Google

Sensing Spaces

Year

2022
Can we measure the impact of design on our wellbeing?

A public experiment by Google connecting Neurology and Aesthetics at Milan Design Week.
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Participants wore bracelets equipped with biometric sensors and embarked on a journey through a series of unique and stimulating interior spaces.
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Fingerprinting Interior Spaces

Each room was designed with its own set of lighting, sounds, scents and textures, engineering atmospheres that varied from intimate to playful.Their neuroaesthetic responses were recorded and transformed into watercoloured data-visualisations at the end of their visit.
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Personalised Artwork

Each painted a strikingly personal portrait of experience across all spaces — A bespoke report of what suits each person’s needs.
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Collaboration

Design shouldn’t just create beautiful environments, it must help us live better.

We’re excited to pioneer interfaces that do & feel more — using emerging technologies to evolve future ways of communication and play.

If you're interested in learning more about our approach to design research and generative AI technology, please get in touch to set up a short intro with our creative team.
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Credits

Executive Creative Direction

  • Marcus Wendt
  • Mike Hughes

Head of Production

  • Alice Shaughnessy

Developer

  • Jonas Otto
  • Felix Faire
  • Seph Li

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