{"id":7077,"date":"2026-07-10T16:13:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T23:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/?p=7077"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T23:24:57","slug":"can-the-spaces-around-us-influence-who-we-become","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/ja\/can-the-spaces-around-us-influence-who-we-become\/","title":{"rendered":"Can the Spaces Around Us Influence Who We Become?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7077\" class=\"elementor elementor-7077\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0de702 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0de702\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74090d4\" data-id=\"74090d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5d26e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e5d26e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fdf2d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fdf2d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39234d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39234d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This blog explores the relationship between architecture and psychology. It introduces the idea that the spaces around us are not passive backgrounds, but active influences on our emotions, habits, identity, and well-being. Through psychological research, personal reflection, and the example of Maggie\u2019s Yorkshire by Heatherwick Studio, this piece asks how architecture can help people feel more grounded, connected, and alive.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b587db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b587db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f379ad5\" data-id=\"f379ad5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad3d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bad3d09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clean_city-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clean_city-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clean_city-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clean_city-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clean_city-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/clean_city.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0069762\" data-id=\"0069762\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31ad80c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31ad80c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gray_city_street-1024x682.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7090\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gray_city_street-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gray_city_street-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gray_city_street-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gray_city_street-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gray_city_street-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gray_city_street-1320x880.webp 1320w, https:\/\/zenscape4shizen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gray_city_street.webp 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a4c1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7a4c1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Quiet Influence of Space<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618a4b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"618a4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">We often think of architecture as something outside of us: walls, windows, furniture, streets, materials, and buildings. But the spaces around us are not separate from who we are and should not be considered just a background to our lives. They shape how we move, how we feel, how we think, and how we relate to others.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">A dark and solid room can make us feel cold and heavy, while a window facing trees can help us open up and breathe more deeply. A cluttered desk can make our thoughts feel scattered, whereas a warm, clear living area can help foster activity and movement. On a larger scale, a city street filled with trash, blank walls, and no greenery can quietly teach people to feel disconnected from the place and even other people.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">These things may seem small, but over time, they become part of daily life. And daily life becomes part of who we are.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-509362a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"509362a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Architecture and Psychology Belong Together<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c86076 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c86076\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Architecture is not only about making buildings stand. It is also about creating environments for human life. Psychology helps us understand that people are shaped by their surroundings through emotion, memory, attention, comfort, stress, and social connection.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">In the article \u201cWhere am I? Who am I?\u201d, Proulx et al. (2016) explain that spatial cognition, how we understand and move through space,\u00a0 is connected to social cognition and our sense of self. In simple terms, the way we experience \u201cwhere I am\u201d can influence the way we understand \u201cwho I am.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This idea is profoundly important for architecture. A building is not just a container for human activity. It can support confidence, peace, belonging, and curiosity. Or it can create confusion, isolation, stress, and discomfort.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This is why architects should design with psychology in mind. Space, color, furniture placement, material, lighting, sound, views, circulation, and access to nature are not just aesthetic decisions. They are human decisions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061156f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"061156f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When Space Works Against Us\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821c6b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"821c6b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Many modern environments are designed for speed, efficiency, and profit before they are designed for people. We see gray cities, blocked buildings, artificial lighting, sealed interiors, trashed streets, and homes that are technically functional but emotionally empty.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">When we ignore the psychological effect of these spaces, we begin to accept them as normal. But they are not neutral. A poorly designed environment can make people feel rushed, unseen, disconnected, or powerless.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This does not mean every building must be expensive or perfect. It means that design should begin with care. Does this space help people feel safe? Does it invite connection? Does it allow rest? Does it provide beauty? Does it respect nature, memory, and human dignity?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">These questions should be central to architecture.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28b1a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28b1a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Designing Our Personal Everyday Spaces\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535c318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"535c318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">This idea does not only apply to architects. Each of us can become more aware of how our own environments shape us.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Our bedroom, work desk, kitchen, garden, or small corner of a room can either support or resist the person we are trying to become. A space for focus should help the mind feel clear. A space for rest should help the body soften. A space for gathering should make people feel welcome. A space for growth should remind us of what we value.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Sometimes this can be simple: placing a desk near natural light, keeping meaningful objects nearby where they can be seen and remembered, bringing in plants, choosing warmer and natural materials, reducing clutter, or creating a small ritual space for reading, prayer, tea, art, or reflection.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Design is not only decoration. It is a way of shaping our daily behavior and reminding us of our values.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcc156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffcc156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Toward a More Human Future<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513fbaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"513fbaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">At Shizen Studio, we believe that the future of architecture should be more peaceful, more natural, and more connected to human well-being. We believe that beauty matters, not as luxury, but as nourishment. We believe that culture, memory, nature, and psychology should all have a place in design.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">The spaces around us influence who we become. If we live in environments that ignore nature, community, culture, and the human spirit, we may slowly become disconnected from those things. But if we create spaces that welcome care, reflection, belonging, and growth, we give ourselves a better chance to reclaim our authentic selves.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Architecture cannot solve every human problem. But it can shape the conditions of daily life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">And daily life is where we become who we are.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b50682 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b50682\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9de5f37\" data-id=\"9de5f37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3001d5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3001d5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">References<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e742785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e742785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Proulx, M. J., Todorov, O. S., Taylor Aiken, A., &amp; de Sousa, A. A. (2016). \u201cWhere am I? Who am I? The relation between spatial cognition, social cognition, and individual differences in the built environment.\u201d <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Frontiers in Psychology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary This blog explores the relationship between architecture and psychology. It introduces the idea that the spaces around us are not passive backgrounds, but active influences on our emotions, habits, identity, and well-being. Through psychological research, personal reflection, and the example of Maggie\u2019s Yorkshire by Heatherwick Studio, this piece asks how architecture can help people feel more grounded, connected, and alive. The Quiet Influence of Space We often think of architecture as something outside of us: walls, windows, furniture, streets, materials, and buildings. But the spaces around us are not separate from who we are and should not be considered just a background to our lives. 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