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Strong, Rebecca Sarah Boyd. "Interior design : psychology and the creation of environmental experience." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367169.
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Bryant, Molly E. "Physical Environments Conducive To Creativity and Collaboration Within the Work Environment." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338474660.
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Charnofsky, Lindsay Wile. "The Interrelationship Between Human Behavior and Sustainability in the Built Environment." Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1335632623.
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Rozewski, Richard. "THE WALLS WE PUT UP - LONELINESS AND BELONGING IN URBAN CO-LIVING." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5871.
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Concurrent issues of social isolation and loneliness have long been recognized as problems that affect seniors but it is also being proven to affect young people as well, specifically with the rise of new technologies and a perception of connectedness. Co-living provides one alternative design solution to traditional housing models which can unlock a range of social benefits.
MOTIVATION
Loneliness is an unfortunate reality of modern life and it is something that most people experience at least once in their life (Cacioppo & Patrick, 2008). A study carried out by Berguno, Leroux McAinsh, Shaikh (2004), showed that 80% of young people and over 40% of adults over the age of 65 experienced loneliness in the course of life. Good housing plays an important role in building community and strengthening social interaction and bonding. Co-living is a residential structure that accommodates three or more biologically unrelated people (Bothell, 2015; Tummers, 2015). It is commonly contained within a single dwelling, sub-divided into a combination of public and private spaces (Scott-Hanson & Scott-Hanson, 2005). Co-housing, community living, or co-living in particular may be one possible solution for the endemic loneliness and social isolation challenges that we face.
PROBLEM
In many American cities, traditional housing forms are not meeting those needs and as our population increases, it is crucial to find replicable and sustainable methods of creating an inclusive urban fabric that meets the social and physical needs of all inhabitants (Darling, 2017). It is increasingly clear that there is a lack of understanding of the realities of co-living spaces and that this limits the application of the co-living model. While co-housing has traditionally been established in rural or suburban contexts, there are benefits to urban co-living (Kim, 2017). To experience the full ecological, economical and most importantly social benefits of urban co-living, research must be performed to understand how residents share, experience, and inhabit space.
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This project will respond by applying design thinking, a human centered design approach, and collaborative exploration methods to produce case studies for an urban co-living development in the US. Workshops, observations, literature reviews, and interviews will build a foundation of contemporary knowledge. Key themes identified in the literature on social isolation and loneliness will be used to inform a discussion on the potential for housing to help alleviate these problems. There will also be a rigorous case study analysis of recent precedents emerging in the field of collective housing.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
The design of a flexible living space that explores isolation and connection at the scale of the individual and the collective in an existing building is an overarching goal of the design. It offers future users and designers the opportunity to learn and experiment towards a better understanding of how residents use space as well as examining loneliness and isolation as it relates to a design solution.
CONCLUSION
The success of the project, and its theoretical outcome, will show the role design can play in contemporary research, positive change, and sustainable development. The result will have implications for co-living providers, researchers, and designers supporting sustainable lifestyle alternatives.
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Holcombe, Alexis. "Active Design: Creating a Blue Zones model for interior environments." VCU Scholars Compass, 2017. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4867.
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How might interior environments play a role in promoting life long well being? According to Passarino, et al., genetic variety only accounts for about 25% of the variation of human longevity. A combination of diet, environment and exercise comprise the greatest factors. The amount of time Americans spend indoors presents a challenge to increasing physical activity: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that Americans spend 93% of their lives indoors (Roberts, 2016). Therefore, if physical activity is crucial to living longer, the design of interior environments could logically be a critical factor in promoting natural movement and sustaining lifelong well-being. National Geographic fellow Dan Buettner identified five “Blue Zones” throughout the world where people naturally live longer: Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; Oligastra Region, Sardinia; Loma Linda, California; and Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. These regions have unusually high concentrations of centenarians who had grown old without noticeable signs of heart disease, obesity, cancer or diabetes (Buettner, 2015). Buettner identified nine common principles that universally characterize well-being in the Blue Zones. The first, and most crucial to design in the built environment, is to “move naturally.” Healthy centenarians, Buettner says, “live in environments that constantly nudge them into moving” (Buettner, 2015). This research will seek to translate Blue Zone principles aimed at promoting continued well-being through natural movement that can inform principles for the creation of interior environments. RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES Further analysis of Blue Zones principles will address specific conditions and behaviors that encourage natural movement. A literature review and case studies will be presented that show a correlation between natural movement within the built environment and measurable increases in healthy outcomes. The example projects include La Maison de Verre, Paris, France; L’Unité d’Habitation à Marseille, France; and Tea House, Bethesda, Maryland. Interior design that encourages regular natural movement occurs primarily in the design of a building’s major circulation systems and its program (Center for Active Design, 2010). Corridors, elevators and lobbies that connect other spaces in the program encourage walking. Elements like stairs, bicycle storage and furniture that produces micro-movement promote activity when they are visible, safe and attractive. Programmed spaces that encourage physical activity like dance/movement studios and those that promote healthy diets also lead to increases in healthy behaviors, which ultimately lead to increased longevity. Using these guides, a building in Richmond, Virginia will be redesigned as a micro-Blue Zone that could be used as a model for promoting increased life long well being. This two-level adaptive reuse, mixed use commercial project will address vertical transitions, social spaces and outdoor relationships that encourage residents and visitors to move throughout the day.
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Leakas, Diana. "Biophilia in Designing." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1218652944.
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Warren, Eline. "A City Winery - Revealing Process + Promoting Interaction." VCU Scholars Compass, 2016. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4245.
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This thesis project is an exploration of process in both design and winemaking. Wine has long been a part of Virginia’s history and culture and in recent years has influenced architecture and design that is specific to winemaking and hospitality. Through an interior intervention, this project addresses the many challenges of marrying production and hospitality design criteria under one roof. The final design encourages understanding of process through links between production and consumption with both a winemaking facility and laboratory that are integrated into the surrounding hospitality-oriented spaces. This visual exposure to the facility stimulates patron interest and intuitive knowledge of the intricate nature of the winemaking process. The concept of process is revealed through the use of materials and their application, designed in such a way to encourage patrons to explore how they are constructed. The use of natural materials that patina are used to celebrate the aging process that is inextricably linked to both design and wine. In addition, new ways of using materials that are part of the winemaking process are employed to expose patrons to nuanced aspects of the process that otherwise remain hidden.
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Almahmoud, Shaikha. "THE MAJLIS METAMORPHOSIS: Virtues of Local Traditional Environmental Design in a Contemporary Context." VCU Scholars Compass, 2015. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3880.
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In the Arabian Gulf countries, the majlis is a central part of the house. The most public space within it, the majlis represents the household’s occupants to society and its social and economic status. As the house reflects culture and civilization, so the family is understood as a micro-level society of individuals raised in its institutions. Hence, the house is a manifestation of family structure, religious beliefs, and individual needs and desires, reflecting the family’s economic, cultural, and social backgrounds and aspirations. The majlis offers a unique space in Arab societies, articulating cultural and social factors that directly impact identity Accordingly, the design of the majlis and meanings associated with its constituents are essential to the discussion about Qatari culture and society from past to present (Rapoport 1969).
Since the discovery of oil in Qatar, there has been a noteworthy change in the way that houses have been designed, with a major transformation in the use of house and majlis over the last few generations, including social factors such as family social structure, the role of women, kinship and its relationship with privacy and proximity, and economic factors such as the availability of disposable income.
This research explores the evolution of house architecture in Qatar with a focus on the design and social impact of the majlis. The physical and social changes in the period between pre-oil discovery until today have created gaps between the built form, climate, and sociocultural activities. This research attempts to bridge this gap, concentrating on the majlis.
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Mitchell, Elizabeth T. "616 Hull Street_ Interaction through Discovery in Design." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3594.
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The community of Old Town Manchester lies across from downtown Richmond on the south side of the James River. Annexed in 1910, Manchester was the industrial hub of the city and home to the Chesterfield Railroad, the first railway in Virginia and used to transport coal. These industrial roots are still evident today in the warehouses and manufacturing facilities that continue to operate or have been repurposed.
The building of focus is located on the corner of bustling Hull Street and quiet 7th Avenue. Distinctive in its stone masonry exterior, 616 Hull was constructed in the 1920s as a Chevrolet showroom and manufacturing facility. Both the proximity to downtown and the historic character of Manchester made it seem an ideal location for a hotel and restaurant. Considering the hotel as a source of stability for the community because it provides jobs, and the restaurant as an entity within the hotel that simultaneously serves the guests as well as the local residents, the concept of discovery and experience of place emerged. With the belief that locals share a sense of pride in the city in which they live, thus making Richmonders the city’s best advocates, this thesis was an exploration of how design can encourage interaction between two groups of people- visitors and locals.
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Beck, Emily Shea. "Place Removed: A Study of Authenticity in Remote Locations." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2408.
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Richmond, Virginia has, through recent design proposals and projects, sought reconciliation with the countries in West Africa that were once the source for slave trade in which the city was such an active participant. These admirable works address the nations’ shared history, perhaps at the expense of understanding modern cultures. This thesis seeks to create this understanding through the development of an educational facility that would interact with Richmond’s current landscape. In pursuit of respectful relationship, I address the ways in which design can authentically teach about place. The study begins with the creation of a personal understanding of site through diagrammatic analysis. The research continues with case studies that relate to either the context, program or process of this project. The concepts this research generated led to a proposed design solution for the Southern Railway Freight building in Richmond’s Shockhoe Slip. Both design processes and the proposed solution are documented herein.
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Pelaez, Tari. "Experiential Hospitality Environments: The Roles of the Interior Architectural Features in Affording Meanings of Place." FIU Digital Commons, 2011. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/506.
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People’s authentic sense of place is being overshadowed by less authentic experiences referred to as placelessness. Consequently, a demand for experiential interior environments has surfaced. Experiential environmental and place attachment theories suggested that the relationships between self, others, and the environment are what encourage users in creating meaningful authentic experiences. This qualitative study explored the roles of the experiential interior architectural features in affording users of hospitality environments higher-level needs, such as meanings of place. For the case study, ten participants stayed at a hotel for two nights. Participants were given a guided list of ten facets of an experience, which was insidiously structured by both experiential environmental and place attachment theories. The participants used photographs to document each of the facets on the guided list. The photos were then used during the photo elicitation interviews, which evoked additional qualitative information. Participants identified specific interior architectural features and described them using the themes associated to place attachment theories. The findings revealed that the interior architectural features might enrich the meanings a person associates with a given place. Possibly affording users higher-level needs. As a result, if an experiential interior environment allows users to foster relationships between self, others, and the physical environment, they may experience more authentic experiences and give more meanings to a place.
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Marques, Santa Klavina. "Sustainable id." Doctoral thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Arquitetura, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/17631.
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Tese de Doutoramento em Design, com a especialização em Design apresentada na Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Doutora.Apesar de mais de metade de um século de avanços na área do Desenvolvimento Sustentável, o Homem procura não apenas um equilíbrio socioeconómico e ambiental, mas também reintroduz novas visões globais com vista a promover o conceito de Flourishing. Deste modo, surge um novo paradigma do design que, per se, deveria promover resultados além da mera sustentabilidade ou habilidade para sobreviver. O Design de Interiores como uma disciplina multifacetada, com pesquisas emergentes promove a associação da importância subjetiva de bem-estar, com vista a atingir objetivos globais sustentáveis, desafiando a criação de habitats humanos a que correspondem novas percepções de bem-estar. O objetivo deste estudo foi explorar e entender melhor as características do paradigma emergente de qualidade de design de interiores e a sua relação com as variáveis Homem-Ambiente e Sustentabilidade aplicado às hostels em Lisboa, o que possibilitou desenvolver um modelo de avaliação deste sistema e finalmente explorar como estas relações estão associadas. A primeira fase consistiu sobretudo na exploração qualitativa destas características e a identificação de metodologias existentes que avaliam estes conceitos, deste modo foi realizada a recolha de dados e revisão de literatura, bem como a observação indireta através da análise de dados disponíveis sobre hostels de Lisboa. Os resultados desta fase foram utilizados numa segunda fase de pesquisa, com vista a construir um modelo conceptual desse sistema, identificando e explorando as principais características positivas de design de interiores que influenciam a relação Homem-Ambiente e construindo instrumentos de avaliação. Na terceira fase de investigação estes instrumentos de avaliação permitiram validar o modelo conceptual e observar se/como estas características relacionam a qualidade do design interior à qualidade do ambiente interior percepcionado, bem-estar experienciado, comportamentos pró-ambientais nas hostels de Lisboa e sustentabilidade subsequente destas entidades. Os resultados contribuem para o design de interiores e para o desenvolvimento de metodologias de avaliação da sustentabilidade, inserido no paradigma exposto, bem como para a indústria do turismo através de uma melhor compreensão da relação entre a qualidade ambiental interna percebida e o vínculo emocional com a hostel e a avaliação do alojamento.
ABSTRACT: Despite more than half of century advances in sustainable development, the World not only still strives for economical, social, and environmental system balance but calls for reinventing existing worldviews in order to promote flourishing. Thus arising the paradigm in design, hence it, per se, should be attempting outcomes beyond mere sustainability or ability to survive. Interior Design as a multifaceted discipline with emerging research issues encourages embracing the importance of subjective well-being to reach the overall sustainable well-being goals, thus challenged for creating human habitats that corresponds new perceptions of well-being. The intent of this study was to explore and better understand the characteristics of emerging paradigm of interior design quality, and its relationship to people-environment variables, and sustainability in hostels, which would allow building a model of evaluation this system, and finally explore how these relationships are related in hostels of Lisbon. The first phase, was mostly qualitative exploration of these characteristics and existing methodologies that evaluate these concepts, we did it by collecting data through literature review, and indirect observation through content analysis of available data on hostels of Lisbon. Findings from this phase were used in second research phase to construct conceptual model of this system identifying and exploring the main positive interior design characteristics that influence people-environment relationship, and build instruments of evaluation In third research phase these instruments were used to validate conceptual model through observation and content analysis if/how these characteristics relate interior design quality to perceived indoor environment quality, experienced well-being, pro-environmental behaviours at Lisbon hostels and sub sequential sustainability of these entities. The findings contribute to interior design and sustainability evaluation methodologies within declared paradigm, and to tourism industry through better understanding of relationship between perceived indoor environmental quality and guest emotional bond with hostel and follow-up evaluation of establishment.
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Kutintara, Benjamas. "Residential Interior Environments of Retired Government Employees in Thailand." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35883.
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The purpose of this study was to explain the safety and usability problems in
the residential interior environment of Thai older adults. A sample of 163 retired
government employees who live in Bangkok, Thailand were asked to complete a self-administered
questionnaire which included questions about housing characteristics,
interior environment features, personal information, health condition, and activity level.
The mean age of the older adults was 68.1 and ranged from 60 to 93 years. The data
were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, and means as descriptive statistics
and one-way analyses of variance.
The findings revealed that most of the Thai older adults had lived in their own
two story detached houses more than ten years and with their family members. The
majority of the respondents had vision problems, but almost all could easily perform
activities of daily living by themselves and half of them could easily perform
instrumental activities of daily living by themselves. Problematic interior
environmental features in each area of the home were identified and prioritized.
When respondents were divided by age group, significant differences appeared in the
degree of difficulty with two safety and usability features in the home. Divided by daily
activity levels, respondents revealed significant differences in the degree of difficulty
associated with eight safety and usability features. When the homes were broken
down to five categories: entrance and stairs, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and other
interior features of the house, it was these other interior features that seemed to have
the most problems in safety and usability. The kitchen had the most problems in
safety and usability when compared to other rooms. Based on these findings, design
recommendations for Thai housing were developed.Master of Science
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Peck, Rose. "Kensington Center for Health: An Exploration of Health, Wellness and the Built Environment." VCU Scholars Compass, 2015. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3842.
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This is a project that explores how design can integrate medical treatment and community support. The high prevalence of chronic disease is creating a national healthcare crisis. Chronic disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Consideration of a holistic sense of well-being that focuses on disease resistance, resilience, and self-management is necessary to realize and sustain health outcomes. Community engagement is imperative to improve adherence rates for lifestyle changes. This project aims to design a community wellness space that is focused on prevention, resilience and self-management. A new typology of a community-anchored wellness clinic could provide an environment to support positive change. This clinic will be a new model of care by combining the necessary access to fitness, healthy food and health care while fostering community, and providing patient education and emotional support.
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CASTRO, GABRIELA VARANDA DE. "INTERIOR DESIGN AND CONSUMPTION: THE PERCEPTION OF THE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2008. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=13338@1.
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CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICOTodo projeto de design que promete mudanças deve, afinal, comunicar-se de uma maneira eficiente com seu público. E todo projeto sustentável deve tornar clara a sua sugestão de transformação da sociedade. Mais que modelar formas e funções, designers criam idéias e propostas, que seus consumidores ou usuários finais percebem ou não. Portanto, esse novo valor simbólico conferido pelo design, aqui neste trabalho chamado de valor sustentável, deve ser visto como uma oportunidade para comunicar uma idéia, uma proposta de mudança social e cultural, que precisa ser percebida, do ponto de vista do consumo. Para verificar como produtos de design sustentável se comunicam com seu público, esta dissertação apresenta uma pesquisa bibliográfica e um trabalho de campo realizado junto a um grupo de trinta consumidores de móveis e objetos decorativos, de três lojas de decoração da cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Uma pesquisa qualitativa, composta de uma entrevista em profundidade, e uma pesquisa quantitativa, utilizando a técnica da análise conjunta, foram aplicadas junto aos consumidores, para avaliar a percepção do valor sustentável em peças decorativas e verificar sua eficiência como agente transformador e facilitador de mudanças.
Every design project that promises changes must, after all, establish an efficient communication with their public. And all sustainable projects should make clear their suggestion of transformation of the society. More than modeling forms and functions, designers create ideas and proposals, which their customers or end users perceive or not. Therefore, this new symbolic value given by design, here in this paper called sustainable value, should be seen as an opportunity to communicate an idea, a proposal of cultural and social change, which needs to be perceived, in terms of consumption. To verify how products of sustainable design communicate with their public, this dissertation presents a bibliographical research and a field research carried out among a group of thirty consumers of furniture and decorative objects, from three decoration stores of the city of Rio de Janeiro. A qualitative research, consisting of an in-depth interview, and a quantitative research, using the conjoint analysis technique, were applied to consumers, to assess the perception of the sustainable value in decorative pieces and verify its effectiveness as a transforming agent and changes facilitator.
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Anthony, Lori A. "Pattern Language as a Design and Evaluation Tool for Teaming Environments." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32617.
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The transformation of the office from the standard bullpen configuration to today's dynamic, flexible and open floorplans has required new design methodologies that incorporate tools and technologies that are readily available to interior designers. Moreover, the increased use of teams in the workplace challenges interior designers to create environments that accommodate group and individual tasks. This two-phased research study explored the use of a web-based pattern language as a new tool for designing and evaluating teaming spaces. Pattern language is a design formulation methodology developed in 1977 by Christopher Alexander and his associates. It consists of a series of interrelated physical elements combined to create a framework for design solutions.
A web-based pattern language for teaming environments was created by this researcher and evaluated by an e-mail questionnaire sent to a sample of expert design professionals. The feedback from the survey was used to revise the existing language and was the tool used for phase two. This phase tested the pattern language against an existing teaming environment by having the researcher evaluate the space determining the inclusion of each pattern. A focus group was also surveyed and the results of both evaluations were compared for similarities.
The results of phase one showed that of those design professionals surveyed, the majority believe pattern language could be a valuable design as well as evaluation tool. Phase two results showed similarities between the responses by the researcher compared with those of the focus group.
In summary, pattern language may be a useful tool for the design and evaluation of teaming environments.Master of Science
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Beacham, Cindy Viola. "Development of a Communication Tool to Support the Preschool Interior Design Process." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37546.
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This study was designed to investigate the need for a communication tool to support
child development professionals, design professionals, and parents in the preschool design
process. Guided by the theoretical perspectives of Gardner and Bronfenbrenner, this research
examined the need for a support tool in the design process, the format and content of such a
tool, and the evaluation of a tool developed using the data as an organizing structure.
The following research questions guided this study: (a) Is a tool or support document
needed to help educate and support communication between child development professionals,
parents, and design professionals in the early phases of designing a preschool facility?, (b)
What are the format and content issues that need to be addressed and included in developing
such a tool?, and (c) How would child development professionals, design professionals, and
parents comment on the usefulness of an educational/communication tool?
A multi-method data collection procedure was used to gather the data for the study. A
focus group was conducted to ascertain general information from child development
professionals, design professionals, and parents about their opinions and perceptions of the
design process as a result of their personal experiences. Following the focus group, 13
interviews were conducted with different individuals, but representative of the same three
populations. Upon completion of the interviews, the data were used as an organizing structure
for the writing of a communication tool to aid in the design process of preschool facilities. The
tool was then sent to 26 individuals for feedback using a questionnaire requesting responses
about the need, content, and format of the document.
The results of this study showed that a support tool that fostered greater communication
between child development professionals, design professionals, and parents was needed.
Responses to the focus group and interviews also indicated that the format of the tool should be
paper-based, or in book form, and that the themes identified in the responses should guide the
content of the tool. Questionnaire responses confirm that the tool developed was an
appropriate document that provided important information for the respondents.Ph. D.
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Rutherford, Sarah. "Business Environmental Design, Consumer Visual Literacy and Self-Concept." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1353277884.
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Hauer, Marina. "A game-based learning approach to building conservation education in UK undergraduate built environment degrees." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2012. https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/a-gamebased-learning-approach-to-building-conservation-education-in-uk(065a1b5d-dc9f-4d4e-bed3-6b5aa7cf1d00).html.
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Across the globe, the historic (built) environment is counted among a country's most precious cultural commodities, which despite its popularity remains exceptionally vulnerable and in constant danger of deterioration and decay. Due to an unusually high density of historic structures in need of protection coupled with a strong property and construction sector, this issue is more prominent in the UK than in other developed country. Built environment professionals regularly encounter historic and protected structures in their professional practice and exhibit a general tendency towards principle support of the concept of conservation. Nonetheless, the heritage discourse and with it the discussion of architectural conservation principles, issues and implications in relation to other built environment professions is, by and large, woefully absent from formal professional education at the tertiary level. This thesis investigated various forms of conservation education in respect to their nature and extent in the context of UK undergraduate built environment degrees in a mixed-methods research approach. The findings suggest that while practitioners as well as educationalists and building conservation specialists all agree to the importance of conservation to both cultural fabric and built environment sector, neither shows concrete tendencies to introduce the heritage discourse into (built environment) higher education on a wide scale. Conservationists prefer to focus their heritage appreciation programmes on young children, while practitioners and built environment educationalists claim building conservation education to be of little relevance to their professional education. In between, the average built environment student is released into professional practice woefully unprepared for encounters with historic, let alone protected structures. This thesis proposes to include adult learners at tertiary level into the built heritage discourse on a much wider scale by suggesting the development of a curriculum for novice conservation education and a subsequent Conservation Game as a custom-created digital teaching and learning tool building on the principles of experiential and game-based learning to be implemented in higher education institutions across the UK. Modelled on Dawid W. Shaffer's Epistemic Games, the theoretic and conceptional background behind the Conservation Game is laid out as an interactive and engaging simulation of conservation practice to introduce conservation novices to concept and practice in a risk free, fun environment with the aim to increase baseline building conservation understanding and appreciation in young UK built environment practitioners.
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Fromage, Stephen Paul. "The application of the principles of interior design in the factory environment." Thesis, Cape Technikon, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2274.
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Thesis (MTech (Interior Design))--Cape Technikon, 1993.The origins of the research activities which constitute this dissertation can be traced to a proposal in 1991 to write a history assignment on the retrospective influence of interior design in the factory environment. A subsequent search for relevant information proved largely unsuccessful, resulting in the temporary suspension of further investigations into the topic. However, these enquiries provoked a piquant interest in the feasibility of applying interior design principles in the factory environment. The challenge presented by the lack of reference to the role of interior design in the factory environment, in conjunction with a dearth of literature pertinent to the history of industrial architecture, served as impetus for the background investigation which led to a successful proposal that my National Higher Diploma be based on the practical design of factory interiors.
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Anjum, Nomana. "An environmental assessment of office interiors from the consumers' perspective." Thesis, University of Dundee, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367298.
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Potts, Dale L. "Interior rehabilitation of alley-type structures : sensitivity to Americans with Disabilities Act and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1313947.
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The focus of this creative project is the interior rehabilitation of Renaissance Place, a historic alley-type structure in Downtown Muncie, Indiana, circa. 1895. The emphasis is on the rehabilitation of three of the six units with sensitivity to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Digital lighting studies of the interior space are completed for different times of the year by using a program called Accurender 3. The techniques and products introduced through this project will be presented to the owner. The final product is also intended to be inspirational for other individuals rehabilitating similar structures with desire to incorporate ADA and LEED guidelines.Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
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Shah, Rinkle. "A phenomenological study of contemplative experiences : implications for interior design." Queensland University of Technology, 2009. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/30132/.
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This research reports on a project concerned with the relationship between the person and the environment in the context of achieving a contemplative or existential state – a state which can be experienced either consciously or subconsciously. The need for such a study originated with the desire to contribute to the design of multicultural spaces which could be used for a range of activities within the public and the personal arena, activities including contemplation, meditation and prayer. The concept of ‘sacred’ is explored in the literature review and in primary interviews with the participants of this study. Given that the word ‘sacred’ is highly value-laden and potentially alienating for some people, it was decided to use the more accessible term ‘contemplative’. The outcomes of the study inform the practice of interior design and architecture which tends currently to neglect the potential for all spaces to be existentially meaningful. Informed by phenomenological methodology, data were collected from a diverse group of people, using photo-elicitation and interviews. The technique of photo-elicitation proved to be highly effective in helping people reveal their everyday lived experience of contemplative spaces. Reflective analysis (Van Manen 2000) was used to explore the data collected. The initial stage of analysis produced three categories of data: varying conceptions of contemplation, aspects of the person involved in the contemplation, and aspects of environment involved in contemplation. From this, it was found that achieving a state of contemplation involves both the person and the environment in a dialectic process of unfolding. The unfolding has various physical, psycho-social, and existential dimensions or qualities which operate sequentially and simultaneously. Two concepts emerged as being central to unfolding: ‘Cleansing’ and ‘Nothingness’. Unfolding is found to comprise the Core; Distinction; Manifestation; Cleansing; Creation; and Sharing. This has a parallel with Mircea Eliade’s (1959) definition of sacred as something that manifests itself as different from the profane. The power of design, re-contextualization through utility and purpose, and the existential engagements between the person and environment are used as a basis for establishing the potential contribution of the study to interior design. In this way, the study makes a contribution to our understanding of how space and its elements inspire, support and sustain person environment interaction – particularly at the existential level – as well as to our understanding of the multi-dimensional and holistic nature of this interaction. In addition, it points to the need for a phenomenological re-conceptualisation of the design/client relationship. In summary, the contributions of this research are: the exploration of contemplative experience as sacred experience; an understanding of the design of space as creating engagement between person and environment; a rationale for the introduction of a phenomenological approach to the relationship between designer and clients; and raising awareness of the spiritual in a holistic approach to design.
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Gashoot, M. M. "Healing environment : a contribution to the interior design and decor features in single occupancy hospital rooms in Libya." Thesis, Bournemouth University, 2012. http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/20686/.
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Lee, Ming-Da. "The perception of elderly respondents to the interior features of sheltered housing." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/2424.
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As most elderly people are believed to spend the majority of their time indoors, the physical interior environment is likely to be of particular importance to them. Research relating to the concerns of elderly people and their perceptions has been subject to significant growth in recent times. This study, then, is concerned with acquiring knowledge of elderly people’s perceptions toward sheltered housing design. The principal aims are to examine and apply multi-methodologies to improve the effectiveness of data gathered from elderly respondents and to understand their perceptions of the interior environments they inhabit. Moreover, the purpose of the study is to determine the relative importance that the elderly attach to the various key interior elements and spatial areas within a sheltered housing scheme, in order to facilitate an improvement in these schemes as a whole. Initially, this thesis provides an introduction briefly explaining the motivation and background of the study along with the research aims and objectives. The related academic literature is then presented along with an outline of the background of each method used. Following this, the main research is detailed describing the four different methods, namely: Visual Record survey, Sketch Map survey, Detailed Recall survey and User-centred Conversational Tour, which are subsequently integrated with the goal of achieving more accurate and reliable results. Furthermore, the findings of the study established the priority of selected interior elements and spatial areas within the recent sheltered housing scheme, as assessed by elderly subjects. The design issues were summarised as the subjects’ perceptions of sheltered housing arrangements and their spatial design preferences. Indeed, they provide a provisional check list for the future design of residential environments for the elderly or modifications to existing facilities. In addition, the study provides a basic understanding of how elderly people observe unfamiliar spaces. More specifically, the results could be used to establish budget priorities relative to the building of new sheltered accommodation and should certainly be considered in the design or modification of residential environments for the elderly. The research was carried out by De Montfort University and in association with Leicester City Council Housing Department (LCC Housing Department). It was an investigation into elderly persons' perceptions of the interior environments of sheltered housing, with the intention of improving contemporary sheltered housing design. The facts presented and views expressed in this thesis are, however, those of the author and not necessarily those of the LCC Housing department.
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Garcia-Guzman, Monica. "THE DESIGN OF TINY HOMES AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE TO SIMPLISTIC LIVING." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/554.
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This research examines the design of tiny homes and the importance they play in the lives of those that would usually have not been able to afford a house. The research will also focus on designing a tiny home with the use of design software to fully understand the extent of the characteristics of a tiny home. The design of these small dwellings, usually about 400-500 square feet, allows for a minimalist lifestyle that can be very low cost. The same materials that are used in traditional constructed homes are used for tiny homes because it makes them more durable and more valuable. Therefore, engineers and architects take great strides to think of clever designs for these small spaces to include everyday necessities while providing pleasing aesthetics. The popularity of tiny homes is rising, but they are still illegal in many parts of the country because they do not meet standard building codes. If further research is provided about the wonderful designs that these homes can provide, and the ways in which they give individuals a desired lifestyle, regardless of income, it could be possible that the flourishing tiny house movement could eventually lead to the legalization and legitimization of tiny homes nationwide.
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Unrath, Katie C. "Collaborative Creativity in the Physical Work Environment: A Pre-Test, Intervention, Post-Test Case Study." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408949815.
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Sonzogni, Annalisa. "Reconfigurations of interior spaces : an investigation through photography, architecture and site-specific installation." Thesis, Kingston University, 2015. http://eprints.kingston.ac.uk/37869/.
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This thesis examines the mechanisms of site-specific installation in photography, drawing on contemporary architectural debates around relationships between image and space, as well as debates in fine art around participatory practices involving installation. The project has involved a synthesis of practical research, through the production of artwork, throughout the research period. I consider the outcomes of writing, photographing and photographic installation to be at parity with one another, in the spirit of what Jane Rendell calls 'critical spatial practice'. The focus and physical context for this inquiry is the former Lilian Baylis School, built in 1964 by the Architects' Co-Partnership (ACP) for the London County Council in the Borough of Lambeth. It served its function as a school up until 2005 after which it was used for community programmes. In 2011 the site, by then Grade II listed, was restored and converted into new flats. The concept of visual memory serves as a theoretical basis of my project. I take up architect Aldo Rossi's idea of acting as a way of tracing a process of transformation, and also using these traces as a form of site-specific intervention, as an action in relation to this transformation. These aspects of transformation inform the work of making visible the memory of a place through photography and its spatial installation, engaging viewers in this process.
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Tashfeen, Asheer I. "The Presentation of Spatial Design using Autonomous Characters in Virtual Environments." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1243612250.
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Miller, Lauren. "Boutique Hotel: Telling a Story of Place Through Design." VCU Scholars Compass, 2011. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2411.
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One of the most exciting aspects of traveling is the ability to, for a short time, experience what life is like in a different part of the world. Whether traveling fifty miles away from home or to another continent, cultures, landscapes, and the many nuances of day-to-day life change. The beauty of travel comes from curiosity, exploration, and discovery. It’s that moment when your heart skips a beat and your mind fills with pure delight because you’ve just discovered something new about the world that you never knew before. Another part of the traveling experience is having a place to stay at night. While there are many options, over the past decade, the boutique hotel has grown in popularity. Boutique hotels are known for being small and they distinguish themselves as luxurious and unique in addition to providing premium services and amenities for their guests. This thesis begs the question; can design be used in such a way that an establishment, such as a boutique hotel, can begin to signify more than just a collection decorated rooms so that it contributes to the story being told with respect to place? Through research and personal experience I have found that most small hotels that fit the definition of a boutique hotel do not market themselves as such while large, chain hotels that do not fit the same definition, do. This can be misleading. Many boutique hotels can offer a unique experience for their guests by differentiating room decor so that every room is different or by creating an elegant and intimate lobby or dining experience, however, none have demonstrated a direct connection between the hotel and the context in which it resides. The Power Plant at Lucky Strike, located at 2700 East Cary Street, will serve as the building for this project. The building was originally constructed in 1930 for the purpose of providing power to the neighboring Lucky Strike building which was used as a cigarette factory. The building is in a prime location and situated at the end of the historic and popular Shockoe Bottom strip with Church Hill to the north and the James River just south. With the building’s original shell still intact, my goal is to create a hotel experience that is unique in the sense that it too, will help to continue to tell Richmond’s story.
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Hareri, Raghda Hassan. "Contemporary home environment in Jeddah City : women and the design of living spaces." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31061.
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This research entails a close analysis of the contemporary home environment. The study of the home environment and the relationship between domestic spaces and residents is a noteworthy trend in design studies. This opens up the possibility of investigating gender influence on interior design. This study focuses on the role of women in designing living spaces’ interiors, to unveil the women's role and participation in their home environment. The main focus of this study is the design role of women in family living rooms, particularly in the context of Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. The study articulates how women leave identity footprints on the space they have designed and used. My research indicates that the interior design of any space is more complex than simply shaping the use of space; it also reinforces the woman’s influence. The methodological framework has been structured into two main approaches: a case study approach, which involved in-depth case studies of living spaces, and an ethnographical approach, which involved in-depth interviews with middle-class housewives in their living rooms. The latter approach aimed to seek information about experiences, performances, interactions and values in the home environment, and enables identity presentation in the family living room. In addition, associated methods, such as photographic and video records, coding the living space features and visual observation of the living room were used to document every detail of the living space, to enrich data collection and unpack the environmental meanings. These mixed methods helped to understand the reality of women’s home experiences and provide a compelling portrait of women’s roles and identities within their living spaces. The main theoretical paradigms are Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity and Erving Goffman’s work on the presentation of self in social interaction, to investigate the gender roles and types of performance in the domestic living rooms. The practice of structuring the living room, furnishing and decorating the space interiors and the spatial arrangement illustrate the different circumstances in which women play their roles and have influence in distinct ways in the living rooms’ contexts. How Saudi women use the living space for their private activities and social relationships is examined, to investigate the presentation of Saudi women’s identity and position in the home and beyond. This research has explored Saudi women’s performativity through their design experience and everyday engagement with the interior space and objects within their domestic living rooms; these performances represent their priorities in various roles through which social visibility is assumed. This research has established a new understanding of what goes on behind the closed doors of Jeddah homes. It has been found that Saudi housewives (with no formal interior design education or qualifications) dominate the design of domestic interiors. A new group of designers has been identified, who need to be recognised and acknowledged. In this research context, these Saudi housewives in Jeddah are amateur homemakers and interior designers, designing their home spaces and doing the job like any other professional designers. In this case, they must be acknowledged socially.
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Whitney, Marilyn Corson. "A History of the Professionalization of Interior Design: Viewed Through Three Case Studies of the Process of Licensure." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29412.
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Since the 1950s, interior decoration evolved into interior design. Throughout the 1970s, all of the components for professionalization were in place, but it was not until the 1990s that the final transformation made interior design into a profession. This dissertation documents these changes and posits that is the conflicts inherent in the process of licensure transformed it into a profession.
The transformation of interior design is examined through the lens of the theory of professions, especially Andrew Abbottâ s delineation of transformation through conflict. The historical case studies of the legislative process were of the District of Columbia, which has practice legislation; the Commonwealth of Virginia; which has title legislation; and the State of Ohio, which has no licensing of interior designers as of 2007. Data collection was by interviews with participants of the process of licensure and with the leadership of the interior design community. In addition, primary and secondary documents examined include books, journals, trade magazines, and documents from professional organizations.
Specifically, this dissertation addresses these questions: Is interior design a profession? If so, what forces transformed interior design into a profession? And, how is interior design different from architecture?
This dissertation posits that interior design is unique from architecture because it developed in home economic programs at state universities during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In this locale, the primary focus of interior design was the micro-environment based on the theory of behavior. This gives students and practitioners a unique viewpoint that allows for the consideration for each end user as integral to the design process. These attributes contribute to the unique qualities of the services interior design offers and separate it from those of architecture.
A simplified definition of interior design that I developed is that interior design utilizes the theory of behavior to design spaces in a micro-environment that function at a safe and efficient level for every end user and are aesthetically pleasing. Finally, interior designers need to understand that the strength of their position in the built environment is in the unique services they offers and celebrate their qualities as outlined in this document.Ph. D.
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OLIVEIRA, GILBERTO RANGEL DE. "INTERIOR DESIGN METHOD IN BRAZIL: A CONTRIBUTION OF HUMAN FACTORS AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2016. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=31359@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO
O método projetual da atividade design de interiores, com enfoque no processo, é o objeto de estudo desta pesquisa. Propõe-se agregar os conhecimentos da ergonomia do ambiente construído a práticas de projeto existentes, a fim de contribuir com o desenvolvimento dessa profissão. A atividade de design de interiores vem sendo exercida no Brasil predominantemente por arquitetos, designers e designers de interiores. Acredita-se que os princípios da ergonomia do ambiente construído podem contribuir com melhorias na elaboração dos projetos desse segmento de criação tridimensional. Nesta pesquisa, faz-se uma revisão das metodologias utilizadas pelos profissionais que exercem a atividade de design de interiores e revisa-se os principais métodos utilizados na ergonomia com foco na análise do usuário e do ambiente. Busca-se compreender através de pesquisa descritiva junto aos profissionais e usuários como ocorre o processo projetual desta atividade, abordando-se todas as etapas do trabalho. As revisões das metodologias existentes, os resultados encontrados nas inquirições e as análises realizadas, servirão de aporte para um método projetual que contemple, além das etapas naturais do projeto de interiores, aspectos da ergonomia do ambiente construído.
The method of interior design project in Brazil is the object of study of this research. Proposes to add the human factors in environmental design knowledge to existing design practices in order to contribute to the development of this profession. Mainly architects, designers and interior designers have practiced the interior design activity. It is believed that the principles of the human factors in environmental design can contribute to improvements in the preparation of projects. In this research, it is a review of the methodologies used by the professionals engaged in the interior design activity and is reviewed, the main methods used in ergonomics focusing on user analysis and in the environment. The aim is to verify through qualitative research with professionals and users, as in the design process of this activity, approaching all stages of the work. Revisions of existing methodologies, the results found in inquiries and analyzes, will serve as input for a proposed schematic modeling covering beyond the natural stages of the interior design project, ergonomic aspects of the human factors in environmental design.
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Suresh, Mini. "Mapping interior environment and integrated health systems research using the psychoneuroimmunological (PNI) model." Queensland University of Technology, 2007. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16414/.
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This study maps research concerning person environment interrelationships with health and wellbeing outcomes. The purpose of this study is to provide insights into the inter-relationship between the built environment (BE) and human health and wellbeing as it is conveyed in research literature. It particularly focuses on literature that connects built environment, emotions, feelings, mind and body. This thesis therefore provides a review of relevant literature on the physical environment, with a focus on person environment (PE) relationship that may influence the person's psychological and physiological systems consequently affecting health and wellbeing. Specifically, psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is used to identify dimensions of the BE which are significant for this study. The understanding of PE interrelationships to health outcomes is achieved by undertaking a transdisciplinary outlook. To conceptualise the 'person' as a whole and the workings of the mind and human system PNI has been recognised as a main platform. PNI is the study of mind-body relationships (Evans, et al, 2000), providing a scientific framework which captures the understanding of the inter-relationship of the mind to the neuroendocrine systems and the immune systems with the aim of understanding the influence of the mind on eliciting as well as preventing illnesses. The work was motivated by the need for better understanding of the human interaction/transaction in an interior environment and their consequences on health. An exploration of literature from both the environmental and health fields provided a knowledge base upon which to develop an understanding of the interrelationship. Research has demonstrated a link between the BE and wellbeing, however, this is limited in its application and/or scope. For example, over the past years there has been an increasing amount of research showing the possible influence of the environment in reducing stress (Sommer & Oslen, 1980; Kaplan, 1983; O'Neill, 1991; Wapner & Demick, 2000; Parsons & Tassinary, 2002, Frumkin, 2006). In addition, there is growing evidence that indicates there is a relationship between BE and health including the psychological and physiological systems, in healthcare environments (Ulrich & Zimring, 2004). However, while there is ample research in the areas of environmental stressors and other determinants of the environment in contributing to health, less research has been undertaken in studying the impact of the environment on health (Evans& McCoy, 1998). The potential of the environment in contributing to the mental wellbeing of a person and how this could affect the physical health therefore needs further investigation (Solomon, 1996). The methodology followed was Coopers (1998) 'research synthesis' and the tool to sort the domains and PE interrelationships was adapted from White's (1989) 'space adjacency analysis'. The scope of this study was limited to explorations of literature that inquired into PE relationships that fit into the primarily established 'integrative systems model'; a parameter that enabled categorisation of the literature into the areas that related to the PNI framework. The findings illustrate that the person is interrelated to the environment in several ways and can be interpreted and explained in terms of various dimensions such as the psychological, physical, social, and spatial dimensions. Furthermore, empirical research indicates that the environment impacts on a person's health and wellbeing through psychological and physiological systems. PNI acknowledges the interrelationship of the mind and body systems contributing to an integrative systems model of human health and wellbeing. As an outcome, the study has produced an analysis method and a navigation map of the various literature domains related to PE interrelationships in terms of health and wellbeing. This has been facilitated by the development of, a 'PE integrative systems model'. Apart from demonstrating the need for transdisciplinary research and contributing to research methodology, the study also adds to the current design knowledge base providing BE professionals and creators with a better understanding of the health outcomes from PE interrelationships.
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Nicholson, John Corbett. "Design of a large-scale constrained optimization algorithm and its application to digital human simulation." Diss., University of Iowa, 2017. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5583.
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A new optimization algorithm, which can efficiently solve large-scale constrained non-linear optimization problems and leverage parallel computing, is designed and studied. The new algorithm, referred to herein as LASO or LArge Scale Optimizer, combines the best features of various algorithms to create a computationally efficient algorithm with strong convergence properties. Numerous algorithms were implemented and tested in its creation. Bound-constrained, step-size, and constrained algorithms have been designed that push the state-of-the-art. Along the way, five novel discoveries have been made: (1) a more efficient and robust method for obtaining second order Lagrange multiplier updates in Augmented Lagrangian algorithms, (2) a method for directly identifying the active constraint set at each iteration, (3) a simplified formulation of the penalty parameter sub-problem, (4) an efficient backtracking line-search procedure, (5) a novel hybrid line-search trust-region step-size calculation method. The broader impact of these contributions is that, for the first time, an Augmented Lagrangian algorithm is made to be competitive with state-of-the-art Sequential Quadratic Programming and Interior Point algorithms.
The present work concludes by showing the applicability of the LASO algorithm to simulate one step of digital human walking and to accelerate the optimization process using parallel computing.
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Carlsson, Ruiter Elina, and Felizia Hilldén. "Unga vuxnas miljömässigt hållbara konsumtionsmönster : En studie i hur unga fattar hållbara köpbeslut vid köp av livsmedel & inredning." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för handel och företagande, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-15310.
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Den här uppsatsen behandlar unga vuxnas miljömässigt hållbara konsumtion i relation till livsmedel och inredning. Miljömässig hållbarhet innebär att hänsyn tas till vilka effekter en vara eller tjänst har på ekologin och naturens framtida förmåga att frodas. samtidigt som efterfrågan på miljömässigt hållbara produkter växer och utbudet ökar förekommer en viss skepsis gentemot de certifieringar hållbara produkter får. Fler hinder för en hållbar konsumtion är bland annat att många köpbeslut sker på vana, att priset mellan ekologiska och icke-ekologiska livsmedel skiljer sig åt samt att det saknas information om vad som faktiskt är det mest miljömässigt hållbara alternativet. För att ta reda på uppsatsens syfte intervjuades sex unga vuxna i Västra Götalandsregionen och deras konsumtionsmönster. Resultatet visade att hållbara köpbeslut som tas i många fall har andra grundläggande anledningar som ekonomiska eller är helt omedvetna. Det visade sig även att konsumenter i stor utsträckning använder sig av ett kompensatoriskt konsumtionsmönster. Slutsatser som dragits är att miljöengagemanget mellan deltagarna i intervjuerna var varierande och att ett större miljöengagemang leder till fler hållbara beslut hos konsumenter. Pris är också en bidragande faktor till ett hållbart konsumtionsmönster tillsammans med en bred kunskapsbas hos konsumenten. För att hållbarhetscertifieringar ska få önskvärd effekt krävs tydligare information riktad till konsumenterna, både från företagen och organisationerna samt i butikerna.The essay will examine how young consumers make environmentally sustainable decisions when they buy groceries and home decor. Enviromental sustainability means taking into account the effects that a product or service has on the ecology and the future's ability to flourish. At the same time as demand for environmentally sustainable products is growing and supply increases, some skepticism rises over the certifications of sustainable products. Other barriers for sustainable purchasing decisions include, among other things, the fact that many purchase decisions are made out of habit, that the price between organic and non-organic foods is different paired with the fact that there in no information about what actually is the most environmentally sustainable alternative. To answer the purpose of the paper, six young adults in Västra Götaland, Sweden were interviewed about the pattern of their purchase decisions. The results showed that sustainable purchasing decisions in many cases have other basic reasons, such as economic, or that the consumer is completely unaware. It was also found that consumers use a compensatory consumption pattern to a large extent. Conclusions are that the environmental engagement of the participants in the interviews varied and that a greater environmental commitment leads to more sustainable decisions by consumers. For sustainability certifications to have the desired effect, clearer information is required for consumers, both from companies and organizations, as well as in the stores.
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Schroder, Hilde. "Green (inside)? An eating experience which addresses ecological & lifestyle sustainability, with the interior as a tool." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60204.
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This dissertation originated from a concern regarding healthy and sustainable living, with the
focus on aspects of well-being, eating and nutrition. It has not been seen or explicitly explored
as a problem to address within the discipline of interior design. It is of the opinion that the
environments in which we live can directly influence the way we live.
Green (Inside)? is a project proposal which addresses both a normative stance towards interior
design and a recognized gap in the social sphere. A scarceness of experiential design in interior
environments is examined. This stance is contextualized as a response against the status quo of
the restaurant industry towards sustainable living. Restaurants, specifically fast-food outlets or
caf?'s, tend to promote unhealthy lifestyles and lack to provide an experience beyond the food
itself.
The theoretical approaches of sustainable development, human centred design and experiential
design, informed the design discourse. The character of the design is guided by the found
theories of a process oriented view, the farm-to-table concept, urban farming and principles of
the changing kitchen. The programme is placed within the Maboneng precinct in Johannesburg
CBD. It establishes a new urban food identity and brand, furthermore connected with its creative
and industrial identity.
The conceptual restaurant, the Inside, proposes an eating experience, using the eating process as
medium of communication to address various topics of ecological and lifestyle sustainability. It
will intentionally expose users to participate and interact within the spaces, its processes and a
specific sensory-story. The design interventions will aim to encourage and educate users
towards sustainability.n Kommer oor gesonde en volhoubare lewensstyle, spesifiek gerig op welsyn en eetgewoontes, was die vertrekpunt vir die verhandeling. Hierdie kwessie is nog nie heeltemal verken as 'n probleem wat aangespreek kan word in die dissipline van binne-ontwerp nie. Dit is egter van mening dat die ruimtes waarin ons leef en beweeg ons manier van lewe be?nvloed. "Green (Inside)?" is 'n projek wat gebaseer is op twee aspekte: Die eerste handeling is 'n normatiewe standpunt vir binne-ontwerp, waar 'n skaarste in die ervarings van binneruimtes erken is; die tweede aspek het 'n tekortkoming in die sosiale mark ge?dentifiseer. Die probleem is geplaas in die konteks van die restaurant bedryf, rakende volhoubare lewenswyses. Restaurante, spesifiek kitskoswinkels en kafee's, is geneig om ongesonde lewensstyle aan te moedig. Daar is ook 'n gebrek aan ruimtelike ervarings, buiten die ervaring wat die kos self bied. Verskeie teoretiese benaderings het die argument versterk, onder andere die kwessie van volhoubare ontwikkeling, 'n her-definie?ring van kos en die eet proses, verbruiker fokus in ontwerp en laastens ervaringsleer ontwerp. Die karakter van die ontwerp was be?nvloed deur die proses-geori?nteerde uitkyk teorie, die plaas-tot-tafel konsep, stedelike landbou asook nuwe beginsels van hoe 'n kombuis verander. Die projek is geplaas in die Maboneng gebiedct, Johannesburg. Verder was 'n nuwe stedelike kulin?re verbruiker voorgestel, gebaseer op die kreatiewe en industri?le identiteit van die ligging. Die konseptuele restaurant, "the Inside", is a voorstelling van 'n eet-ervaring. Die eetproses word gebruik as kommunikasiemiddel waarmee ekologiese en volhoubaarheids kwessies aangespreek word. Verskeie prossesse van die ruimtes sal doelbewus blootgestel word, van waar di? interaksies sal beoog om 'n sensoriese storie vir die verbruiker te skets. Die ontwerp sal beoog om mense te onderig en aan te moedig om aspekte van volhoubaarheid te beoefen.
Mini Dissertation (MInt (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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Martin, Lauren. "Shockoe Provisions." VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2134.
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This thesis investigates the blurring of interior and exterior spaces involving indoor farmer’s market design. The goal of the work is to retain the vibrancy and energy of an outdoor market, while providing access to fresh food, produce, and social gathering year round in an indoor setting.
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Keegan, Jessica M. "The Wheel House - An Intergenerational Space Creating Bonds Between At-Risk Teens and Seniors." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5867.
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MOTIVATION
Two main groups in American society today are floundering: adolescent children of low income families and the elderly.
Between the hours of 3:00 and 6:00 p.m., one in five children are unsupervised. Left to their own devices, many become involved in negative behaviors such as drug and alcohol abuse, sexual activity or in the worse cases, delinquency (Afterschool Alliance, 2016). It is proven that when children are alone after school, they not only miss out on valuable learning opportunities, but also their parents are affected as well by having to lose as many as eight work days annually to resolve behavioral issues. In this negative cycle, businesses experience losses of up to $300 billion a year (Afterschool Alliance, 2018).
The other demographic group that is struggling is the elderly. Due to advanced medical care and better education, people are living longer (Singh, A., & Misra, N. 2009). After they retire from the work force, many find themselves with an unstructured routine. Friendships often fade. Connection with family may become less frequent, and it is difficult to form new relationships. These changes in their lives often result in feelings of isolation, loneliness, depression and even death (Singh, A., & Misra, N. (2009).
A solution to these two problems is creating an intergenerational program. Intergenerational programs bring different age groups together to participate in activities and cultural exchanges. Bringing adolescents and the elderly together enriches the quality of life for each. The elderly can bond with youths through tutoring, mentoring, and sharing their life experiences, while gaining social interaction they would otherwise lack. The children can receive individual attention academically and emotionally, broaden their social skills, and benefit from their elders’ life knowledge and experience (Bethesda Health, 2014).
PROBLEM
For every dollar spent, three dollars are saved by increasing kids’ learning potential, improving kids’ performance at school and reducing crime and juvenile delinquency (Afterschool Alliance, 2017). However, under the current administration, funding is going to be cut nationwide by 100% in the 2019 fiscal year. (Afterschool Alliance, 2018). Therefore, it is essential to design a space that is conducive to relationship building, low maintenance and sustainable to reduce overhead and maximize funds for the participants.
METHODS
Methods of research will include peer reviewed literature and case studies. For example, I will study a program founded in Columbia, MD that helps disadvantaged children with at least one incarcerated parent achieve their dreams. I will also study local and regional afterschool programs. I also intend to create a survey for both adolescents and elderly to collect data on attitudes and expectations of intergenerational programming.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Intergenerational programs are beneficial to everyone in a community. By participating in such programs, both populations can help each other by understanding and accepting each other’s similarities and differences and learning from one another (Bethesda Health, 2015). They create a safer and more productive society and encourages upward mobility in economically depressed neighborhoods. For a relatively low investment, the return is tremendous. The major challenge of intergenerational programs is funding.
CONCLUSION
The research methods described above will support the design of an intergenerational clubhouse for the immediate community. The space will provide academic, social and values enrichment through supportive mentoring and the use of technology. And equally important, a safe place, security, comfort, trust, respect, and pride.
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Nakfoor, Sarah Shamus. "A Science & Mathematics Magnet School at Maymont." VCU Scholars Compass, 2008. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1438.
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I am interested in the idea that schools should be designed to offer individualized learning."A Science & Mathematics Magnet School at Maymont" explores a type of school that is becoming more familiar and accessible. By allowing students who have an interest in excelling in school and preparing for their future careers to come together and meet one another and experience aneducation that might not otherwise be available can be beneficial in many ways. In most cases, because of the funding required for such specialized schools, class sizes are reduced to meet budgets and the schools are opened to the community to gain funding. Smaller class sizes increase student interaction and aid in forming connections among students and between studentsand teachers. The use of the school as a venue for the community adds needed revenue. Both occurences may be advantageous and positively effect community at the school and surrounding populous levels.
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Liu, An. "Read-In Arts." VCU Scholars Compass, 2017. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4878.
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As interior designers, we strive to design everything for our clients, from complex environments to the joinery of a chair. We rarely consider inviting our clients or the users to join us in finishing the space.
Read-In workshop is not a school, but a kind of home, a home belonging to children, which provides the possibilities for children to play, to learn, to occupy, to personalize, and to share. An emotional space that will not limit the user, but keep inspiring them. It helps children notice, think, and grow.
Half of the interior space will be a fixed design, designed and fabricated during the first construction phase. The other Half will be designed as a flexible and changeable “framework” space, which allow the users to reorganize, repaint, and refinish, depending on their evolving educational needs and aesthetic tastes. Therefore, this “incomplete” workshop will share control with children. The contents of the framework will be continuously updated by the children who participate in the Read-In arts programs.
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Adams, Noah John. "The effect of pressure differential and provider movement on isolation room containment efficiency." Oklahoma City : [s.n.], 2008.
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Lesenius, Rebecca, and Christine Au. "Konceptframtagning av förarmiljö för elbilen Ecoist Tian." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20782.
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Fordonstillverkare försöker ständigt utveckla sina bilar, för att stå ut från konkurrensen, genom att förbättra drivmedel, utseende och prestanda och många gånger kan små detaljer vara avgörande för kunden. En relativt ny utveckling är en elbil med lätt vikt för en till två personer. De modeller som finns i dagens läge skiljer sig en hel del ifrån varandra, vilket innebär att det finns en del andrum till att göra en unik design. Designen är viktig eftersom den påverkar vilken känsla och vilket intryck kunden får och designen av interiören är extra viktig eftersom kunden spenderar mest tid inuti bilen.Detta arbete genomförs för att skapa en sportig och futuristisk interiör till lågkostnadsbilen Ecoist Tian. Ett koncept av interiören runt om föraren kommer att tas fram och visualiseras. Förutom visualiseringen kommer även ett materialval och en hållfasthetsberäkning genomföras. För att ta fram ett koncept måste först kundbehoven fastställas genom intervju med Thomas Koch från Ecoist. Därefter utförs en extern sökning för att hitta lösningar på delproblem. Dessa lösningar används som inspiration och vidareutvecklas i den interna sökningen samt testas genom bodystorming. För att säkerställa att konceptet håller för de påfrestningar det kan utsättas för, utförs ett materialval och en hållfasthetsberäkning. Arbetet resulterar i att en 3D-modell av konceptet görs och visualiseras för att ge en realistisk bild av hur det hade sett ut i verkligheten. Interiören kommer att vara tillverkad i polypropen och ha en sportig och futuristisk design med detaljer i grönt ljus för att hänga ihop med exteriören.Vehicle manufacturers are constantly trying to develop cars that stand out from the competition by improving the fuel, design and performance. A lot of times it is the tiny details that makes the difference. A relatively new development is the lightweight electric car for one or two people. The currently existing models differ quite a lot from each other, which means there is some space for a unique design. The design is important because it affects the feeling and impression the costumer gets and the interior design is even more important because the costumer spends most of the time inside the car.This work was carried out to create a sporty and futuristic interior for the low-cost car Ecoist Tian. A concept of the interior around the driver will be developed and visualized. Besides the visualization a choice of material and calculation of strength will be carried out. To develop a concept, the customer's needs must be established trough an interview with Thomas Koch from Ecoist first. Afterwards an external search will be performed, to find solutions to parts of the problem. These solutions will then be used as inspiration and continued development in the internal search and tested trough bodystorming.To ensure that the concept holds for the stresses it can be exposed to, a material selection and a strength calculation is carried out. The work results in the making of a 3D-model which is visualized to give a realistic picture of what it would look like in a reality. The interior will be made in Polypropylene and have a sporty and futuristic design with details in green light in order to create a completeness with the exterior.
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Wennerlund, Carlsten Tilde. "Litet rum stor funktion : Om utformningen av ett multifunktionellt förskolerum." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för innovation, design och teknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-36037.
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Litet rum stor funktion är ett examensarbete i Informationsdesign med inriktningen Rumslig gestaltning. I studien undersöks hur ett multifunktionellt förskolerum kan utformas för att bjuda in till och stödja dess funktioner samt underlätta skiftet mellan de olika aktiviteterna. Syftet med utformningen är att skapa en tydlig och inbjudande miljö för förskolebarnen att vistas i samt att underlätta pedagogernas arbete. Designarbetet utgår från ett rum på avdelningen Vatten på Krongatans förskola i Eskilstuna. I dagsläget uppfyller inte rummets utformning användarnas behov och det är inte anpassat för de funktioner som ska finnas där. Kvalitativa intervjuer och en analys av rummet har genomförts för att identifiera behoven som ligger till grund för arbetet. Studien har även baserats på teorier och tidigare forskning om de rumsliga designelementen färg, ljus, form och material samt teorier om affordance, gestaltlagar och designprinciper. Utifrån detta har ett gestaltningsförslag för det multifunktionella förskolerummet tagits fram. Förslaget består bland annat av flexibla lösningar och designelement som valts utifrån teorier i syfte att gestaltningen ska uppfylla användarnas behov samt skapa förutsättningar för att lösa det praktiska informationsdesignproblemet.This thesis is a study on how to design a multifunctional preschool room in order to make it inviting to its users and to support its functions as well as facilitate the shift between the various activities. The purpose of the design work is to create a legible and inviting environment for preschool children to stay in and to facilitate the teachers' work. This study is based on a specific room at Krongatan preschool in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The current design of the room is not supporting the users’ needs and it is not adjusted to the several activities that are supposed to be performed there. The study is based on qualitative interviews and an analysis of the room to identify the users’ needs. It is also based on theories and previous research about the spatial design elements colour, light, form and material, as well as theories of affordances and design principles. Based on these theories and methods, a design proposal for the multifunctional preschool room has been developed. The proposed design consists of a number of flexible solutions and design elements that are selected from theory in order to accomplish an environment that meet the users’ needs and creates conditions to solve the practical problems.
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Cheledinas, Christina. "Work Can Suck but Offices Don’t Have To: An Analysis of the Office Design Trends & Strategies of Corporate America." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2018. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1844.
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This thesis presents a comprehensive analysis of workplace design and strategy solutions that have evolved over the last century. It will discuss the various factors which have prompted companies to take significant interest in the design and layout of their office space today. Additionally, this paper will discuss controversies over open office space design as well as the cubicle. I will further explore the possible direction corporate offices are headed in the future, and the prominent organizational trends that will reconstruct the way we understand the functions of the office and the buildings that house them. As the nature of work is evolving and people are spending more time in offices, it is vital that we find the best solutions to enhance their experiences and meet the physiological and psychological needs of the workforce.[1]This paper provides recommendations for improvement of office space and suggestions for combating past mistakes.
[1] "Psychology Of The Office Space." Facility Executive - Creating Intelligent Buildings. February 09, 2016. Accessed April 22, 2018. https://facilityexecutive.com/2016/01/psychology-of-the-office-space/.
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Eklund, Annika, and Nina Svedberg. "Rummets betydelse för patientens välbefinnande och tillfrisknande." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen för Vårdvetenskap, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-18642.
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Patienter som är inlagda på vårdavdelningar på sjukhus har olika upplevelser av rummets utformning och inredning. Vår erfarenhet är att patientrum har vita väggar, textilier med diskreta färger och inga tavlor. Vad kännetecknar en utformning och inredning som är hälsobringande för patienten? En omgivning som människor är tillfreds med skapar balans i tillvaron och stärker det psykiska välbefinnandet och den fysiska hälsan. En viss form av arkitektur kan också bidra till uppkomsten av stress. Syftet med studien är att beskriva hur rummets utformning och inredning kan inverka på patientens välbefinnande och tillfrisknande när de vårdas på sjukhus.Studien är en forskningsöversikt baserad på tio vetenskapliga artiklar. Artiklar med både kvalitativ och kvantitativ metod ingår. I resultatet presenteras patienters upplevelse av patientrummets utformning och inredning i sex teman; fördelar och nackdelar med enkelrum jämfört med flerbäddsrum, solljusets påverkan på patienten, patientens upplevelse av fönster och utsikt, färgen och luktens betydelse för patienten, konstens betydelse för patienten och säkerheten i rummets utformning och inredning. I diskussionen framkommer att rummets utformning och inredning kan främja patientens välbefinnande och tillfrisknande. Patienter mår ofta bättre av att vårdas i ett enkelrum, ha ett fönster med utsikt mot naturen och att solen lyser in i rummet.Program: Sjuksköterskeutbildning
Uppsatsnivå: C
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Buyukpamukcu, Hande. "Design Considerations In Children Bedroom Furniture Of Preschool Period With An Analysis Of Today." Master's thesis, METU, 2004. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12604931/index.pdf.
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In this thesis, the design considerations of a healthy and stimulating bedroom environment for preschool period children are analyzed. In order to build up a multipurpose environment, the development of the preschool children, necessary items of furniture and the related design concepts are discussed. General design criteria are determined to constitute a guide for a children bedroom environment of preschool period. Under the light of these data, a research is conducted to analyze today&rsquos children furniture market in Turkey.
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Kjellberg, Viktor, and Albin Högkvist. "Current use of smart lighting in the home environment." Thesis, Jönköping University, Tekniska Högskolan, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-51142.
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Smart lighting has in more recent times developed into a broader market, where it has moved into people’s homes, as opposed to in the beginning when it was used more at office environments due to its benefits of high potential energy savings (Santamouris & Dascalaki, 2002). Today Smart LightingSystem (SLS) provides the opportunity for private home lighting fixtures and sensors to be connected wirelessly and connect with other internet of things (IoT) products to perform required tasks. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate if how Swedish residents use SLS at home. To answer this, we first needed to do an inventory of the homes currently using Smart lighting and if why it is being used. As a method for data collection of the study, a web-based survey including a mixed-question questionnaire was used with Single choice, Multiple-choice questions and a 7-Point Likert Scale. It consisted of 20 questions and got 114 respondents to answer about their usage of SLS. Out of these114, 39 participants were users of SLS. The raw data generated by the survey were analysed and visualized using descriptive statistics with tools like Pivotable and Pivot charts in Microsoft Excel. In general, Functionality is the most important aspect when investing in SLS across all age-groups and gender. Turn On/ Off and Dimming is the most common way of controlling the lights and the Smartphone for interaction in the home environment.
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Björnberg, Moa, and Maja Löfström. "Butiksytans betydelse för upplevelsen : En kvalitativ studie om layout och grupperingars påverkan på kvinnors butiksupplevelser i inredningsbutiker." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-84604.
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Syfte och Frågeställning Studiens huvudsyfte är att skapa förståelse för hur layout och gruppering i butiksmiljöer, påverkar inredningsintresserade kvinnors butiksupplevelse. För att besvara studiens syfte har följande frågeställning formulerats: Hur påverkar layout och gruppering inredningsintresserade kvinnors butiksupplevelse i fysiska inredningsbutiker där produkter grupperas efter produktkategorier jämfört med där produktkategorier mixas? Metod, Teoretisk referensram och Empiri Studien är kvalitativ med en komparativ forskningsdesign och jämför två fall vilka utgörs av butikerna Hemtex, i Kalmar, och Hjärterum, i Borås. Den teoretiska referensramen utgörs av teorier om butiksmiljö och butiksupplevelser. Teorier om layout och gruppering har även tagits fram som en del av butiksmiljö. Studiens empiri samlades in genom intervjuer av tre kunder till respektive butik samt genom två stycken observationer, av de två butiksmiljöerna. Analys och Slutsatser I analysen diskuteras empiri och teori, där empirin från respektive butik jämförs. Analysen resulterar i studiens slutsatser vilket visar att olika arbetssätt gällande layout och gruppering i inredningsbutiker resulterar i olika butiksupplevelser. En inredningsbutik vars produkter grupperas efter produktkategorier främjar en funktionsfokuserad butiksupplevelse med dess funktionalitet men begränsade utrymme för inspiration. För en positiv upplevelse lämpar sig arbetssättet därmed bäst vid en målinriktad aktivitet. Vidare visar studien att mixade produktkategorier främjar en inspirationsfokuserad upplevelse med mer utrymme för inspiration men med sämre navigering, för en positiv upplevelse krävs därför mer av personalen vid en målinriktad aktivitet men lämpar sig väl för en fritidsorienterad aktivitet.Purpose and Research question The main purpose of this study is to create understanding about how layout and space allocation, as aspects of store environments, affect the in-store customer experience (ISCX) of women interested in interior design. A question has been framed to fulfill the purpose of the study: How do layout and space allocation affect the ISCXof women interested in interior design where product are grouped by product categories compared with where product categories are mixed Method, Theoretical frame of reference and Empiricism The study is qualitative with a comparative research design that compares two cases that consist of the two stores Hemtex in Kalmar and Hjärterum in Borås. The theoretical frame of reference consists of theories about store environment and ISCX. These theories has been supplemented with theories about layout and space allocation, as a part of the store environment. The empiricism was gathered by interviews of three customers from each store and by two observations of the two store environments. Analysis and Conclusions The analysis discuss the empiricism with the theories by comparing the empiricism of each store. The analysis is resulting in the study’s conclusions which show that different ways of working with layout and space allocations in interior design stores result in different ISCX. An interior design store with products grouped by product categories promotes a functional focused ISCX with its functionality but limited space for inspiration. The strategy is therefore most suitable for a targeted activity, for a positive experience. Further the study indicates that mixed product categories promotes an inspiring focused ISCX with more space for inspiration but less navigation, it is therefore most suitable for a leisure activity for a positive experience.
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Dupuy, Laetitia. "Neosurreal interior design." Connect to resource, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1811/37086.
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