Emotion and interior space design: an ergonomic perspective

Abstract

Interaction between the users and their environment is spontaneous and unavoidable. This interaction can be positive or negative. A good interior space is about considering all the physical, environmental and cognitive elements and harmonizing them to make it a space that feels right, functionally and emotionally. The important element that has to be considered the most in an interior space is the "user". Balancing all these elements is a challenging job and results in a perfect interior space design. This paper intends to bring to light the necessity of designing an optimum interior space, which is a balance of the user's choice and the mandatory standards that ought to be followed for user safety and convenience. There has to be an intervening domain of ergonomics which will guide to bring out a balance between the personal choice of the user and the usual standards followed. It should also provide a step-by-step information, guidance and direction to act to the specifications and standards systematically to adapt an integrated approach of handling all the elements holistically which will indeed result in a good interior space.

Health benefits of evidence-based biophilic-designed environments: A review

“…2007;Herzog & Kropscott, 2004;Joye, 2007) Material connection with nature (Joye, 2007;Koga & Iwasaki, 2013;Lichtenfeld et al, 2012;Nyrud et al, 2014;Schatz & Bowers, 2005;Tsunetsugu et al, 2007;Reddy et al, 2012) Presence of natural images (Beute & de Kort, 2013;Brown et al, 2013;Chang & Chen, 2005;Felsten, 2009;Herzog, & Kropscott, 2004;Hunter et al, 2010;Kjellgren & Buhrkall, 2010;Lee et al, 2015;Nyrud et al, 2014;Pheasant et al, 2010;Ulrich et al, 1991;White et al, 2010;White & Gatersleben, 2011;Van den Berg et al, 2003) Simulated natural light and air…”

“…Direct experience of nature Indirect experience of nature Space and place Visual connection to nature (Hartig et al, 2003;Orsega-Smith et al, 2004;Zadeh et al, 2014) Nonvisual connection to nature (Alvarsson et al, 2010;Jahncke et al, 2011;Reddy et al, 2012;Ulrich et al, 1991) Presence of Plant (Qin et al, 2014;Thomsen et al, 2011;Ulrich, 1984) Dynamic &diffuse light/season (Küller & Lindsten, 1992) Material connection with nature (Joye, 2007;Koga & Iwasaki, 2013;Tsunetsugu et al, 2007) Presence of natural images (Brown et al, 2013;Chang & Chen, 2005;Hunter et al, 2010;Kjellgren & Buhrkall, 2010;Tsunetsugu et al, 2007;Ulrich et al, 1991) Simulated natural light and air (Reddy et al, 2012) Prospect and refuge (Gatersleben & Andrews, 2013) Mobility Note. 1 = Indicates a relationship between the biophilic patterns, even though outcomes are not yet directly supported by empirical studies; these may be influenced by biophilic patterns.…”

Safety issues of children age 3-5 years in school classrooms: a perspective of classrooms in the United States

“…These factors lower the level of mechanical, physiological and emotional threats in the classroom. Reddy, Chakrabarti and Karmakar (2012) argued that adding visual forms within a room provides a sense of harmony and balance, which can also provide a sense of stability. In a child's classroom, visual forms may include brightly colored cabinetry with play toys or drawing materials or a brightly colored couch that gives the children a sense of home and stability.…”

Investigating Exit-Seeking Interventions for Residents with Alzheimer's Disease in Institutional Care

“…While these interactions can be positive or negative, a good interior space is about harmonizing all the physical, environmental and cognitive elements to make the space feel right, functionally and emotionally. The most important element that has to be considered in an interior space is the "user" (Reddy et al, 2012). In LTC, the primary users are the residents who suffer from AD and related dementias in addition to caregivers and other occasional users.…”

“…1-The architectural environment or interior as a whole 2-The whole of the thermal, visual, and acoustical environment and indoor air quality Creating supporting environments is a non-pharmacologic approach to adapting to the patients' specific needs, as they are no longer able to adapt (Desai & Grossberg, 2001). In general, an optimum space balances between the users' safety and convenience (Reddy et al, 2012). Yet, older adults with dementia pose great challenges in terms of creating appropriate, healthy and supportive living environments where they can perform optimally and be compensated for decreasing vitality and overall health status (Cohen-Mansfield & Werner, 1998).…”