How does spatial arrangement change decision load?
Compare equivalent envelopes while varying only the internal logic that shapes movement and ambiguity.
ALTN LABSpatial interaction research
Research
Lab.
A focused archive of spatial questions that can be modelled, prototyped and tested. The work begins with architecture, then uses interfaces and computation to make assumptions visible.
- Focus
- Spatial behaviour
- Method
- Compare · prototype · observe
- Archive
- One active study
01 / Research agendaQuestions, not project placeholders
What the lab is trying to understand.
These questions define the Lab's wider direction. They are not claims of completed research; each one must become inspectable through a prototype, a controlled comparison or participant evidence.
How can an interface extend a physical environment?
Study when a digital layer clarifies access, orientation or participation—and when it merely adds another system to navigate.
Where should computational critique stop?
Use models and simulation to expose trade-offs while keeping assumptions visible and human judgement accountable.
02 / Research standardEntry criteria for this archive
A project enters the Lab only when it can show its work.
This page deliberately stays small. Product concepts belong in Works; photography belongs in Field Notes. Research appears here only when its question, method, evidence and limits are explicit.
Question
A specific spatial problem that can be challenged rather than a broad technology theme.
Comparison
Controlled conditions or documented assumptions that make differences inspectable.
Prototype
A working environment that lets participants or reviewers encounter the system directly.
Evidence & limits
Observable measures, current status and clear boundaries around what the study cannot claim.