© Rose Wong
People often find themselves physically and emotionally comfortable in specific public places. Whether one’s reading a book on the terrace of a coffee shop, sitting on a cozy sofa at a hair salon, or waiting for the train at train station, some spaces tend to initiate a feeling identical to being in the comfort of one’s home.
The field of environmental psychology has helped find the factors that achieve “human comfort”, and now, architects and designers are working alongside the field’s specialists to develop comfortable spaces.
