Personality types can strongly influence Interior Design. We as humans have many unique qualities and perspectives which makes for a bright and colorful world. As an extrovert/ feeling personality, I’m always looking for ways to help facilitate human-to-human interaction in my designs, without making people feel uncomfortable.
In this case study I will discuss three ways this is apparent. If you are an introvert, you might want to have a separate seat rather than sitting on the same piece of furniture with a stranger. An extrovert, on the other hand might welcome a fresh new conversation by sitting closely to a complete stranger on the same bench seating or sofa. Bold patterns which can cause stimulation and energy to extroverts, might be off-putting for introverts. Then again, those same patterns might be comforting, cozy and home-like in an otherwise cold and sterol seating area.
The slight adjustments I want to make to the seating area will allow for ample seating for both those who wish to sit alone in their own seat and those who wish to sit next others. I also plan to push several of the independent chairs up against the windowed walls to create a safe, cozy environment where an introvert might feel better about observing the rest of the room. Because I find comfort in fabrics and textiles, I chose to keep the finishes preselected I have decided to keep them. They, with their energetic feel, are in contrast with the peaceful living green wall found behind the front desk. I used patterns that evoke the sense of the outdoors, which innately brings a sense of calm and restitute to most people.
Introverts are more likely to seat near this window feeling comfort from being at the perimeter of the waiting room. Extroverts can sit right across from them in the two seated commercial sofa. Now if a conversation does ensue, the introvert can feel safe by having a piece of furniture, in this instance a coffee table displaying magazines, between them and the extrovert. The introverts might not feel comfortable with their back facing the receptionist, so the sofas with the extroverts were arranged with their backs facing the receptionist.
In conclusion, we as designers must constantly be thinking of other personalities that might differ from ours in order to create a design that is not only memorable but comfortable for all who enter.
Works Cited:
Walter, Aarron. “Personality in Design.” Alistapart.com, 18 Oct. 2011, alistapart.com/article/personality-in-design/.
Gargantuas, Parie, and Sam Glick. “AI's Potential to Diagnose and Treat Mental Illness.” Hbr.org, hbr.org/2018/10/ais-potential-to-diagnose-and-treat-mental-illness