Inside Buildings Research Articles

Automated Reconstruction of Existing Building Interior Scene BIMs Using a Feature-Enhanced Point Transformer and an Octree

Building information models (BIMs) offer advantages, such as visualization and collaboration, making them widely used in the management of existing buildings. Currently, most BIMs for existing indoor spaces are manually created, consuming a significant amount of manpower and time, severely impacting the efficiency of building operations and maintenance management. To address this issue, this study proposes an automated reconstruction method for an indoor scene BIM based on a feature-enhanced point transformer and an octree. This method enhances the semantic segmentation performance of point clouds by using feature position encoding to strengthen the point transformer network. Subsequently, the data are partitioned into multiple segments using an octree, collecting the geometric and spatial information of individual objects in the indoor scene. Finally, the BIM is automatically reconstructed using Dynamo in Revit. The research results indicate that the proposed feature-enhanced point transformer algorithm achieves a high segmentation accuracy of 71.3% mIoU on the S3DIS dataset. The BIM automatically generated from the field point cloud data, when compared to the original data, has an average error of ±1.276 mm, demonstrating a good reconstruction quality. This method achieves the high-precision, automated reconstruction of the indoor BIM for existing buildings, avoiding extensive manual operations and promoting the application of BIMs for the maintenance processes of existing buildings.

The practical implications of the EN 17037 minimum target daylight factor for building design and urban daylight in several European countries

Sufficient daylight in the indoor environment of buildings is important not only for vision and well-being as daylight also has significant non-visual effects on the human organism. The provision of daylight in the interiors of buildings significantly affects the architectural and urban parameters of the building environment. Harmonized EN 17037 introduced a number of changes and ambiguities to the relatively established principles of incorporating daylight in buildings in several European countries; these were significant for both architects and other stakeholders. This paper compares the long-standing practice and historical context of daylight provision according to the criteria of national standards in selected European countries (Germany, Czech Republic, Slovak republic, Sweden) with the minimum target daylight factor according to the harmonized EN 17037. The consequences of the methodological differences and design criteria of daylight provision are presented in case studies of the assessment of the daylight in residential rooms and typical school classrooms. Daylight factor and lighting distribution are analyzed for different room scenarios, different window configurations and obstruction angles according to local standards in the mentioned European countries versus EN 17037. The paper also highlights the practical impact of the EN 17037 criteria on building design and the extent of façade obstruction.

Architecture as frozen music: perception of crossing boundaries as audible experience

Purpose Analysis of architectural space is commonly conducted by examining architectural drawings that project spatial information by means of walls and partitions. To capture the lived experience of space, which is richer than what we can see from drawings, a new method is proposed to quantify the cognitive dimension of space and re-present it as an audible format.Design/methodology/approach Using an urban vernacular house in Seoul as a case study, this research takes a syntactic approach to quantify one's changing perception through their movement from the main gate to the most private reception room. Based on Luigi Moretti's theory of hollow space, a new method is proposed to measure the level of spatial pressure exerted on a navigating body. The numerical data of spatial pressure are then converted to a sound using musical techniques of the chromatic scale and chorale textures.Findings Building on Moretti's abstract concept, it has been shown that a rule-based quantification of users' spatial perception is possible. In addition, unlike conventional approaches of treating architecture as a static entity, this study showed an alternative approach to represent it as a sequence of sensorial experience that can be readily converted to a sound of music.Originality/value This research developed a quantification method to measure the perception of pressure inside buildings by revisiting Luigi Moretti's theory proposed in 1952. It has been also demonstrated that the visual stimuli in space can be translated into an audible experience. This new method is applicable to a wide range of buildings including important historic architecture.

Bats of the Ostrava city and their synantropization

Abstract Based on the published findings (Koštejnová 2013, Slezáková 2014, Gajdošík 2020), unpublished data from museum specimens (2005 – 2013), and data from field surveys (2005 – 2023), a total of 13 bat species were recorded in the urban area of Ostrava in North Moravia. Common species in the area included Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Nyctalus noctula, Eptesicus serotinus, Myotis daubentonii, and Vespertilio murinus. P. pipistrellus was eudominant species (D = 74.41), followed by N. noctula (D = 11.41). E. serotinus was a subdominant species (D = 4.59), followed by M. daubentonii (D = 3.77) and V. murinus (D = 2.45). The occurrence of M. mystacinus/brandtii was recendent (D = 1.33), and the occurrence of M. nattereri (D = 0.51), E. nilssonii (D = 0.51), P. pygmaeus (D = 0.31), Plecotus auritus/austriacus (D = 0.31), Pipistrellus nathusii (D = 0.20), N. leisleri (D = 0.10), M. myotis (D = 0.10) and M. brandtii (D = 0.10) were subrecendent. In the summer season, eudominant species were P. pipistrellus (D = 76.84), followed by the N. noctula (D = 10.63), subdominant E. serotinus (D = 4.74), and M. daubentonii (D = 3.89), with M. mystacinus/brandtii being recendent (D = 1.37). In the winter season, eudominant species were V. murinus (D = 62.50), followed by the N. noctula (D = 34.38) and subdominant P. nathusii (D = 3.13). However, the species composition inside and outside buildings differed significantly. In the summer season, eudominant species inside buildings was P. pipistrellus (D = 99.57), followed by the subrecendent species V. murinus (D = 0.29) and M. daubentonii (D = 0.14). Outside buildings, N. noctula (D = 40.16) were eudominant, followed by E. serotinus (D = 17.72), P. pipistrellus (D = 14.17), and M. daubentonii (D = 14.17), with M. mystacinus/brandtii (D = 5.12) was dominant, and M. nattereri (D = 1.97), E. nilssonii (D = 1.97), P. pygmaeus (D = 1.18), and P. auritus/austriacus (D = 1.18) were recendent species. In the winter season, eudominant species inside buildings were V. murinus (D = 68.75), followed by N. noctula (D = 25.00), and the situation was very similar outside the buildings during this period, with eudominant V. murinus (D = 56.25) and N. noctula (D = 43.75). Two roosts of the maternity colonies P. pipistrellus were recorded in city buildings: in Výškovice, Lumírova 10, in a expansion joint near the balcony on the top floor of a panel residential building; and in Zábřeh, Plzeňská 2617/4 and Plzeňská 2617/6, in expansion joints on the top floors of an old panel building used as a hostel and apartment building.

Monitoring and analysis of environmental and IAQ conditions in classrooms with controlled mechanical ventilation

Following the health emergency from COVID-19, indoor air quality control has become of paramount importance, especially inside school buildings. For this reason, in 2021, the Marche region proposed and implemented an extraordinary intervention for the safe conduct of educational activities through the installation in classrooms of controlled mechanical ventilation systems aimed at air exchange. This type of system has been installed in more than 1,200 classrooms belonging to about 130 schools throughout the Marche region. This intervention made it possible to carry out a robust experimental measurement campaign on a significant number of classrooms where controlled mechanical ventilation systems were installed. Specifically, the work proposes a replicable measurement and analysis methodology for classrooms, with the aim of monitoring thermo-hygrometric and air quality conditions for environmental comfort. Thus, the research aims to implement knowledge on environmental comfort in classrooms equipped with controlled mechanical ventilation systems. The proposed measurements and analyses cover the most important environmental variables, i.e., air temperature, relative humidity, and CO2 concentration. In addition, measurements regarding system ventilation flow rates, smoke tests and evaluations of the permeability of classrooms.

Energy Efficient Design for a Conventional Building using BIM Tools

Nowadays, energy has become a key player in the AEC industry because of the increase in global warming and energy crisis. Due to global warming the consumption of energy has increased enormously in buildings. The no. of buildings have grown in tandem with rise in levels of urbanization in developing & developed countries, which in return rises the bar for energy consumption. The improved energy performance of the building is significantly influenced by both interior and exterior building factors. It is preferred to perform energy analysis in the design stage of the building. The current paper is the talks about the energy model by improving the design of a conventional buildings, an energy – efficient model is been created which uses less energy and reduces its carbon footprint. Energy analysis using BIM can be used to optimize the building’s design and identify opportunities for improvement, such as implementing energy-saving technologies, improving insulation and air tightness, and reducing energy loss through window frames, it’s glazing type and also redesigning the other parameters including HVAC types, Window shades, change in orientation etc. In the earlier, the conventional model to produce energy through renewable sources like solar and wind, and incorporate them into the building’s design. Thus, obtained results after analysis can be used to take design decisions and ensure the building meets energy efficiency standards and sustainability goals. The use of BIM in the design and analysis of energy-efficient buildings can help support the transition to a low-carbon, sustainable future.

Liminal museum. Artistic installations at the threshold of public realm

The concept of liminal museum looks at the potential of public art in the liminal space of exhibition venues, in between urban realm and the interior of public buildings, as an innovative locus of social engagement. More specifically, we study the status of artistic interventions that take place on the façade through the definition of three fields of investigation: juxtaposition, ephemerality, media. We present the case study of a curatorial project developed in Altamura, Italy, within the dimension of living labs used for citizens’ engagement in art production and education. This leads to the issue of co-habitation of museum institutions with surrounding neighbourhoods, interpreting the façade as a symbolic interface that mediates values and languages of art.

Impact of Material Solutions and a Passive Sports Hall’s Use on Thermal Comfort

High outdoor temperatures and thermal gains due to solar radiation, which penetrates the interior of buildings as the climate warms up, pose a major challenge to maintaining thermal comfort in passive sports facilities. Superbly insulated and airtight envelopes, specific microclimatic requirements and very high user activity can easily lead to overheating and thermal imbalance during summer. This paper focuses on the influence of the varying thermal capacity of external walls and night-time cooling on thermal comfort in a passive sports hall building. Based on experimental studies of the thermal conditions in the building, a model of it was created in Design Builder. Through simulation, the program initially analysed the thermal conditions that arise under different envelope assemblies. Two different ways of cooling the building at night were then analysed: mechanical and natural. The results presented showed that in a well-insulated sports hall with a large volume, the type of wall material alone had only a limited influence on thermal comfort in summer. In contrast, night-time cooling in integration with the accumulation of cold in the building’s structural components had a significant impact on protection against overheating during the summer. The type of envelope material is even more important when night-time air exchange is high. Intensive natural ventilation is associated with the highest number of hours in the comfort range—28.1–32.4% more hours in relation to the variant without night ventilation. The use of mechanical ventilation, operating at night at maximum capacity, will result in an increase in the number of hours with air temperatures in the −0.5 < PMV < +0.5 range by only 14.1–21.3%. The high thermal mass of the envelope, combined with adequate ventilation, reduces the occurrence of very high indoor air temperatures, thus alleviating the nuisance of overheating. The maximum internal air temperature during the day is lower by 2.4–3.3 K, compared to the case when no night ventilation is used. Mechanical ventilation operating at its maximum capacity can reduce the maximum internal temperature by 1.2–1.6 K.

Robotically 3D printed architectural membranes from ambient dried cellulose nanofibril-alginate hydrogel

Cellulose nanofibril hydrogel mixed with an aqueous solution of sodium alginate is a novel bio-based material suitable for 3D printing of lightweight membranes with exquisite properties and sustainable traits. However, fundamental knowledge enabling its applications in architectural design is still missing. Hence, this study examines the macro-scale features of lightweight membranes from cellulose nanofibril-alginate hydrogel, relevant for the design of various interior architectural products, such as wall claddings, ceiling tiles, room partitions, tapestries, and window screens. Through iterative prototyping experiments involving robotic 3D printing of lightweight membranes, their upscaling potential is demonstrated. Correlations between toolpath designs and shrinkages are also characterized, alongside an in-depth analysis of coloration changes upon ambient drying. Further, the tunability potential of various architectural features, enabled by bespoke 3D printing toolpath design, is discussed and exemplified. The aim is to expose the wide palette of design possibilities for cellulose nanofibril-alginate membranes, encompassing variations in curvature, porosity, translucency, texture, patterning, pliability, and feature sizes. The results comprise an important knowledge foundation for the design and manufacturing of custom lightweight architectural products from cellulose nanofibril-alginate hydrogel. These products could be applied in a variety of new bio-based, sustainable interior building systems, replacing environmentally harmful, fossil-based solutions.

Maleated nanolignin as a new coupling agent for wood-plastic composites

In this work, the influence of maleic anhydride-treated nanolignin as a coupling agent on the various properties of wood fiber-polypropylene composites was investigated. For this purpose, extracted lignin from Bagasse Soda black liquor was modified with maleic anhydride and then different ratios of unmodified and modified nanolignin (1, 3 and 5 wt%) were added to the wood fiber-polypropylene mixture. The composites were then manufactured by injection molding after mixing mechanically to the wood flour either virgin or maleated nanolignin and polypropylene. Structural and thermal properties of nanolignin after modification by maleic anhydride along with physical and mechanical properties of the manufactured composites were determined according to standard methods. The FTIR analysis indicated nanolignin rearrangements showing that some bonds changed or formed after its modification with maleic anhydride. The glass transition temperature of the nanolignin decreased by esterification from 130°C to 100°C. The panel testing results indicated that all physical and mechanical properties of the composites were continuously improved by increasing the maleated nanolignin content from 1 to 5wt%. Thus, the composites with maleated nanolignin presented higher dimensional stability and mechanical strength compared to those prepared with unmodified nanolignin. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that treatment with maleic anhydride improves the uniform dispersion of nanolignin in the polymer matrix. The manufactured WPCs can be used as interior and exterior building materials such as decks, sidings and etc.

The impact of socio-demographic factors on occupants’ thermal comfort and sensation: An integrated approach using statistical analysis and agent-based modeling

The thermal comfort and thermal sensation of occupants can significantly impact the overall performance of the building. However, very little is known about how occupants perceive or thermally respond to their building interior layouts or what factors affect their thermal comfort and sensation, particularly in low-income residential homes. Through a post-occupancy evaluation of 394 occupants from 190 households in Chittagong, Bangladesh, this study examines the socio-demographic factors (i.e., gender, age, and home ownership) that influence occupants' thermal comfort and sensation. The chi-square, Cramer's V, and Lambda tests were used to statistically analyze the impact of selected socio-demographic factors. The results showed that female occupants were significantly less satisfied than male occupants with their existing thermal environment. However, the study did not find any influence of age or home ownership on occupant thermal comfort. Furthermore, comprehensive agent-based modeling (ABM) was implemented to support the results of the statistical analysis of the influence of gender on occupants' thermal comfort levels. The ABM was designed based on the theory of planned behavior. As a simulation output, the ABM model stochastically estimated occupants' thermal comfort and sensation level in terms of the predicted mean vote. Similar to the statistical analyses, the results of the ABM also indicated better thermal comfort and thermal sensation for male occupants than for female occupants. The results of the study can serve as a guideline for better understanding the socio-demographic factors involved in the modeling or remodeling of occupant thermal comfort in developing economies.

Buildings, air quality and mental health conditions: a review of intervention studies

Abstract In high-income countries, people spend most time inside buildings, and the quality of the building including indoor air quality (e.g. particulate matter and gasses such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone) can contribute mental health conditions. Additionally, buildings are home. “Home” is associated with sense of security and belonging. However, there has been comparatively little research into the ways in which both, housing and indoor air quality, and feelings of security and belonging may contribute to mental health conditions. To provide 1) an update of relevant studies on housing and air quality and mental health conditions in urban men and women, with a special focus on intervention studies before and after retrofit of buildings and to 2) identify gaps in research. To respond to aim one Intervention studies before and after retrofit of buildings were reviewed. To respond to aim two qualitative studies on home and belonging were reviewed. Results suggests that pollutant concentrations and ventilation vary widely across buildings. After retrofit pollutant concentrations decreased significantly. Building characteristics, such as ventilation and pollution from combustion is related to mental health conditions. The negative impacts of low-quality housing, however, fall inequitably. Women and older persons who stay longer inside buildings in buildings are more exposed than those who stay less time inside buildings. The feeling of home and security have been neglected and may provide inside into effect moderation and modification of the association between buildings and mental health conditions. Housing is a critical social, and environmental determinant of health and mental health. Despite evidence on aspects of the overall effectiveness of improved housing this study adds to the identify gaps in research and calls for interdisciplinary research including Public Health, humanities and architecture.

Transfer Learning in the Transformer Model for Thermal Comfort Prediction: A Case of Limited Data

The HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) system is an important component of a building’s energy consumption, and its primary function is to provide a comfortable thermal environment for occupants. Accurate prediction of occupant thermal comfort is essential for improving building energy utilization as well as health and work efficiency. Therefore, the development of accurate thermal comfort prediction models is of great value. Deep learning based on data-driven techniques has excellent potential for predicting thermal comfort due to the development of artificial intelligence. However, the inability to obtain large quantities of detailed thermal comfort labeling data from residents presents a substantial challenge to the modeling endeavor. This paper proposes a building-to-building transfer learning framework to make deep learning models applicable in data-limited interior building environments, thereby resolving the issue and enhancing model predictive performance. The transfer learning method (TL) is applied to a novel technology dubbed the Transformer model, which has demonstrated outstanding performance in data trend prediction. The model exploits the spatiotemporal relationship of data regarding thermal comfort. Experiments are conducted using the source dataset (Scales project dataset and ASHRAE RP-884 dataset) and the target dataset (Medium US office dataset), and the results show that the proposed TL-Transformer achieves 62.6% accuracy, 57% precision, and a 59% F1 score, and the prediction performance is better than other existing methods. The model is useful for predicting indoor thermal comfort in buildings with limited data, and its validity is verified by experimental results.

New intumescent coatings for protection flammable materials interior and outside buildings

The effect of silica on the intumescent fire-retardant coating’s properties. Cone calorimetry and a single burning item test were used to determine flammability. The silica-modified intumescent coating allows obtaining a Bs1d0 class non-flammable material for the protection of wood and wood-based materials (e.g., plywood, chipboard, fiberboard, other lignocellulosic composites).

Relating quanta conservation and compartmental epidemiological models of airborne disease outbreaks in buildings

We investigate the underlying assumptions and limits of applicability of several documented models for outbreaks of airborne disease inside buildings by showing how they may each be regarded as special cases of a system of equations which combines quanta conservation and compartmental epidemiological modelling. We investigate the behaviour of this system analytically, gaining insight to its behaviour at large time. We then investigate the characteristic timescales of an indoor outbreak, showing how the dilution rate of the space, and the quanta generation rate, incubation rate and removal rate associated with the illness may be used to predict the evolution of an outbreak over time, and may also be used to predict the relative performances of other indoor airborne outbreak models. The model is compared to a more commonly used model, in which it is assumed the environmental concentration of infectious aerosols adheres to a quasi-steady-state, so that the the dimensionless quanta concentration is equal to the the infectious fraction. The model presented here is shown to approach this limit exponentially to within an interval defined by the incubation and removal rates. This may be used to predict the maximum extent to which a case will deviate from the quasi steady state condition.

Lamps by Andrii Bokotey (co-authored) in the interiors of public buildings of the 1970s and 1980s: the first creative experiments with glass

The article deals with the glass lighting compositions by Andriy Bokotey, created in collaboration in 1970-1980 for the interiors of public buildings in the former USSR. The article outlines the historical and socio-cultural prerequisites for changing the chosen medium. First of all, the beginning of the artist's work with glass and his first creative searches in the new material are comprehensively studied. The cause-and-effect relationships of the implemented functional and technological solutions are clarified. The evolution of forms and approaches to the creation of constructive design of lighting systems in the interiors of public buildings of that time is traced. It is determined how customers and architects influenced the implementation of projects. Ten three-dimensional compositions are analysed. The artistic and functional value of the realised objects is outlined. Main objective of the study is to identify the artistic and technical features of the lighting compositions made by the creative team with the participation of Andrii Bokotey and the socio-historical determination of artistic decisions. Methodology: the article uses both general scientific and specific research methods. In particular, analytical, systematic, descriptive, comparative, formal, cultural and historical methods. An interview with the author was also conducted. All the images used and the bibliography of works were provided by Andriy Bokotey from his personal archive for the creation of the research paper. Results and conclusions: Andrii Bokotey is an iconic artist in the field of art glass. His creative achievements are the subject of research by a number of eminent art historians. However, a significant layer of three-dimensional lighting compositions has remained outside their attention. The period of creating lamps in the work of Andrii Bokotey is fruitful and bright, it became a turning point in the choice of the main creative medium, but not dominant, and therefore little studied. For the first time, illustrative materials on this topic are comprehensively published and the author's creative practices are considered in the social context of the time.

Evaluation of Preventive Means against Corona Virus Disease in Banks and Financial Cooperatives in Butembo City, DRC

Introduction: The corona virus disease stays the greatest pandemy never observed around the world with the highest lethality rate. Butembo city has known, there are some months, the second great epidemy of Ebola in the world. This study aims at evaluating the preventive measures held by banks and financial cooperatives to protect their staffs and customers against COVID. Methodology: The qualitative data have been collected thanks to a grill of interview but also by a direct observation on the exterior and interior of buildings. The analysis was done thanks to epiinfo 3. 5.4 software. The related risk was calculated to appreciate the liaison between victims of confirmed cases and the non-respect of barrier measures. Result: the gender is not respected in banking institutions, sex ratio man/woman of 7/3. The prevalence of COVID-19 was 10.7%. A high risk was observed with the absence of points of hand washing (R = 3.3), the wearing of facultative mask in the interior (RR = 4), the non-respected physical distance (RR =14), the lack of limit of entries (RR = 2.4), lack of a trained agent in PCI (RR = 9.5). Conclusion: the barrier measures are not completely respected the retort against epidemies should consider the banks, like other public areas, among the sites on which one should react to cut the chain of transmission.

A case study on flanking noise transmission through curtain wall in an office building

Curtain walls are a popular architectural element for the design of modern commercial building façade. With the advanced technologies and recent developments in building materials, curtain walls are developed with different lightweight materials, providing a spectacular visual identity of buildings and a number of functional design advantages to building interiors, including acoustic comfort, weather resistance, and thermal comfort. With the availability of high-performing glazed curtain walls these days, external noise in a commercial building adjacent to busy roads and railway lines is easily controlled, and acoustic comfort at internal space be achieved to suit the design intent. However, the lack of building design integration between building envelop, structural, and interior systems would often lead to airborne flanking noise transmission between different occupancies resulting in poor acoustic privacy. Such a post-design issue is often undesirable to the occupants and is an expensive exercise to retrofit. In this paper, a case study is conducted in a building where office workers in a three-story office building raised concerns about noise annoyance and acoustic privacy between two different tenancies on levels one above the other. This paper discusses the acoustic issues causing the compromised acoustic privacy, the method of acoustic investigations, the recommended noise control mechanisms, and finally the outcome of mitigation measures.

Design method of axial compression stability for cross-section corrugated plate steel special-shaped column

Obtaining a larger moment of inertia and overall stability with smaller material input, which is an effective way to improve the bearing capacity and reduce the self-weight of structural columns. This paper proposes a cross-section corrugated plate steel special-shaped column (CCSC), which is based on the optimization design idea of steel profiled-shaped column section, combined with the comprehensive consideration of the overall stability of steel structure column members, material use efficiency and building interior space utilization rate. The new CCSC is composed of three parts: core square steel pipe, corrugated plate, and flange plate. The high-out-of-plane stiffness characteristic of corrugated plate is utilized to improve the section rotation radius. The three parts above are coordinated to resist lateral load. The square steel pipe and flange plate are the main vertical bearing plates. The new special-shaped column can obtain a larger moment of inertia and overall stability with a smaller material input, thus improving the bearing capacity. Through the combination of theoretical analysis and numerical simulation, the overall stability of the axial compression of CCSC are analyzed, and the instability modes and failure modes of CCSC are revealed. The design method and suggestions for the stability of CCSC under axial compression are put forward. Then, the overall stability design and application suggestion based on conventional square steel tube is given. The results show that the stability design method of CCSC under axial compression can effectively judge the instability mode of CCSC and obtain the ultimate bearing capacity of the whole member. Compared with square steel tube columns with regularized slenderness ratio greater than 0.8 in structural design, the CCSC has obvious advantages in overall stability and steel consumption.

LEADING TRENDS OF FORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN INTERIORS MODERN TRADE AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEXES

The environmental trends of interior design of modern shopping and entertainment centers are highlighted. The ways of solving modern problems of forming the architecture of internal spaces of this type of structures with the help of ecological design are determined. This requires: forecasting the "life" of the object at all stages – from construction to disposal using the latest technologies and energy saving, saving natural resources and energy, the use of waste-free technologies and eco-materials, ensuring a comfortable microclimate and environmental waste disposal. Thanks to the use of eco-trends in the interior design of shopping and entertainment complexes, the creation of a compositionally unified, balanced, harmoniously holistic, artistic and expressive interior space is achieved, which also meets the complex of utilitarian and functional, ergonomic, structural, economic and technological requirements. Environmental design of interiors is a leading trend in the design of modern interiors of shopping and entertainment complexes, since its objects provide a comfortable physiological and psychological state of visitors, form a respect for natural resources and taste preferences of people, their consumer attitudes, worldview and aesthetic ideals, that is, ecological culture population. The ecological design of the interiors of shopping and entertainment centers is an important competitive advantage, affects their attendance, makes it possible to get new tenants, attract more visitors and, as a result, increase income. The use of modern eco-trends in the design of the interiors of buildings of this type allows modern architects to obtain fresh solutions and creative approaches to solving design problems that can satisfy the needs of even the most demanding customers of modern shopping and entertainment complexes.