We need affect-based stimuli specifically conceived to investigate architectural spaces. The RESONANCES project crafted ATLAS, a dATabase of visuaL Atmospheric Stimuli. It collects a series of spatial patterns born from a systematic selection of generators of atmosphere. Generators of atmosphere are architectural features designed to afford atmospheric effects (such as lights, colors, materials, and proportions). ATLAS is an open-access tool that supports researchers interested in studying emotional reactions to architectural features by providing reliable, standardized, and reproducible stimuli. In this dataset, ATLAS stimuli are presented as 2D images.

This database was developed within the Resonances project — Architectural Atmospheres: The Emotional Impact of Ambiances Measured through Conscious, Bodily, and Neural Responses. This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement no. 101025132. The content of this work reflects only the authors' view. The European Research Executive Agency is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.