MAR LLORENS
Neuroesthetic Biophilic Project
2022
2022
The Impact of Biophilic Interior Design on Mood and Cognition
The Impact of Biophilic Interior Design on Mood and Cognition
Utilization of multisensory biophilic features in interior design is reported to be linked with cognitive, physiological, and affective benefits. However, the implementation of assorted biophilic design elements has not been studied in a blinded, immersive indoor environment. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a bespoke biophilic testing room, with the hypothesis that the design of the space will lead to increased performance in a set of standardized measures of cognition, creativity, and delay discounting, along with higher ratings in subjective aesthetic experience and mood surveys. Data will be compared to those of participants tested in an analogous control room of a typical design. The experimental room was constructed in laboratory with elements informed by current literature, including manipulation of low-level visual features underlying perceived naturalness, edge density/contour, materiality, fractal dimension, vegetation, and lighting conditions. Preliminary results indicate no significant differences in executive function and creative performance between the spaces, whereas positive aesthetic experiences are significantly more prevalent in the biophilic testing room. The next phase of this project is to implement Virtual Reality technologies to validate a simulation system able to open new questions and possibilities. Further development and data analyses of this pilot study are currently underway.
Utilization of multisensory biophilic features in interior design is reported to be linked with cognitive, physiological, and affective benefits. However, the implementation of assorted biophilic design elements has not been studied in a blinded, immersive indoor environment. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a bespoke biophilic testing room, with the hypothesis that the design of the space will lead to increased performance in a set of standardized measures of cognition, creativity, and delay discounting, along with higher ratings in subjective aesthetic experience and mood surveys. Data will be compared to those of participants tested in an analogous control room of a typical design. The experimental room was constructed in laboratory with elements informed by current literature, including manipulation of low-level visual features underlying perceived naturalness, edge density/contour, materiality, fractal dimension, vegetation, and lighting conditions. Preliminary results indicate no significant differences in executive function and creative performance between the spaces, whereas positive aesthetic experiences are significantly more prevalent in the biophilic testing room. The next phase of this project is to implement Virtual Reality technologies to validate a simulation system able to open new questions and possibilities. Further development and data analyses of this pilot study are currently underway.
This project is conducted by a team from the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics and led by Penn Medicine’s Anjan Chatterjee, where Mar Llorens participate as a visiting researcher in 2022.
This project is conducted by a team from the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics and led by Penn Medicine’s Anjan Chatterjee, where Mar Llorens participate as a visiting researcher in 2022.