Taiwan is rapidly growing in many aspects such as technology, economy, infrastructure, and education. All those aspects cannot automatically grow without great people. Working hard is ingrained in Taiwan society, but this habit makes the people stressed.
Therefore, going to a retreat place such as a beautiful garden, pond, beach, and mountain are needed to release stress. Unfortunately, the nature was a bit away from the city and hard for people to reach. The competition, Inspiration Hotel 2016, was enacted to create a space in Taipei that would connect people between the crowded city and the beautiful nature. This space would help people to release stress, increase peace of mind, improve physical fitness, and give greater creativity not only for artist and hobbyist but also for workers and students.
An old Japanese-style building was used in the competition as a pass-through point of the entire site. This building became the focus of the study which designing a de-stress space based on responses from users is the objective of this research. To fit the design to the people’s need, digital questionnaires were sent to 129 participants who were not only artists and hobbyists but also workers and students. Most of the respondents agreed that a space to release stress should be in a circle shape with large windows, high ceilings, and wide corridors. Preference of using daylight rather than artificial light to reduce stress has also been indicated and using of lighter colors, natural elements, and natural views were suggested as well.
A final revision of this old building with the above suggested design elements has been completed. Additional digital questionnaire was used to confirm whether this space has achieved the de-stress design goal. A sensory space design based on users’ input has been done and this interactive responsive design method could be an example for designing a de-stress sensory space.

Taiwan is rapidly growing in many aspects such as technology, economy, infrastructure, and education. All those aspects cannot automatically grow without great people. Working hard is ingrained in Taiwan society, but this habit makes the people stressed.
Therefore, going to a retreat place such as a beautiful garden, pond, beach, and mountain are needed to release stress. Unfortunately, the nature was a bit away from the city and hard for people to reach. The competition, Inspiration Hotel 2016, was enacted to create a space in Taipei that would connect people between the crowded city and the beautiful nature. This space would help people to release stress, increase peace of mind, improve physical fitness, and give greater creativity not only for artist and hobbyist but also for workers and students.
An old Japanese-style building was used in the competition as a pass-through point of the entire site. This building became the focus of the study which designing a de-stress space based on responses from users is the objective of this research. To fit the design to the people’s need, digital questionnaires were sent to 129 participants who were not only artists and hobbyists but also workers and students. Most of the respondents agreed that a space to release stress should be in a circle shape with large windows, high ceilings, and wide corridors. Preference of using daylight rather than artificial light to reduce stress has also been indicated and using of lighter colors, natural elements, and natural views were suggested as well.
A final revision of this old building with the above suggested design elements has been completed. Additional digital questionnaire was used to confirm whether this space has achieved the de-stress design goal. A sensory space design based on users’ input has been done and this interactive responsive design method could be an example for designing a de-stress sensory space.

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