Phenomenology and Emotional Design: The Conceptual Synergy Between Architecture and Design for Urban Furniture

摘要

This article explores concepts of the senses, experiences and emotions treated by many authors and sheds light also on Phenomenology and Emotional Design, indicating how are important for the differentiation of products and services in the contemporary world. Through literature review, explores the concepts of urban furniture, explaining how such structures can transform the urban landscape of cities, people's behavior and the reframing process that is usually used by us in these structures. It is relevant to discuss the urban furniture as identity element, memory and pleasure, and how the perception of quality of users varies according to the characteristics of the projects, either through tactile and visual aspects or multisensory elements transform the experience and pave the way for new discoveries and interactions. Review both concepts will explain the pleasure and satisfaction of the people regarding to things, but also demonstrate how designers and architects choices can influence political decisions, the human behavior and at the perception of quality that people have in relation to urban facilities of cities.