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Authors: | Castell, Christoph von Oberfeld-Twistel, Daniel Hecht, Heiko |
Title: | The effect of furnishing on perceived spatial dimensions and spaciousness of interior space |
Online publication date: | 5-Oct-2022 |
Year of first publication: | 2014 |
Language: | english |
Abstract: | Despite the ubiquity of interior space design, there is virtually no scientific research on the influence of furnishing on the perception of interior space. We conducted two experiments in which observers were asked to estimate the spatial dimensions (size of the room dimensions in meters and centimeters) and to judge subjective spaciousness of various rooms. Experiment 1 used true-to-scale model rooms with a square surface area. Furnishing affected both the perceived height and the spaciousness judgments. The furnished room was perceived as higher but less spacious. In Experiment 2, rooms with different square surface areas and constant physical height were presented in virtual reality. Furnishing affected neither the perceived spatial dimensions nor the perceived spaciousness. Possible reasons for this discrepancy, such as the influence of the presentation medium, are discussed. Moreover, our results suggest a compression of perceived height and depth with decreasing surface area of the room. |
DDC: | 150 Psychologie 150 Psychology |
Institution: | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz |
Department: | FB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport |
Place: | Mainz |
ROR: | https://ror.org/023b0x485 |
DOI: | http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-7859 |
Version: | Published version |
Publication type: | Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
License: | CC BY |
Information on rights of use: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Journal: | PLoS one 9 11 |
Pages or article number: | e113267 |
Publisher: | PLoS |
Publisher place: | Lawrence, Kan. |
Issue date: | 2014 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
Publisher URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113267 |
Publisher DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0113267 |
Appears in collections: | DFG-OA-Publizieren (2012 - 2017) |
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