Sensory Perception Mechanism for Preparing the Combinations of Stimuli Operation in the Architectural Experience

Xing Chen, Yi Liu, Shengcai Li and Wanghu Sun
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Xing Chen: College of Architectural Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Yi Liu: College of Electrical, Energy and Power Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Shengcai Li: College of Architectural Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China
Wanghu Sun: College of Architectural Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-19

Abstract: Sensory stimuli in an architectural space play an important role in the human perception of the indoor environment, no matter whether they are static or dynamic, isolated, or combined. By enhancing some perceptions in the sensory stimuli, the overall perceptions of an architectural space can be improved, especially for an intelligent architectural space. As yet, there are few studies reported about the sensory perception mechanism for the sensory stimuli operation in the architectural experience. In this research, a wooden micro building was prepared for the study of the sensitivity level of participants to various sensory stimuli in the same and in different sensory domains. Participants’ visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile and kinaesthesia perceptions were discussed statistically in terms of the sensitivity level. Based on the study, the effect of a single dynamic sensory stimulus (a dynamically coloured light) on the participants’ perception was studied in a paper architectural model from two aspects including preference and emotion. The dynamically coloured light was discussed statistically in terms of the level of preference. The study showed that there are significant differences among participants’ levels of sensitivity to the different sensory domains and to the different sensory stimuli. In particular, the sensitivity level to the stimulus that is the colour of a space is the highest of all stimuli. As a single changing sensory stimulus, a dynamically coloured light can lead to significant mood fluctuations and changes in the preference level. In particular, yellow is the favourite colour of light. The object of this study is expected to provide a theoretical foundation that is related to sensory choice, sensory perception enhancement and the combination forms of sensory perceptions. Based on the theoretical foundation, the perception design of overlapped multi-sensory stimuli and a single dynamic stimulus can be conducted to improve the quality of the indoor environment of normal and intelligent multi-sensory architecture.

Keywords: multi-sensory intelligent architecture; sensory stimulus; perception enhancement; sensitivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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