What does OO spaces do?
OO spaces answers questions that relate to how people interact with an environment, for example:
- What makes an environment interesting?
- How do the users understand the design? (e.g. find your way, know what you are allowed to do where)
- What does Home mean?
- How can neighbourhood design promote sustainable behaviours? (e.g. sort trash, choose eco-friendly modes of transport, reduce energy/water usage)
Does any of these descriptions relate to you?
You have a new project coming up where it is especially important that you pay attention to the users of the design. Think of an environment designed for care, or social housing.
You need to design for a specific user group, but they are not known, or there is not enough time to meet them. You would also like to test a mock-up design but there are no resources available to properly document and analyse the results.
People keep asking for directions in your building, despite the way-finding signs.
You are interested in the human side of things and would like to get some inspiration from environmental psychology theories about the interaction of people with their environment.
You have noticed a space that does not work but it is not clear why, or you have a specific design goal but are unsure about how it will work. For example, the waiting room has sufficient seating but somehow there is a line with people standing and most of the seats are unoccupied.
Why do you need OO spaces?
Information
OO spaces can give a lecture on environmental psychology basics for designers, at your company. We can also include topics which you are specifically interested in, so that you get the information you need.
Expert advice
When there is a specific question relating to human-environment interactions or a specialist in architecture and psychology is needed in a multi-disciplinary team, OO spaces can take that on.
Research
OO spaces can help you with setting up a research plan for designs that still need to be made or designs that are already in use. Need help with the analysis? We can do that too.