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ibi group innovation sense sensitive design The five senses are sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. It is through understanding the true dimensions and limitations of these senses and sensibilities that allow the designer to design with greater skill and enable him or her to create a truly responsive environment. The senses are tools by which we measure our environments. The environment is perceived through the main sensory receptors. This data is relayed to the brain, which, in turn, will affect the patients physiological, emotional, psychological, and ultimately, physical condition. The effect of light on health is critical. Essentially we crave light. Light is life. With little or no natural light, melatonin tells the body to ‘log off’ and cause illnesses such as Seasonal Affected Disorder (SAD). Sense Sensitive Design is about bringing light into our buildings by introducing more windows and reducing mechanical and electrical interstitial space. We can ‘duct’ light. We can manufacture it. We can even control its colour and intensity to influence our behaviour.
Facilities | sense sensitive Design 9 Colour is one of the most powerful healing tools. It is not an expensive medium and is extremely potent. Certain colours slow one’s perception of time and others accelerate it. Recent research has proven that the very colour of medication can Partially predetermine a patient’s outcome. Colours can have both positive and negative effects on patients and it is the understanding of these principles that allow us to create the most powerful healing environments. For example, a patient receiving chemotherapy will feel sicker receiving treatment in a green room, yet apple green can relieve depression. Touch is the ‘confirmatory’ sense. Touch gathers information confirming data received by the other senses. It is the haptic sense of living and acting in space. Textural surfaces form an integral part of a child’s world of learning. Touch can aid a partially sighted patient to navigate through space, forms blind person’s total environment, and assist a mental health patient’s transition from an ethereal world to reality. There are fundamental psychological and physiological responses to certain stimuli. Noise increases heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, and even blood cholesterol levels. It lowers pain thresholds, keeping the brain over stimulated and increasing the need for medication. Pleasant sounds create a sense of well being. They improve the function of the autonomic nervous system. Music can distract a patient from their pain and therefore has a painkilling effect. It can also reduce blood pressure, heart rates and respiration.
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