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February 23, 2026Open Access

Spatial Perception in Architectural Transitions: A psychometric study of the Compression-Expansion effect in ceiling-height

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AHAja Khalid HusseinDHDylan Chau HuynhAKAmir Kalantari

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Overview

Psychometric study demonstrates how ceiling height affects spatial perception, indicating architectural implications.

Key Points

  • This study aims to understand how changes in ceiling height influence spatial perception and quantify the compression-expansion effect.
  • Used immersive virtual reality for spatial manipulation
  • Participants adjusted perceived room height after exposure to different ceiling heights
  • Analyzed the psychometric function governing spatial perception changes
  • Perception of ceiling height followed a nonlinear sigmoid function
  • Height reductions were perceptually undershot by approximately 33.45%
  • Height increases were overshot by around 12.11%
  • The results suggest an asymmetry in height perception related to previous spatial experiences

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Hussein et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699bee551c6c6bad5397fff9https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/rn896_v1
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