ABOUT ME
Cheyenne Hensgens is an architect, urbanist and researcher with special interest in the relationship between Health, Physical activity and the Daily Environments.
Cheyenne Hensgens (b. 1990) graduated as an architect end december 2014 at Delft University of Technology, faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences. He graduated in the think tank the ‘Why Factory’ under supervision of Winy Maas (MVRDV) and Ulf Hackauf. His interdisciplinary graduation research ‘Architecture versus a sedentary lifestyle’ received laudatory responses. He was called a ‘innovative pioneer’, who had explored an 'unknown' interdisciplinary territory of Architecture, Physical Activity and Health. Between his Bachelor and Master he has conducted an internship at 'AGS Architects' in Heerlen, after which he was offered a job as Assistant Architect and worked on Poppodium Doornroosje. After his graduation he was hired by 'Markant', with as task to improve the conceptual character of Dynamic Working and Circulary Economy. After this he worked, as a freelancer, for one of Dutch leading firms, 'Fokkema & Partner Architecten'. Revitalizing FrieslandCampina's headquater and surrouding buildings in Amersfoort was one of his biggest tasks. Next to this he explored the world of Salt, as a designer for 'The Salt Project'. Recently he started, together with Daan Verhoeven, Studio IX. Studio IX is a design studio with a strong emphasis on unique identities and experiences.
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Concerning the continues changing needs of employees, their disturbed work-life balance and the rise of work-related (chronic) diseases a strong emphasis should go to human-orientated designs, with health and wellbeing of individuals in the core. This philosophy asks for 'new' (interior) spaces, organized through activity-based working concepts and human centered lifestyle typologies. This allows individual ownership: people can work differently at various spaces depending on the particular tasks. This will mostly ensure for an increased of productivity.
The design elements of an Active Office are not only limited to movement and healthy nutrion, but it also concerns stressreduction through the use of colours, natural elements, sound and aroma. Soft factors, which are strongly related to happiness such as connectedness, engagement, autonomy and control are also touched. Theories and research out of the environmental psychology reveals the (enormous) positive behavioral changes, such as the increase of happiness, motivation and productivity, which occur as a result of intervention within the working environment. Even organizational performance can be improved by design.