Chapter 1: Beyond Comfort

From conventional realities to experiential possibilities

Experiential Aesthetics

Nested experiential state complexity

Spectrum of occupant experiences

James Russell's circumplex model

Framework for affective states in buildings

Framework of environmental conditions in and around buildings

Scientific biophilia theories

Degrees of Nature complexity

Connecting to varieties of Nature

Front Matter

1: Beyond Comfort

2: Integral Experience

3: Excited By Evidence

4: Experiential Schemas

5: Concluding Thoughts