Individual Final Project

Final Project Title: Pulse Space:Designing Ecological and Physiological Responsiveness in Interior Space

Pulse Space is an eco-responsive interior system that integrates sustainable bio-based materials with real-time physiological sensing to create environments that adapt to their users. The system provides immediate spatial feedback through lighting and microclimate adjustments, while incorporating biofabricated or living material layers that evolve slowly over time. By combining fast computational responses with long-term material transformation, it redefines interior space as a dynamic and co-regulating environment rather than a static design. The first aim of my final project is to develop a conceptual and prototype-level system that collects human physiological data (such as heart rate and skin temperature) and translates it into immediate spatial responses within an interior environment. While similar biofeedback systems already exist, they remain primarily computational and temporary. This project extends these approaches by introducing a secondary layer of bio-based material systems—such as bacterial cellulose or pigment-infused biocomposites—that evolve over longer timescales. By combining fast computational feedback with slow material transformation, the project proposes a shift from passive environmental reaction to intentional, human-informed material evolution, enabling interior space to become a cumulative and adaptive system.

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