Maria Lorena Lehman

MLL Atelier LLC

Healing Cradle + Eco-Action are sensory design research films that visualize the “interaction narrative design” for adaptive sensory architectural environments. Each film is a case study: Healing Cradle is designed as an interaction narrative for patient healing, prevention, and health, and Eco-Action is designed as an interaction narrative for green behavior towards planetary health. Both projects work by designing architectural sensory stimuli that orchestrate and “tune” to occupants through two-way real-time communication, so these environments not only meet short-term occupant needs, but also nurture the actualization of long-term occupant goals. Thus, adaptive sensory environments help people to become the best version of themselves as the architecture helps them to actualize their highest potentials. While adaptive sensory environmental design applies to all building types, these two case study films illuminate the importance of interaction narrative design as a catalyst for how humanity can quantum leap to more strategically and beneficially shape the designs that shape us in return. This is how we can achieve thrivability at all levels: as individuals, as a collective, and as a planet.