Texture

=** Texture **= = = Definition of texture

Specific quality of a surface which results from its three-dimensional structure. It describes the relative smoothness or roughness of a surface. Also it can describe the characteristic surface quality of a familiar material.



Types

There are two types of texture: Tactile texture which is real an can be feel by touch and visual texture wich it is seen by the eye and it may be illusionary or real. Texture can be rough, bumpy, slick, scratchy, smooth, silky, soft, prickly, the list is endless.

What is it that texture describes of an object?

Texture describes the surface, smoothness or roughness of an object. Also it can describe the characteristic surface quality of a familiar material.



How can texture influence the characteristics of a space?

Texture can accentuate a plane's lenght or width. Coarse textures can make a plane appear closer, so it can reduce the scale of a plane and increase its visual width. In general texture tends to visually fill the space, an also can smooth it or roughen it.



What is the importance of texture in architecture / Urban Planning?

The importance of texture in Architecture is that it can help to create many spaces with different feelings and perceptions for every person, because texture has the ability to influence the characteristics of a space. Texture in architecture is an extra, which helps to improve a good design or a good architecture.