Digital overload and accelerated life rhythms are compromising the psychophysical well-being of an increasingly significant portion of the population. This condition makes it necessary to rethink living spaces as environments capable of regenerating and restoring the balance between the physical and mental dimensions. The thesis research identifies water as a strategic design element, emphasizing its therapeutic potential beyond purely aesthetic and ornamental purposes. Water, a primordial and multisensory substance, simultaneously engages perception, memory, and sensory experience; it slows the pace of thought and facilitates reconnection with one’s inner self. By integrating neuroscience, environmental psychology, and sensory design, the thesis demonstrates how the physical properties of water - fluidity, thermal variations, light reflections, and sound vibrations - act directly on the nervous system, inducing calm and mitigating manifestations of anxiety and stress. These considerations are translated into the project “Néa A water wellness center: an immersive experience that regenerates body and mind”, a space where water is employed in all its forms and states, liquid, vapor, ice, to promote well-being and psychophysical recovery. Each state or transformation of water evokes a different bodily response, becoming a living material that shapes the entire spatial and narrative system. The center is conceived as an adaptive organism, capable of hosting customizable paths that alternate between moments of total immersion, sensory activation, and digital disconnection, triggering processes of inner transformation. The spatial configuration becomes fluid and malleable, like the element it houses, allowing each visitor to construct their own path of regeneration. The thesis is structured around three complementary axes: therapeutic architecture based on scientific evidence of the benefits of water; immersive design that controls light, sound, temperature, and materiality to generate states of mindful presence; and a flexible structure that accommodates the uniqueness of each personal experience. This approach outlines a vision of interior design as a discipline capable of having a concrete impact on quality of life, creating environments that heal, transform, and restore a sense of integral well-being where mind and body regain harmony.
Il sovraccarico digitale e ritmi di vita accelerati sta compromettendo il benessere psicofisico di una porzione sempre più significativa della popolazione. Questa condizione rende necessario ripensare gli spazi abitativi come ambienti capaci di rigenerare e ristabilire l’equilibrio tra dimensione fisica e mentale. La ricerca di tesi individua nell’acqua un elemento progettuale strategico, valorizzandone le potenzialità terapeutiche, oltre la dimensione puramente estetica e ornamentale. L’acqua, sostanza primordiale e multisensoriale, coinvolge simultaneamente percezione, memoria e sensorialità; rallenta il ritmo del pensiero e facilita la riconnessione con la propria interiorità. Attraverso l’integrazione di neuroscienze, psicologia ambientale, e progettazione sensoriale, la tesi dimostra come le proprietà fisiche dell’acqua - fluidità, variazioni termiche, riflessi luminosi, vibrazioni sonore - agiscono direttamente sul sistema nervoso, inducendo calma e attenuando le manifestazioni di ansia e stress. Queste considerazioni si traducono nel progetto Néa - centro benessere dell’acqua: immersione che rigenera corpo e mente, uno spazio esperienziale dove l’acqua viene impiegata in tutte le sue forme e stati, liquido, vapore, ghiaccio, per favorire il benessere e il recupero psicofisico. Ogni stato o trasformazione dell’acqua evoca una risposta corporea differente, diventa materia viva che genera l’intero sistema spaziale e narrativo. Il centro è concepito come organismo adattivo, capace di accoglie percorsi personalizzabili che alternano momenti di immersione totale, attivazione sensoriale e disconnessione digitale, innescando processi di trasformazione interiore. La configurazione spaziale diventa fluida e plasmabile, come l’elemento che lo abita, permettendo a ciascun visitatore di costruire il proprio itinerario di rigenerazione. La tesi si articola lungo tre assi complementari: un’architettura terapeutica fondata su evidenze scientifiche relative ai benefici dell’acqua, un design immersivo che controlla luce, suono, temperatura e materialità per generare stati di presenza consapevole, una struttura flessibile per accogliere le singolarità di ogni vissuto. Si delinea una visione del design degli interni come disciplina progettuale in grado di incidere concretamente sulla qualità della vita, generando ambienti che curano, trasformano e restituiscono una dimensione di benessere integrale in cui mente e corpo ritrovano armonia.
Néa : centro benessere dell'acqua: l'immersione sensoriale che rigenera corpo e mente
Bonanomi, Lucia
2024/2025
Abstract
Digital overload and accelerated life rhythms are compromising the psychophysical well-being of an increasingly significant portion of the population. This condition makes it necessary to rethink living spaces as environments capable of regenerating and restoring the balance between the physical and mental dimensions. The thesis research identifies water as a strategic design element, emphasizing its therapeutic potential beyond purely aesthetic and ornamental purposes. Water, a primordial and multisensory substance, simultaneously engages perception, memory, and sensory experience; it slows the pace of thought and facilitates reconnection with one’s inner self. By integrating neuroscience, environmental psychology, and sensory design, the thesis demonstrates how the physical properties of water - fluidity, thermal variations, light reflections, and sound vibrations - act directly on the nervous system, inducing calm and mitigating manifestations of anxiety and stress. These considerations are translated into the project “Néa A water wellness center: an immersive experience that regenerates body and mind”, a space where water is employed in all its forms and states, liquid, vapor, ice, to promote well-being and psychophysical recovery. Each state or transformation of water evokes a different bodily response, becoming a living material that shapes the entire spatial and narrative system. The center is conceived as an adaptive organism, capable of hosting customizable paths that alternate between moments of total immersion, sensory activation, and digital disconnection, triggering processes of inner transformation. The spatial configuration becomes fluid and malleable, like the element it houses, allowing each visitor to construct their own path of regeneration. The thesis is structured around three complementary axes: therapeutic architecture based on scientific evidence of the benefits of water; immersive design that controls light, sound, temperature, and materiality to generate states of mindful presence; and a flexible structure that accommodates the uniqueness of each personal experience. This approach outlines a vision of interior design as a discipline capable of having a concrete impact on quality of life, creating environments that heal, transform, and restore a sense of integral well-being where mind and body regain harmony.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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