Week 1

I started by chosen one category of theses to explore:

” Evoking Spatial Experience through Biomimicry and Biophilic Design “

The purpose of this report is to demonstrate how a new type of pavilion can be used in a landscape environment (DeBoer et al., 2016). By combining design innovation and biomimicry to make a spatial experience, the pavilion can be delivered as a sustainable, meaningful spatial experience. This is to ensure that the spaces offered are suitable for the population’s use, and that the well-being of those using the public site increases. Through exploration, the study aims to discover an effective way to appeal to the emotions, at the same time as giving an active space experience. This is perfect for those in need of some relaxation, entertainment and spatial experience.

During my studying thought this project， I wants to further understanding in the relation could create between human emotion and space to elevate my own subject.

This theory project is mainly context established through social, which how society/person connects and supports it in this project. Three of these applications, as well as the literature, I think have some enlightening and guiding ideas for my project.

For example, space is recognized through the human senses. In other words, humans can obtain the right information about the characteristics of their surroundings through visual systems, tactile systems, and unique sensations.

Or, turn an experience into a story, or a happy memory; If meaningful stimulation is expected, good experience design should strike a balance between ‘four pleasures’ (mental, physical, social, and psychological comfort).

Also, the color, structure, material and surface treatment create a social environment for people’s impression and effect. For example, considering materials, different materials can not only exhibit different visual effects but also create different psychological feelings.

Conception of Spatial Perception.

The different orientations between the terms biomimicry and biophilia were discussed by Harrison and Dourish (1996) adeptly: “Space means the structure and the geometrical features of a physical environment” (p. 67-76). On the other hand, place may refer to the dimensional extent, which includes life experiences, interaction and the usage of space. In fact, constructed from the perspective of phenomenology, this understanding emphasises the meaning that spaces are obtained by active and concerned participation in them. This makes these spaces into meaningful

places in a social manner; thereby, physical space can be regarded asa place, for it provides specific activities. Meanwhile, in this particular space, people could realize their spatial perception. To relate to the surrounding environment and themselves, spatial perception consists in people recognising space by way of human senses. That is to say, human beings could get proper information about the characteristics of their surroundings through, for example, visual systems, haptic systems and distinct feelings. Among these, the most evident space is visual perception.

Four Pleasure of Making a Meaningful Experience

Jarvis (1987) discusses experience happening in a social-cultural-temporal environment where there is no meaning to the situation itself. However, the experience might have meaning if people make sense of experiencing it. For example, the experience became a story or turn it into a pleasant memory; only that kind of experience could be viewed as a meaningful experience.

The experience of both space and place for the human is a perplexing social phenomenon, which includes geography and perception, as well as more social and personal interaction space (Lentini & Decortis, 2010). Furthermore, Jordan (2002) indicated that if a meaningful excitement was expected to be created, a good experience design should possess balance among the four pleasures (ideological, physical, social and psychological comfort).

The Material Application

Biophilia could be manifested as a desire to have natural elements, such as wood, in our surroundings (Kellert, 2005; Kellert et al., 2008). This is because biophilia can provide indications for potential psychological benefits of such natural elements for human beings, So, I would like to apply a natural material to build my pavilion. This material can be a type of timber. So, why might interior and exterior wood be psychologically beneficial? Why do people recover from stress and ill health by merely having visual access to nature? In the following section, I will offer a brief introduction to some theoretical viewpoints. (1) Visual perception of wood

The visual impressions of timber

can differ because of some factors, such as species, knots, color, structure, and surface treatment. Investigating the visual perception of wood can provide us with further insight into how different properties of wood are perceived by humans. Consider, for example, color. Interior spaces containing substantial proportions of wood are often described as “warm” and “natural” (Rametsteiner Oberwimmer, & Gschwandtl, 2007). Masuda (2004) hypothesized that people might receive a sense of warmth and naturalness from wood because of its color and hue. To be more specific, owing to the reflection of timber being long-wavelength light and the low reflectance of UV light from a wood surface, people may experience a warm impression and less stimulation, and consequently this may defeat fatigue.

Bibliography：

Harrison, S., & Dourish, P. (1996, November). Re-place-ing space: The roles of place and space in collaborative systems. In Proceedings of the 1996 ACM conference on computer supported cooperative work (pp. 67-76). New York, NY: ACM.

Lentini, L., & Decortis, F. (2010). Space and places: when interacting with and in physical space becomes a meaningful experience. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 14(5), 407-415.

Jordan, P. W. (2002). Designing pleasurable products: An introduction to the new human factors. London, England: CRC Press.

Jarvis, P. (1987). Meaningful and meaningless experience: Towards an analysis of learning from life. Adult Education Quarterly, 37(3), 164-172.

Kellert, S.R. (2005). Building for life: Designing and under- standing the human-nature connection. Washington, DC: Island Press.

Kellert, S.R., Heerwagen, J.H., & Mador, M.L. (Eds.). (2008) Biophilic design: The theory, science, and practice of bringing buildings to life. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Rametsteiner, E., Oberwimmer, R., & Gschwandtl, I. (2007) Europeans and wood: What do Europeans think about wood and its uses? A review of consumer and business surveys in Europe. Warsaw, Poland: Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, Liaison Unit.

Masuda, M. (2004). Why wood is excellent for interior design? From vision, physical point of view. In Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Timber Engineering, Lahti, Finland (pp. 101-106). Helsinki, Finland: Finnish Association of Civil Engineers.

At this stage I think I need to look at more material and literature, go deeper into my proposal and thinking, why am I interested in this area? What can be contributed in this research area? What kind of audience does it serve? etc. to developing my research question.