{"id":180241,"date":"2023-07-24T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=180241"},"modified":"2023-08-03T16:01:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:01:10","slug":"curves-versus-edges-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/curves-versus-edges-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Curves Versus Edges: The Great Debate in Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enter.architizer.com\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=nav\"><i>Architizer's 14th A+Awards<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> judging is live! Subscribe to our <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> for updates on Public Voting and the big winner reveal later this spring.<\/i><\/p><\/p>\n<p>Whether or not to adopt a data-driven approach to design is a tricky question. Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/21504366\/science-replication-crisis-peer-review-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replication crisis<\/a> in the social sciences, skeptics argue that there is a study out there to prove any point you might want to make. In such a situation \u2014 a veritable tower of Babel \u2014 architects cannot reliably look to studies for guidance. Their north star must be their own intuition.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, when one surveys the literature on the psychological impact of architecture and design, a few common themes emerge consistently enough to warrant serious attention. For one, people seem to hate blank, monotonous fa\u00e7ades. Not only do they report disliking these kinds of fa\u00e7ades, but when walking near them, their anxiety levels measurably rise, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/cdn.bmwguggenheimlab.org\/TESTING_TESTING_BMW_GUGGENHEIM_LAB_2013_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studies conducted with electroencephalogram (EEG) headsets by University of Waterloo professor Colin Elard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, this finding makes intuitive sense. Just think of what it feels like to walk along the barren Eighth Avenue side of Penn Station or around the back of a Costco near the loading docks, and compare that to a stroll through a lively brownstone block in the West Village.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180249\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180249\" class=\"size-large wp-image-180249 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16332693140994-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16332693140994-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16332693140994-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16332693140994-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16332693140994-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16332693140994-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/16332693140994-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-180249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Twilight view of the Springfield Pet Hospital in Hangzhou, China. The rounded archway of the entrance provides just enough visual interest to stimulate passers-by.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>While monotony stresses us out, visual complexity seems to act as a kind of \u201cmental balm,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20170605-the-psychology-behind-your-citys-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC reporter Michael Bond<\/a>. This might be because visual complexity along with fractal patterns are what one finds in the natural environment. In any case, it complicates the common perception that minimalism is associated with mental serenity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/00038628.2016.1266597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Another study, one conducted with VR headsets<\/a> instead of EEG, found that most people feel calmer and more at ease in rooms with curved edges and rounded contours than those defined by sharp angles. (The exception to this finding was, interestingly, design students, who preferred linear plans). This finding was taken to heart by Shejin Space Design in their plan for <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/springfield-pet-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Springfield Pet Hospital<\/a>, the A+ Jury Winner for the Commercial Interiors (&lt;25,000 feet).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180250\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180250\" class=\"size-large wp-image-180250 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326932693513-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326932693513-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326932693513-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326932693513-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326932693513-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326932693513-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326932693513-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-180250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Interior view of the <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/projects\/springfield-pet-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Springfield Pet Hospital<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>With biomorphic portholes and a curved, almost cavelike ceiling, the Springfield Pet Hospital looks anything but \u201cclinical.\u201d This is by design. As the architects explain, \u201cThe proprietor, Springfield Pet Hospital, has a mature pet clinic in Liangzhu, Hangzhou. By running their business, they found that more and more pet owners pay attention to the hospital environment. Therefore, the proprietor approached us when preparing their branch, hoping that we could help them to build a new clinic with both professionalism and quality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead of following the ordinary script for a hospital setting, Shejin Design Center thought seriously about who would be using the space: people spending their final moments with their elderly, beloved pets. These patients would be better served by an environment that feels calming and human, defined by curved, biometric forms instead of stark right angles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180248\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180248\" class=\"size-large wp-image-180248 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326933978221-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326933978221-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326933978221-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326933978221-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326933978221-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326933978221-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/163326933978221-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-180248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The irregular and rounded forms offer a visual reprieve from the harsh, angular lines in the surrounding urban environment.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Indeed, the subtle imperfections and asymmetries of the space render it more homelike than the average hospital interior. As the EEG studies showed, it is \u201cvisual complexity,\u201d not simplicity, that functions as a mental balm. Even the lighting of this space seems intentional \u2014 in the photos there is a play of gentle shadows rather than the harsh, overhead lighting one usually finds in hospitals. Skylights and round windows allow natural light to enter the space during the daytime.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-180401 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/new-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"13500\" height=\"6720\" \/>The Springfield Pet Hospital is just cave-like enough to present a reprieve from the urban environment without venturing into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yellowtrace.com.au\/meet-the-flintstones-contemporary-cave-like-interiors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flinstones territory<\/a>. It represents a possible model for architects who want to incorporate curves in their designs but lack the resources of Gehry or Hadid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/enter.architizer.com\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=nav\"><i>Architizer's 14th A+Awards<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> judging is live! Subscribe to our <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/awards.architizer.com\/a\/?utm_source=architizer&amp;utm_medium=blog\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Awards Newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> for updates on Public Voting and the big winner reveal later this spring.<\/i><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do straight lines stress us out? 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