Multisensory approach for affording subjective wellbeing in place design
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17744152 |
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| Authors | Minna Eronen (0000-0001-8006-4941, Luleå University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-18 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Urban Design (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1357-4809 • E-ISSN: 1469-9664 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13574809.2026.2629315 |
| OpenAlex | W7134032887 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 34 |
A dominant focus on visual aspects when designing places risks creating places that overlook a place’s multisensory potential for subjective wellbeing. To address this issue, a novel 12 Senses Model and Sensing Affordances Framework was developed to analyse people’s self-reported perceptions of town squares. The findings reveal five multisensory synergy patterns and illustrate how affordances may emerge through dynamic interaction between sensing the surroundings and sensing oneself. This work contributes to the ongoing and emerging discussions on multisensory place design by offering novel concepts to define what senses are and how they function as mediators between people and places
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