Contribution to design by psychologists
1) Windows and illumination
Ulrich (1984) examined the impact that windows had within the hospitals.
Participants were 46 patients(30 females and 16 males) in surgical wards in a Pennsylvanian hospital. Patients were aged between 20 and 69. Patients had undergone a specific gall bladder operation known as cholecystectomy.
The sample was divided into two groups. One with window views of trees, other with window views of brick walls.
Results: Those with window views of trees spent less time in hospital compared to patients with window views of brick walls.
2)Privacy
Sundstrom et al. (1994) acknowledges that privacy is important in the workplace. Following a survey of 2000 workers it was discovered that auditory privacy should be an important consideration while building a workplace. As 54% of the respondents said that they were bothered by the noise at work.
 |
No comments:
Post a Comment