Abstract
Responding to a need for knowledge of the preferences of environmental users, this study sought to identify commonly preferred visual attributes of interiors. A principal components analysis of preference ratings of 80 black–and–white slides of interior spaces provided by 309 college students yielded eight factors, named on the basis of their common design attributes. Verbal descriptions of preferred and nonpreferred settings help interpret the factors. Mean preference scores for each factor along with insights gained from a visual content analysis of scenes sequenced according to mean preference rating revealed relationships between environmental attributes and preference. Findings supported conceptual frameworks linking aesthetic evaluation to cognitive processes and basic human information needs. Hypotheses concerning preference for environments that are stimulating and involving, make sense, and include natural contents and balanced opportunities for “prospect” and “refuge” were confirmed.
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