Il “Behavioural Design” degli spazi architettonici: verso un approccio smart e sostenibile della progettazione

The common schematic and deterministic approach to architectural design generally consider that planned spaces and facilities could be able to activate intended users’ behaviors. However, real-world scenarios, at different built environment scales and in both normal and emergency situations, stress differences between “theoretical” solutions and users’ responses. This work would like to outline the potentialities of a behavioural-based approach to architectural strategies definition. By adopting an experimental- based methodology (which includes: understanding human behaviors by analyzing experiments and real-world conditions; developing behavioural simulation models; using developed simulator to assess critical man-environment interactions, and evaluate the impact of interferences-reduction strategies), the proposed “Behavioural Design” (BD) would like to adapt architectural spaces depending on human behaviors, so as to correctly supply the needed help to occupants. As main case-studies, BD can be applied to individuals’ safety and indoor environmental quality.