What is
Evidence-Based Design you may ask?
The
basic definition of Evidence Based
Design can be defined as design decisions made regarding a physical space based
on prior studies, research, and data.
Two Spaces
that use Evidence Based Design the Most Include:
1.
Healthcare
facilities
2.
Schools
Others
spaces include:
-
Shopping/retail
facilities such as malls, restaurants, prisons, museums, offices, and even
residences.
The list
is endless because Evidence Based Design can be used in any type of design
situation. “There is no single area of design that could not benefit from this
type of knowledge and information,” says Amy Lopez, IIDA, AAHID,
Principal in Charge of Marketing and Business Development, WHR Architects,
Houston.
Reasons
for using Evidence Based Design:
In
healthcare environments it could:
- speed up the recovery process
- help patients have a more enjoyable and
comfortable stay in what is usually a stark, depressing environment
- help
them to stay more positive
- improve
their mood
Evidence-Based
Design fits in perfectly with the health care industry because, just like in
health care, many studies, lots of research and regulated laws and standards
from the government are at the heart of the culture.
In
Schools it could improve:
-
productivity
-
behavior
-
safety,
and many others
A 2009 study
performed by Herman Miller showed that the adaptability of classrooms — such as
seating, furniture and operable windows — actually heightened the learning
experience. -Greg Zimmerman
“We have to
realize that in order to better understand how design affects us, we have to
develop exact measures of built form and space,” says John Peponis, professor
in the College of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology. “This is
so that we can be as precise about ‘design causes’ as we want to be about
‘functional effects.’”
References
provided by:
Evidence-Based
Design: From Health Care to Other Buildings?
By Greg
Zimmerman, Executive Editor, November 2009
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