The Role of Interior Design in Enhancing Happiness and Comfort at Educational Institutions in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of Girls’ College of Science and Arts in Mahayel Aseer, at King Khalid University
The aim of this research was to evaluate how the quality interior design aspects of the staff office spaces at the Girls’ College of Science and Arts, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, affect their happiness, comfort and performance of their duties, and also proposes a solution based on the scie...
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| description | The aim of this research was to evaluate how the quality interior design aspects of the staff office spaces at the Girls’ College of Science and Arts, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, affect their happiness, comfort and performance of their duties, and also proposes a solution based on the sciences of the relationship between happiness and interior design. The aim was achieved by carrying out a survey on staff of the college. The participants were selected using a combination of probabilistic and random sampling. The research found that a good number of staff at the college are not happy with their work environments. Further analysis indicated that interior design deficiency is a major cause of unhappiness of staff at the college. The results showed that this may be attributed to three important aspects of quality interior space furniture: insufficiency of furniture and other workspace items; lack of aesthetics, functionality, comfort, color and materials (low quality materials) of furniture and other workspace items; and a lack of sufficient natural lighting being another major issue affecting the quality of natural and artificial lighting in some offices at the college. Participants were also not comfortable with some materials used in the interior space. The study recommends that office spaces should be redesigned to meet the following interior design criteria: appropriateness for the workplace (size, lighting and materials); color and decorations (non-dark colors); and appropriate accessories and tools of work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d8eb551098b4e16a4535692055a8be02023-11-24T15:41:03ZengMDPI AGJ2571-88002022-10-015445546910.3390/j5040031The Role of Interior Design in Enhancing Happiness and Comfort at Educational Institutions in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of Girls’ College of Science and Arts in Mahayel Aseer, at King Khalid UniversityGidaa Alamry0College of Science and Arts in Mahayel Asir, King Khalid University, Al Murabba 63699, Saudi ArabiaThe aim of this research was to evaluate how the quality interior design aspects of the staff office spaces at the Girls’ College of Science and Arts, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia, affect their happiness, comfort and performance of their duties, and also proposes a solution based on the sciences of the relationship between happiness and interior design. The aim was achieved by carrying out a survey on staff of the college. The participants were selected using a combination of probabilistic and random sampling. The research found that a good number of staff at the college are not happy with their work environments. Further analysis indicated that interior design deficiency is a major cause of unhappiness of staff at the college. The results showed that this may be attributed to three important aspects of quality interior space furniture: insufficiency of furniture and other workspace items; lack of aesthetics, functionality, comfort, color and materials (low quality materials) of furniture and other workspace items; and a lack of sufficient natural lighting being another major issue affecting the quality of natural and artificial lighting in some offices at the college. Participants were also not comfortable with some materials used in the interior space. The study recommends that office spaces should be redesigned to meet the following interior design criteria: appropriateness for the workplace (size, lighting and materials); color and decorations (non-dark colors); and appropriate accessories and tools of work.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8800/5/4/31interior designhappinesscomforttheory of happinesseducational institutions |
| spellingShingle | Gidaa Alamry The Role of Interior Design in Enhancing Happiness and Comfort at Educational Institutions in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of Girls’ College of Science and Arts in Mahayel Aseer, at King Khalid University J interior design happiness comfort theory of happiness educational institutions |
| title | The Role of Interior Design in Enhancing Happiness and Comfort at Educational Institutions in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of Girls’ College of Science and Arts in Mahayel Aseer, at King Khalid University |
| title_full | The Role of Interior Design in Enhancing Happiness and Comfort at Educational Institutions in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of Girls’ College of Science and Arts in Mahayel Aseer, at King Khalid University |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Interior Design in Enhancing Happiness and Comfort at Educational Institutions in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of Girls’ College of Science and Arts in Mahayel Aseer, at King Khalid University |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Interior Design in Enhancing Happiness and Comfort at Educational Institutions in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of Girls’ College of Science and Arts in Mahayel Aseer, at King Khalid University |
| title_short | The Role of Interior Design in Enhancing Happiness and Comfort at Educational Institutions in Saudi Arabia: A Case Study of Girls’ College of Science and Arts in Mahayel Aseer, at King Khalid University |
| title_sort | role of interior design in enhancing happiness and comfort at educational institutions in saudi arabia a case study of girls college of science and arts in mahayel aseer at king khalid university |
| topic | interior design happiness comfort theory of happiness educational institutions |
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