The Influence of Organic Interior Geometry on Psychological Comfort and Spatial Experience

The Human mind, body and soul is affected by indoor environments. Organic geometry in detail contemporary interior design and space planning application is now able to utilize organic geometry as a powerful means to the end of achieving spatial psychology and space synergy concepts in its space planning and interior design solutions. Organic forms in nature exhibit curves fluid lines, biomorphic patterns and spatial transitions smooth that are very different to stiff rectilinear forms such features contribute to the making of interior which look visually pleasing and soothing to the eye and is centered on a human scale .

Organic geometry, psychological comfort, spatial experience, interior design

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