A review on occupants' satisfaction and wellness level in low-cost housing in Malaysia
The purpose of this study is to ascertain how architecture could impede stress level among low-cost housing occupants in Malaysia based on design implementations. The home environment is one of the main contributing factors for the occurrence of stress among occupants as much of individuals' li...
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my.utm.813042019-08-04T04:40:36Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81304/ A review on occupants' satisfaction and wellness level in low-cost housing in Malaysia Ismail, A. S. Mohidin, H. H. B. Daud, M. M. NA Architecture The purpose of this study is to ascertain how architecture could impede stress level among low-cost housing occupants in Malaysia based on design implementations. The home environment is one of the main contributing factors for the occurrence of stress among occupants as much of individuals' lives are spent indoor. Based on this, architecture plays a major role in minimizing the stress level among occupants of a building. This research analyses the wellness of low-cost housing owners and occupants through observation and questionnaires that were distributed to low-cost housing residents. This study found that there are four key factors that contributed to stress among occupants. It is, therefore, hoped that the findings of this paper help designers to design better low-cost houses in order to provide a better living environment to the occupants. Malaysian Institute Of Planners 2017 Article PeerReviewed Ismail, A. S. and Mohidin, H. H. B. and Daud, M. M. (2017) A review on occupants' satisfaction and wellness level in low-cost housing in Malaysia. Planning Malaysia, 15 (3). pp. 147-158. ISSN 1675-6215 http://dx.doi.org/10.21837/pmjournal.v15.i3.305 DOI: 10.21837/pmjournal.v15.i3.305 |
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The purpose of this study is to ascertain how architecture could impede stress level among low-cost housing occupants in Malaysia based on design implementations. The home environment is one of the main contributing factors for the occurrence of stress among occupants as much of individuals' lives are spent indoor. Based on this, architecture plays a major role in minimizing the stress level among occupants of a building. This research analyses the wellness of low-cost housing owners and occupants through observation and questionnaires that were distributed to low-cost housing residents. This study found that there are four key factors that contributed to stress among occupants. It is, therefore, hoped that the findings of this paper help designers to design better low-cost houses in order to provide a better living environment to the occupants. |
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A review on occupants' satisfaction and wellness level in low-cost housing in Malaysia |
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