HASTA BİNA SENDROMUNDAN ÇALIŞAN REFAHINA: OFİS TASARIMINDA NÖROBİLİM TEMELLİ YAKLAŞIMLAR

Abstract

This study discusses how office environments influence employee health, wellbeing, and performance by using Sick Building Syndrome as a guiding problem frame and by proposing a neuroscience-informed improvement approach for workplaces. From a neuroarchitecture perspective, an office is evaluated not only through aesthetics and spatial efficiency but also through the neurological and physiological effects of environmental stimuli. The paper reviews key design variables, such as lighting and circadian alignment, noise and acoustic comfort, spatial layout and privacy, the organization of social interaction zones, colour and visual aesthetics, biophilic elements, ergonomics and movement opportunities, as well as indoor air quality and thermal comfort and explains how these factors may relate to stress regulation, attention, cognitive load, creativity, and overall employee wellbeing. The study also highlights that neuroscience-based measurement tools, including EEG, can support evidence-based design by turning intuitive workplace decisions into measurable and comparable interventions. Overall, the paper argues that offices designed with neuroscience guidance can improve employee wellbeing, reduce risks related to absenteeism and performance loss, and contribute to a more resilient organizational culture in the long run.