Spatial transitions

Changes in scale, light, enclosure or sensory state between spaces

family: Architecture

ND-0355 · 2021
Association of Air Pollution Exposure in Childhood and Adolescence With Psychopathology at the Transition to Adulthood
Reuben, Arseneault, Beddows et al. JAMA Network Open
Young people exposed to higher outdoor NOx had greater psychopathology at the transition to adulthood, even after adjusting for neighbourhood conditions.
ND-0452 · 2021
Abrupt light transitions in illuminance and correlated colour temperature result in different temporal dynamics and interindividual variability for sensation, comfort and alertness
Kompier, Smolders, de Kort. PLoS ONE
Effects could be attributed separately to illuminance and colour temperature, with no response in objective vigilance, arousal or thermoregulation.
ND-0508 · 1984
Perceiving affordances: Visual guidance of stair climbing.
Warren. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
Whether a stair looks climbable, and the preferred riser height, scale with leg length.
ND-0509 · 1987
Use of Two-Dimensional Grid Patterns to Limit Hazardous Ambulation in Demented Patients
Hussian, Brown. Journal of Gerontology
Grid patterns on the floor acted as barriers to walking in dementia.
ND-0510 · 1987
Visual guidance of walking through apertures: Body-scaled information for affordances.
Warren, Whang. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
People turn their shoulders once an opening is under 1.3 times shoulder width.
ND-0511 · 1995
The Effects of Visual Barriers on Exiting Behavior In a Dementia Care Unit
Wilson, Dickinson, McLain-Kark et al. The Gerontologist
A cloth barrier over an exit door cut dementia exit attempts by 96%, a closed blind by 44%.
ND-0512 · 2000
Complexity, Age, and Building Preference
Herzog, Shier. Environment and Behavior
Buildings with visible entrances were preferred over those without.
ND-0513 · 2000
Wayfinding in a Nursing Home for Advanced Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type
Passini, Pigot, Rainville et al. Environment and Behavior
Elevators caused anxiety, visible destinations got used, and dark floor lines disoriented people.
ND-0514 · 2003
The Effect of a Wall Mural on Decreasing Four Types of Door-Testing Behaviors
Kincaid, Peacock. Journal of Applied Gerontology
A mural painted over an exit door reduced door-testing in dementia.
ND-0515 · 2006
Walking through doorways causes forgetting: Situation models and experienced space
Radvansky, Copeland. Memory & Cognition
Memory for objects fell after people moved into a new room.
ND-0516 · 2009
Effect of Innovative Building Design on Physical Activity
Nicoll, Zimring. Journal of Public Health Policy
A visible skip-stop stair was used 33 times more than the enclosed core stair.
ND-0517 · 2009
Effects of Permeability on Perceived Enclosure and Spaciousness
Stamps. Environment and Behavior
Judged enclosure depends on seeing through the boundary, on light and on floor area.
ND-0518 · 2010
Emergency Door Capacity: Influence of Door Width, Population Composition and Stress Level
Daamen, Hoogendoorn. Fire Technology
A door left open at 90 degrees in an 85 cm doorway cut flow by 20%.
ND-0519 · 2011
Walking through Doorways Causes Forgetting: Further Explorations
Radvansky, Krawietz, Tamplin. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
Memory for objects fell after people moved to a new room, and returning to the original room did not restore it.
ND-0520 · 2012
Effects of Multiple Boundaries on Perceived Spaciousness and Enclosure
Stamps. Environment and Behavior
Boundary height drives enclosure, and walkable area drives spaciousness.
ND-0521 · 2016
The role of spatial boundaries in shaping long-term event representations
Horner, Bisby, Wang et al. Cognition
Crossing a spatial boundary shaped how events were stored in long-term memory.
ND-0522 · 2021
Do doorways really matter: Investigating memory benefits of event segmentation in a virtual learning environment
Logie, Donaldson. Cognition
Memory benefits appeared with time gaps alone, without a doorway.
ND-0523 · 2021
The brain dynamics of architectural affordances during transition
Djebbara, Fich, Gramann. Scientific Reports
Brain activity tracked whether a doorway could be passed, before people reached it.
ND-0524 · 2022
Effects of the Visual Character of Transitional Spaces on Human Stress Recovery in a Virtual Reality Environment
Li, Huang, White. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Curved transitional spaces aided stress recovery more than linear ones.