The influence of interior design on children's psychology in paediatric health zones
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"This thesis aims to study the positive influence of interior design on the psychological well-being of children occupying paediatric health zones. [...] There are a lot of design aspects that need to be taken into account when considering children's different needs in a space, such as: functionality, health, proportion, aesthetics, etc. However this research focuses on the psychological aspect which plays an important role in interior design especially when the target occupants are children and the target spaces are healthcare facilities, since children need more attention to improve their psychological development through their childhood, and paediatric healthcare facilities are considered to be uncomfortable places for children, full of fear caused by the unfamiliar environment and the lack of information, and thus need more attention from interior designers. Hamstech institute's blog stated that Interior design has a major influence on human psychology by affecting the occupants' mood, behavior and well being. There is a wide range of interior design elements and factors that shape a space, and each one of them is guided by the psychology of the space, that eventually creates a bond between the occupants of the space and its environment (2018). The aim of this paper is to study the positive influence of interior design on children's psychological well-being by showing how color, light and spaciousness influence children's experiences in paediatric health zones, to be able to provide strategies of application of the chosen design elements to the interior spaces."