Urban Color Characteristics of Cold City Harbin

摘要

This paper uses quantitative analysis approach of urban color and the comparative study method, using China Color System National Technical Standards (GB/T15608-1995) and China Building Color Card as a basic tool for recording and analysis of urban color information. This paper researches on landscape color characteristics of cold city Harbin. Taking seasonal characteristics, urban historical context, rapid urbanization as the impact factors, this paper analyzes formation causes of cold city Harbin's urban color. The research results indicate that, the main mass-tone attunes of Harbin city are moderate light yellow and modern warm gray, building facade of chroma and lightness is significantly higher. This color tendency may be due to the geographical environment. These reasons lead building facade to warmer and brighter color in order to rich people's psychological feeling. At the same time, the influence of Russian culture and Orthodox architectural style is also the vital reason for the formation of Harbin urban color characteristics. Today, Harbin is experiencing rapid urbanization; we should control high-rise building and the impact of the new materials of traditional urban color through the urban color planning and urban design to protect the local color feature.