OCULOGRAPHIC STUDY ON GREENERY IN INTERIORS OF PUBLC LIBRARIES

Abstract

The concept of biophilic design aims to restore the relationship between humans and nature in the spaces we live in. The study presented in the article concerns public library spaces in which natural greenery was introduced as an integral part of the interior design. The analysis involves quantitative observation with an eye-tracking device. The results demonstrate the rate of observed fixation points presented as heat maps, which describe the connection between the presence of greenery in the interiors and the observers' viewing track. The presented conclusions on desirable qualities and composition of greenery in the interior are applicable in the interior architecture.