Sensing designed space: an exploratory methodology for investigating human response to sensory environments Online publication date: Sat, 28-Jun-2014
by Victoria Henshaw; Oliver T. Mould
J. of Design Research (JDR), Vol. 11, No. 1, 2013
Abstract: Existing sensory design literature indicates that architectural and urban design practices are creating spaces that fail to deliver on non-visual experience. New technologies provide opportunities to measure specific environmental characteristics and human response to them. Similarly, new environmental design evaluation tools have been developed. Yet to date, few empirical studies have applied these in assessing the interface between humans and the designed environment, limiting discussion regarding their potential use in urban and architectural design practice. This paper outlines the findings of two pilot studies; in Hanley, Stoke, England and the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany, and introduces a hybrid method with potential to enhance understanding of the relationship between humans and sensory urban and architecturally designed space. The results suggest different emotional and sensory profiles according to urban typology and spatial characteristics and indicate that further understanding in this area would assist in realising more humanistic architectural design.
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