<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This study examines the impact of environmental design on user experiences in the educational spaces of Tabriz Islamic Art University in Iran. In the research area, the affective assessment of four different spaces, which have been changed their function, was made. The research hypothesis is that users’ affective experience is influenced by environmental and architectural design. The method applied is the interpretation of the data obtained by the scores of the pleasure-arousal diagram of the affective and perceptional experience of 100 students in 16 educational spaces belonging to Tabriz Islamic Art University in Iran. As a result of the research, it has been verified that space design style has an active role in the affective experience of students, and there is a meaningful relationship between user’s spatial experience and the design style. In this context, it has been revealed that the spatial experiences of students in traditional spaces are positive and satisfactory in terms of interest, pleasuret and security, and that for the other three groups, many changes are required in the architectural design and spatial organization to provide positive motivation and emotional suitability.</p></abstract>

This study examines the impact of environmental design on user experiences in the educational spaces of Tabriz Islamic Art University in Iran. In the research area, the affective assessment of four different spaces, which have been changed their function, was made. The research hypothesis is that users’ affective experience is influenced by environmental and architectural design. The method applied is the interpretation of the data obtained by the scores of the pleasure-arousal diagram of the affective and perceptional experience of 100 students in 16 educational spaces belonging to Tabriz Islamic Art University in Iran. As a result of the research, it has been verified that space design style has an active role in the affective experience of students, and there is a meaningful relationship between user’s spatial experience and the design style. In this context, it has been revealed that the spatial experiences of students in traditional spaces are positive and satisfactory in terms of interest, pleasuret and security, and that for the other three groups, many changes are required in the architectural design and spatial organization to provide positive motivation and emotional suitability.

The Impact of Environmental and Archıtectural Design on Users’ Affective Experience

YBL Journal of Built Environment

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This study examines the impact of environmental design on user experiences in the educational spaces of Tabriz Islamic Art University in Iran. In the research...

The Impact of Environmental and Archıtectural Design on Users’ Affective Experience

Data publikacji: 22 lut 2018

Zakres stron: 5 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbe-2018-0001

Słowa kluczowe
Affective experience, Pleasure-Arousal Diagram, Design style, Environmental Design, Tabriz İslamic Art University

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Impact of Environmental and Archıtectural Design on Users’ Affective Experience

Data publikacji: 22 lut 2018

Zakres stron: 5 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbe-2018-0001

Słowa kluczoweAffective experience, Pleasure-Arousal Diagram, Design style, Environmental Design, Tabriz İslamic Art University

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
Affective experience, Pleasure-Arousal Diagram, Design style, Environmental Design, Tabriz İslamic Art University