Abstract
The paper opens up discussion on how to deal with the psychology of the user while designing personal spaces and the importance of co-creation. The paper is addressed to space designers who interact with the client to develop the spaces for their individual personal use. As designers we follow a process where interaction with the user helps in understanding and empathizing which leads to a solution to cater to the needs of the user. It is important to educate the user to help in co-creating a space as only the study cannot bring in the individual personal touch to the space. It is important for the designer to give some freedom for the user to rearrange the space as per his/her personal comfort level. Observing and understanding individual personal needs is the most challenging task for a designer to handle. On the other hand, mass behaviour could be handled easily as the humans behaviour in public spaces is governed by social factors like, function, activity, social status, and so on. But when it comes to individual space a person wants to unwind and be true to self, at such time spaces should help the person be comfortable inviting and should not be dictated by any other external factors. In this paper, I put forward case studies demonstrating the challenges faced while handling such situations by the designers as well the role of the designer in controlling and dictating the spaces.
Presenters
Vasudha KarhadkarProfessor, Interior Space & Furniture Design, MITADT University,Pune India, Maharashtra, India
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Design Management and Professional Practice
KEYWORDS
Co-creation, Space design, Human psychology, Design Management, Personal comfort
