hand with reflection.
The atmosphere itself cannot be more transpa-
rent than in cold and dry weather and without
backlighting (think of mirages: what a reflection!).
As for glass, even crystal clear, it is only truly
transparent when you look at an illuminated
scene from a space that is less well lit: from inside
to outside via a North-facing window, or the
reverse at night.

In traditional construction, shutters and
curtains are closed at nightfall, or open on the
spectacle of a full moon or a starry sky, on storms
or even on snowfall.

60 At the same time, it forms a vapour barrier covering the insula-
ted wall on the warm side, which is certainly technically ortho-
dox and in line with the modern desire for technology. Be that
as it may, a breathable wall is always preferable for a building
that is regularly inhabited, which is not the case here.
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