The Development of the Two-Dimensional Model of Emotion Based on Both Architectural Emotion Words and Design Elements in China

• Published in: Buildings (Basel) 2024-12, Vol.14 (12), p.4000
• Main Authors: Liu, Yuchen, Li, Xuejiao, Fang, Lei, Zhang, Jing, Whang, Mincheol
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Analysis; Architectural design; Architectural elements; Architecture; Artificial intelligence; Brain research; Built environment; Cognition; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive science; Design; Emotions; Fractals; Green buildings; Interdisciplinary aspects; Measurement methods; Multidimensional methods; Multidimensional scaling; Multidimensional Scaling Analysis (MDS); Neurosciences; Oppression; Pattern analysis; Principal Component Analysis (PCA); Principal components analysis; Psychology; Semantics; Synergism; three-layered circular model; Two dimensional analysis; Two dimensional models; two-dimensional architectural emotion model; Unidimensional Scaling Analysis (UDS)
• ISSN: 2075-5309; 2075-5309
• DOI: 10.3390/buildings14124000

The purpose of this paper is to construct and validate a model centered on architectural emotion, to explore the role of emotion in architectural design, and to provide theoretical support for emotion-oriented design. This study collected 614 terms related to architectural emotion, screened 30 core terms, constructed a two-dimensional architectural emotion model, and verified the scientific and practicality of the model through three measurement methods. First, the one-dimensional scale analysis identified two dimensions of pleasure and charm, which portrayed the range of word variation; second, the Principal Component Analysis confirmed the periodic ordering pattern of words, which revealed its systematic relationship; and, lastly, the Multidimensional Scaling Analysis demonstrated the distribution of emotion words based on cognitive similarity in the multidimensional space. Based on this model, this paper proposes a three-layer circular model of “architectural emotion-architectural cognition-architectural elements”, which constructs the correspondence between architectural emotion and design elements, as well as how architectural cognition and architectural elements can synergize to create a spatial experience that triggers specific emotions. The model provides theoretical support for emotion-oriented architectural design and evaluation, and helps designers to better understand the relationship between emotion and space so as to create more valuable architectural works.