Designing for the Mind

Architecture, Emotion and Everyday Well-Being

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10.2991/978-94-6239-747-7_6How to use a DOI?

Keywords

mental health; architectural well-being; healing architecture; everyday spaces

Abstract

The review shows the presence of certain patterns in environments that emphasize the importance of natural light, the human scale, tactile materials, and connections with the environment or nature. These environments are more approachable and emotionally nurturing, often without clinical connotations in favour of more informal and socially supportive environments. The research aims to contribute to the understanding of architecture as an environmental support system that can include mental well-being in daily experience rather than confining it to clinical spaces, particularly in culturally sensitive contexts such as India. Through the integration of the key understanding of architectural guidelines, the research makes an important contribution to the design of inclusive, non-stigmatizing environments that are emotionally responsive.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - G. Smreti
AU  - Asesh Sarkar
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/24
TI  - Designing for the Mind
BT  - Proceedings of the International Seminar on Designing the Future (ISDF 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 123
EP  - 142
SN  - 3091-4442
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-747-7_6
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-747-7_6
ID  - Smreti2026
ER  -