ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the social interaction frames wellbeing from the perspective of people's experiences and how social connectedness occurs within public interior spaces. It also examines the social connectedness and wellbeing as lived experience, what various constructs govern human social relations and how these are manifested in the design of public places for people from all walks of life. Social connectedness depends on a universal approach, in that design accounts for broader concerns of including people from all walks of life in all interior environments. An inclusive approach that includes social integration, places for people of all ages and stages of life to participate together in meaningful experiences means adapting physical interior environments accordingly. Historically, interior environments as spaces have been built to promote certain relations and often, to prevent other social relations. Perceptions of space and the surrounding interior environment are intrinsically tied to human perception and action, as each person has their personal meanings, social interactions within environments.
