Human Perception of Interior Design Elements

Editorial

Authors

1 Professor of Interior Design - Department of Interior Design and Furniture - Faculty of Applied Arts - Damietta University

2 Technical Office Engineer - Bachelor of Applied Arts - Benha University

3 Lecturer, Department of Interior Design and Furniture, Faculty of Applied Arts, Damietta University

Abstract

Abstract:
    Perception is a complex process that involves the reception and interpretation of stimuli by the human brain. Based on this, individuals generate appropriate responses according to the situation and human characteristics. Humans possess several types of perception, including sensory, cognitive-social, motor, and temporal perception. The perception process involves stages such as sensing stimuli, focusing, selecting, organizing, interpreting, and culminates in behavior.
The human behavioral system involves gathering and coordinating information based on past experiences. Perception is influenced by factors such as stimuli-related factors in the perceptual environment, focusing on the information received from the external world, including the characteristics of the interior space. Stimuli possess certain characteristics that impact the perception process within the space, such as intensity, movement, size, contrast, repetition, and similarity, determining their effect on individual perception. Individual-related factors influencing perception include needs, motivations, previous experiences, and physiological formation. Environmental perceptual factors include lighting, colors, space distribution, noise, and other elements affecting individuals' understanding of the place and their comfort within it. The interaction of these factors shapes the perceptual environment and determines how individuals respond to space design.
Perceiving the beauty of interior spaces involves visualizing characteristics, interpreting signals through the mind and memory, and judging beauty or ugliness. Achieving design attractiveness requires interaction with multiple factors within spaces, where each space sends messages that evoke feelings of satisfaction or rejection based on personal characteristics. When a balance is struck between aesthetic impact and sensory interaction, it reflects on the emotional state, ranging from satisfaction to rejection. Characteristics of the perception process, such as selectivity, flexibility, and adaptability, are emphasized, with a focus on the fact that perception is a selective process.
The research problem lies in understanding how humans perceive the surrounding environment, as design can either provide comfort or discomfort to individuals who spend most of their time in enclosed spaces containing diverse elements with contrasting characteristics, representing stimuli for human perception within the space. The research problem also lies in determining how human perception deals with multiple stimuli within one space to explain human perception of interior design elements inside buildings, which results in either satisfaction and harmony or rejection and aversion to the place. This is achieved through a descriptive analytical approach.
 

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