Logistics facilities are among the most important infrastructures of contemporary society, yet they are rarely designed with the same attention devoted to offices, educational environments, or public buildings. Workers often spend long hours in highly repetitive settings where environmental quality, orientation, and wellbeing receive limited consideration. This project set out to challenge that condition.

Developed through a multidisciplinary collaboration involving neuroscientist Cinzia Di Dio and architect Alberto Giuntoli, the research investigated how large-scale logistics environments can be humanised through design. Rather than focusing solely on operational efficiency, the study explored the relationship between spatial conditions, cognitive performance, motivation, and emotional wellbeing.

The project examined topics such as environmental identity, access to natural light, opportunities for restoration, orientation systems, and the psychological consequences of monotony within large industrial settings. Particular attention was devoted to understanding how environmental cues can influence comfort, engagement, and the perception of place among workers whose daily routines are often highly structured and repetitive.

The outcome was the development of a practical handbook containing design principles and recommendations for logistics facilities. By integrating perspectives from neuroscience, environmental psychology, architecture, and organisational research, the project proposed a new approach to industrial environments—one that recognises people not simply as operators within a system, but as individuals whose wellbeing directly influences the quality and performance of the workplace.

Works List

Year: 2020
Location: Lodi
Service: Neuro Brief
Client: Prologis
Status: Completed
Size: 300.000 mq