Neuroarchitecture
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Modern day feng shui.
Cutting-edge research in the field of neuroarchitecture is revealing the public health implications of building design
Have you ever experienced a space that made you feel uneasy or stressed? Perhaps it was a noisy and crowded shopping mall, with its neon signs, patterned tilework and boldly painted walls in franchise signature colours. Or the poorly lit work carpark with flickering fluorescent lighting, low ceilings and hard concrete surfaces that made your every footstep echo. Now contrast that experience with a space that made you feel at ease. It might have been that time you were sitting at the table in your friend’s kitchen – the sun coming in through the window, warming your skin and filling the space with light; the smell of fresh coffee brewing; and the first blush of colour in the buds of the pot plants on the windowsill. Or maybe it was sitting in your favourite spot at the local library – the comfy seat in the quiet area with the high ceilings, ample natural light and a view out over the courtyard garden.
So many restaurants seem to be total noise machines. Tall ceilings, hard floor and wall materials, and loud music. I've had trouble talking to people at the same table. Most unpleasant.
I also find indoor malls to be jarring and I avoid them at all costs.
When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
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Whoever designed the Nixon presidential library (the first time) was very skilled at designing spaces to elicit certain emotions. Not just decoration - temperature, wind, light source, ceiling height, aroma, and surely more I didn’t notice. Subsequent updates have pretty much ruined it.
My friend Skip used to consult on art gallery design for openings and shows. He’d study the art and the artist and decide how to set up the space, the flooring, the ceiling, the right time to hold the event, food and wine to complement the art, music, etc. He must have done pretty well at it because he lived well and it seemed like he was always home.
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@wtg Have you used the SoundPrint app? You measure the sound level at a place and report it.
Others can see your report and you can see theirs. It’s kept me out of some really noisy places.
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Weird glitch. I can’t delete one duplicate without the software deleting both of them.
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I see three posts that you made, one about your friend, one about SoundPrint, and the last one about the glitch.
Normally I can see other people’s deleted posts because I have superpowers. The text is grayed out. All of yours look normal, no graying. I could try to delete the one you wanted to delete if you tell me which one it is. The delete can be reversed.
No, not familiar with SoundPrint. Will check it out.
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@wtg said in Neuroarchitecture:
So many restaurants seem to be total noise machines. Tall ceilings, hard floor and wall materials, and loud music. I've had trouble talking to people at the same table. Most unpleasant.
Yep, I dislike that immensely. I really don’t get the appeal. And it seems like restaurants with this problem are increasingly common too.
There are restaurants we’ve gone to and they were so loud, we just never go back, regardless of how good the food is.
