ND-0434 · 1984 · Other
The Perception of Room Size
Sadalla, Oxley. Environment and Behavior. 1984.
doi.org/10.1177/0013916584163005 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
More rectangular rooms were judged larger than square rooms of equal size.
Design questions and applications
Use proportion to make small rooms feel larger.
Field
How rooms look and feel
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card sadalla-1984-perception-room) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.