Abstract
The interior environment is established by numerous facets: space planning, furniture, casework, equipment, lighting, acoustics, wayfinding, ergonomics and anthropometrics, human environmental behavior and interior building materials and finishes. The materials and finishes in these spaces have the ability to affect the environment psychology-an interdisciplinary field that focuses on the transactions between individuals and their surroundings. Materials can be both natural and synthetic materials; they can exhibit warm and cool tones, and ultimately impact how the occupants feels and functions in a space. When a spacestransforms (i.e. is sold and renovated), there is architectural character that is carried along in the transformation through materials, specifically in historic spaces. This case study hinges on a post occupancy evaluation of a transformed historic church into residential living lofts. By obtaining feedback on a building’s application of materials, findings highlight the relationship between materiality and architectural forms and spaces, the culture that forms as a result of materials and finishes, the impact and meaning of the building’s materials, lessons that can be used to improve design and use of materials on future projects, and ultimately acts as a benchmarking aid to compare additional projects over time.
Presenters
Sarah Angne AlfaroAssistant Professor, Construction Management and Interior Design, Ball State University, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2023 Special Focus—Religion in the Public Sphere: From the Ancient Years to the Post-Modern Era
KEYWORDS
Sacred space, Interior design, Material study, Meaning of place
