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HowRoomDesignsAffectOurWorkandFeeling

Architectshavelonghadthefeelingthattheplaceweliveincanaffectourthoughtsfeelingandbehaviors．Butnowscientistsaregivingthisfeelinganempirical(经验的，实证的)basis．Theyarediscoveringhowtodesignspacesthatpromotecreativitykeeppeoplefocusedandleadtorelaxation．

Researchesshowthataspectsofthephysicalenvironmentcaninfluencecreativity．In2009JoanMeyers-LevyattheUniversityofMinnesotareportedthattheheightofaroom’sceilingaffectshowpeoplethink．Herresearchindicatesthathigherceilingsencouragepeopletothinkmorefreelywhichmayleadthemtomakemoreabstractconnections．Lowceilingsontheotherhandmayinspireamoredetailedoutlook．

Inadditiontoceilingheighttheviewaffordedbyabuildingmayinfluenceanoccupant’sabilitytoconcentrate．NancyWellsandhercolleaguesatCornellUniversityresultofafamilymovemadethemostgainsonastandardtestofattention．

UsingnaturetoimprovefocusofattentionoughttopayoffacademicallyanditseemstoaccordingtoastudyledbyC．KennethTannerheadoftheSchoolDesign&PlanningLaboratoryattheUniversityofGeorgia．Tannerandhisteamfoundthathigherscoresontestsofvocabularylanguageartsandmathsthandidstudentswhoseclassroomsprimarilyoverlookedroadsandparkinglots．

Recentstudyonroomlightingdesignsuggeststhatdim(暗淡的)lighthelpspeopletoloosenup．Ifthatistruegenerallykeepingthelightlowduringdinneroratpartiescouldincreaserelaxation．ResearchersofHarvardMedicalSchoolalsodiscoveredthatfurniturewithroundededgescouldhelpvisitorsrelax．

Sofarscientistshavefocusedmainlyonpublicbuildings．“Wehaveaverylimitednumberofstudiessowearealmostlookingattheprob