Designs that meld order AND stimulate the desire for variety in a controlled manner, a balance of structured organization with intricacy of detail that together appears orderly.
(e.g., bookshelves)

ORDER & COMPLEXITY

Research

Part of Kaplan’s preference theory (1998).
Views of natural environments and exposure to natural materials may promote creative performance (McCoy & Evans, 2002)

References

Kaplan, S. (1987). Aesthetics, affect, and cognition: Environmental preference from an evolutionary perspective. Environment and Behavior, 19(1), 3–32. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013916587191001

McCoy, J. M., & Evans, G. W. (2002). The Potential Role of the Physical Environment in Fostering Creativity. Creativity Research Journal, 14(3–4), 409–426. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15326934CRJ1434_11