NEURODIVERSITY IN MAM CC AT CONCEPT BY WIESNER HAGER

How can workplaces respond to different ways of perceiving and processing the environment?⁠
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This question is explored in the latest issue of Concept Magazine by Wiesner-Hager. In conversation with architecture critic Wojciech Czaja, Martin Lesjak discusses how workplace architecture can address the growing awareness of neurodiversity in the working environment.⁠
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The MAM Competence Center in Großhöflein, designed by INNOCAD architecture, is featured in the issue in an extensive article on neurodiversity and inclusive office environments.⁠ The article brings together perspectives from psychology, workplace research, and architecture to examine how spatial conditions influence concentration, wellbeing, and collaboration.⁠ “⁠Neurodiversity is the umbrella term describing how differently our brains are wired and how differently we function.”⁠ – Julie Simstich, occupational psychologist⁠
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Acoustics, visual complexity, lighting conditions, and spatial orientation can affect people in very different ways. What may seem like a minor distraction for some can become a significant source of stress for others.⁠ The relationship between architecture, neuroscience, and wellbeing has become an important field of research. INNOCAD architecture has been exploring these connections in collaboration with ScienceDesignLab, an initiative by 13&9 Design and physicist Professor Richard Taylor that investigates how scientific insights can inform design for the built environment. Our research focuses on fractal geometries found in nature and their measurable effects on human perception and stress reduction. These findings contribute to a broader biophilic design approach, integrating patterns and structures derived from natural environments.

At the MAM Competence Center, this research informed several aspects of the interior design, including the flooring. The carpet system incorporates fractal patterns developed by 13&9 Design together with Richard Taylor for Mohawk Group. Derived from geometries studied for their stress-reducing visual qualities, the modular flooring translates these natural structures into the workplace environment, contributing to a calmer visual atmosphere.