Restorative design can give scientific support to the psychology of housing
Article byRita Berto, Psicologa ambientale, dottore di ricerca in Percezione e Psicofisica. The so-called “psychology of housing” is a recent concern and what has been written consists of unverified inferences from a few “extreme” conditions. Our knowledge of the subject is essentially empirical (it derives mainly from people’s complaints about living arrangements, desire for personal privacy, quiet,
Designing Wellbeing: the MeM study for the WellHOME project
Nowadays, the built environment has a profound impact on the quality of life, and designing welcoming spaces for vulnerable people requires a rigorous, conscious approach based on scientific evidence. For this reason, within the framework of the European WellHOME project, MeM has developed an articulated study aimed at understanding the real environmental, educational and emotional needs of