Recent studies suggest that human psychology and cognition can be affected by the habitual elements and built environment of a space, specifically the color, light, sound, shape, and space of a room. These factors can affect the perception of information within the brain and therefore influence behaviors such as productivity and attentiveness. In this project, we studied the impact of color on the human perspective and looked at how it can best be implemented in an academic space on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus. In conjunction with our findings, we designed a structure that will provide a space for students and faculty to work on projects and other related coursework.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Smuk, Allison M.
• Felix Nova, Anyely M.
• Garcia-Duarte, Marco M.
• Pardo, Steven C.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-040521-155216
• 17001

Keyword

• architecture
• attention
• virtual reality

Advisor

• Albano, Leonard D.
• Farzinmoghadam, Mohamad
• Yousefi, Ali

Year

• 2021

Date created

• 2021-04-05

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Architectural Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright