Aijie Dong

Stress relief studio

Interior, Architectural and Spatial Design - MA

School of Design

d_aijie@126.com

Effect show

Dining Area: A pleasure to dine with the greenery, which is an elegant setting to relax while enjoying your meal.

Meditation Area：The combination of trees and bare wooden floor creates a more natural exterior space. Although it is an Atrium, the contrast with the interior emphasises the sense of openness and freedom of the outdoors.

Waiting Area: The reception area at the entrance is connected to the waiting area. The solid-coloured exterior and soft materials harmonise the interior and make people feel relaxed when using it.

Yoga Space: The veil allows light to filter through, giving the impression that although the inside and outside are in the same space, it is already a different environment.

Relax Area: Incense and aroma simulate the smell of the forest, a beach by the sea and a flowering meadow. Music or sounds correspond to the environment, the sound of leaves rubbing against each other in the forest, waves on the beach, and chirping insects and birds in the meadow. Screens and playing images corresponding to the environment provide a more intense sense of immersion.

Relax Area: With the smells and music, resting here can be a different scene as if you were there.

Brief

Location: 40 George Square, Ground floor.

Primary use: A stress relief venue.

Main functions: Yoga, Relax, Dining, Meditation, Ocean ball area

Key groups: School students

Keywords: Senses, emotions

This is a research project about the relationship between space and the senses. Different methods are used to help students at the University of Edinburgh relieve their mental stress problems. People can choose freely by offering different functional zones for yoga, meditation, coffee, reading, ocean ball, etc. I chose the ground floor to provide a more complete and accessible flow of people activity based on the user experience. The large ground floor allows for more interaction between spaces and a more varied and free route of movement for users. The project allows the user to explore the space in search of comfortable places to relax and discover what action they want to take.

It allows people to enter a more comfortable and relaxing space by using different sensory stimuli such as colours, materials, sounds and smells.