Design for social wellbeing : creating a restorative urbanism model for interior environments

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)

Kate S. Horton (Creator)

Institution

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )

Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/

Advisor

Lucinda Havenhand

Abstract: Social wellbeing, or healthy relationships and sense of belonging in society, is an important component of mental health. To build and sustain social wellbeing people need social infrastructure, or community places and spaces where they can gather in-person to live, work, and play. Roe & McCay (2021) propose a restorative urbanism model for creating salutogenic (health-promoting) environments in public open space to support mental health and wellbeing. This studio investigation explores how this model could extend to interior environments, and specifically interior spaces that support social wellbeing. The objective is to redesign a former mill building in Greensboro, North Carolina as a “micro restorative city” that could be used as a model for restorative interior environments that promote social wellbeing. This study focuses on bumping places or transition spaces where people have positive impromptu encounters that enhance social cohesion. This paper presents conceptual designs for bumping places within the mill building and discusses concepts central to this investigation: how the principles of restorative urbanism could translate to interior environments, the characteristics of interior bumping places that promote social wellbeing, and the relationship between interiors and public outdoor space in a restorative urban environment.

Design for social wellbeing : creating a restorative urbanism model for interior environments
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Language: English

Date: 2022

Keywords

Conviviality, Interior design, Restorative environments, Restorative urbanism, Social infrastructure, Social wellbeing

Subjects

Factories $x Remodeling for other use $z North Carolina $z Greensboro

City planning $x Health aspects $z North Carolina $z Greensboro

Architecture and society $z North Carolina $z Greensboro

Public spaces $z North Carolina $z Greensboro

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