Abstract:
The purpose of the research is to study the way students visualise their study environment. A students’ design competition was held as part of a scientific-research project. The article analyses projects received during the competition and the tendencies they mark out concerning the role of colours and materials as an important means for visual differentiation of single-purpose functional zones in a multi-functional common space of a university study room. Projects are grouped based on the common features they share. Specifics of every group of features are compared with contemporary tendencies of using colours to optimize the working environment in study rooms.