Flourishing workplaces: a multisensory approach to design and POEClements-Croome, D., Pallaris, K. and Turner, B. (2019) Flourishing workplaces: a multisensory approach to design and POE. Intelligent Buildings International Journal, 11 (3-4). pp. 131-144. ISSN 1750-8975
It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.1080/17508975.2019.1569491 Abstract/SummaryHow can we design workplaces which occupants thrive in, which are functional but are also expressive? Drawing on research about the senses and office related studies this paper demonstrates how buildings can be designed to allow for positive multi-sensory experiences. In order to design a creative and productive workplace, it is essential to consider how the environment is making us feel, behave and act within it. As the workplace continues to evolve, the case is made for a sensory palette framework to drive a systems approach to building environmental design enabling the integration of the multi-modal sensory relationship of people’s reactions within various environmental settings. Technological advances, in the form of wearables that monitor our physiological and stress responses offer the opportunity to capture empirical data, further enabling the investigation to see how a diverse range of environmental settings affect our physical, mental and social wellbeing. The paper goes on to develop the established conceptual theories of ‘Flourish’ proposing a move beyond comfort when designing the interiors and the mechanics of facility controls towards a sensory impacts framework that considers a whole life costing approach using the Flourish Model sets the basis for a design and post-occupancy evaluation toolkit.
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