Portfolio Case Study

Sensory Recovery & BookingTM

Feb, 2026-Apr, 2026

A sensory recovery space and mobile booking system designed to help users find, reserve, and complete calming recovery sessions through guided activities, low-stimulation spatial support, and personalized training data.

Project
Overview

The project connects mobile booking, recovery training, and a spatial support system for users experiencing sensory overload.

Role

UX Research / App Design / Product Design / Spatial Experience Design

Tools

Figma / User Interview / Product Visualization / System Design

Focus

Sensory Recovery / Appointment Booking / Calming Activities / Training Data / Spatial Support

UX Research App Design Product Design Spatial Experience

Background

Sensory over-responsivity can make everyday environments feel overwhelming. Users may react strongly to food texture, clothing texture, personal space, sudden movement, loud noise, bright light, overheating, touch, and strong smells.

Sensory overload can lead to dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath, shaking, chills, migraines, and emotional overwhelm.

Existing coping strategies often depend on self-management after overload has already escalated. Users need a low-stimulation space, early support, and tools for emotional regulation.

User
Research

Users need calm, quiet, low-stimulation spaces and better preparation before overwhelming situations.

User Observation

Users often rely on reactive coping strategies only after overload has already happened. Control and safety matter because public or work environments can make overload worse.

"I want it to be easy to access, calming, and visually clear. It should provide a quiet, low-stimulation space and help me notice stress earlier."

Persona

Isabella represents users who need quick access to calm, private sensory regulation before overwhelm becomes severe.

Persona

Isabella

Profile

23 years old
Care Worker

Biography

Isabella often experiences sudden sensory overload, especially under stress. Her main triggers include touch, bright light, and strong smells, which can make work and daily routines difficult to manage.

Needs & Frustrations

  • A quiet, low-stimulation space to calm down quickly
  • Better preparation for overwhelming situations
  • Early support before overload becomes severe
  • Reliable tools to recognize rising stress levels
  • Less dependence on leaving the environment

Training
Method

The recovery experience combines body-based regulation, motion support, and gradual tactile exposure.

01

Proprioceptive Input

Heavy work, resistance, pressure, and muscle-based movement can help regulate the body before or during stressful tasks.

  • push / pull
  • carrying / lifting
  • deep pressure
  • climbing / crawling
02

Vestibular Input

Balance, motion, and spatial orientation exercises support body regulation and movement awareness.

  • swinging
  • balance paths
  • spinning
  • jumping
03

Tactile Training

Gradual tactile exposure helps users build tolerance to textures and sensory input.

  • texture exploration
  • light touch
  • brushing
  • fabric exploration

Key
Insights

The system should help users prepare early, recover quickly, and return to the original activity with more control.

Insight 01

Recovery should happen before overload becomes severe.

Users need early support that helps them regulate before sensory overload escalates.

Insight 02

Recovery spaces should feel calm, private, and easy to access.

A low-stimulation environment can help users recover quickly without making the experience feel clinical.

Insight 03

Training needs to be short and manageable.

Users need recovery activities that fit into real-world contexts like malls, supermarkets, workplaces, and public spaces.

Insight 04

The system should connect preparation, recovery, and return.

The experience should help users prepare before overstimulation, recover during overload, and return to the original activity afterward.

Design
Direction

The final direction became a two-part system: a mobile app and a physical recovery space.

Mobile App

Book and prepare

  • appointment booking
  • training type selection
  • date and time selection
  • location availability
  • weekly and daily training data
  • session data
  • music support
  • community sharing
Physical Recovery Space

Recover and regulate

  • low-stimulation enclosed space
  • soft seating
  • modular cushions
  • tactile training blocks
  • grip and regulation rings
  • weighted side blocks
  • support bar
  • active regulation platform

App
Design

The app screenshots are shown as large white-background mockup showcases and kept exactly as provided.

Appointment and Training

The booking and training flow helps users select a recovery type, choose a time and location, and review guided training data.

Appointment and training mobile interface showcase
Location selection, date and time booking, weekly training data, and recovery session data

Music and Community

The music and community flow extends recovery support through calming audio, shared experiences, and content-based emotional support.

Music and community mobile interface showcase
Music categories, recovery music recommendations, community posts, and content detail page

Product
Design

The product image is shown without altering the product, person, lighting, colors, shape, cushion layout, or background inside the image.

The physical recovery space uses soft modular cushions, enclosed seating, tactile surfaces, grip rings, and movement-support elements to create a calm environment for sensory regulation. It supports resting, gentle movement, tactile training, and short recovery sessions.

Physical sensory recovery furniture system
Physical sensory recovery furniture system