00000nam a22000004a 4500 UP-1685675941131473760 Buklod 20260420092137.0 ta 260420s2023 xxu r |||| u|eng d DARC rda eng DMLUC LG 993.5 2023 A7 V37 Varquez, Therese Vern T. author. Building blocks a youth mental health center for mood and anxiety disorders in Quezon City, Philippines Therese Vern T. Vasquez ; Olivia Alma G. Sicam, adviser. College of Architecture, University of the Philippines Diliman June 2023. Quezon City [xi], 179 leaves illustrations (some color) 28 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier include appendices. Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Architecture) -- University of the Philippines Diliman June 2023. As a vulnerable population, the youth are more susceptible to experiencing emotional damage and mental health problems compare to adults. In the Philippines, mental health problems have been drastically increasing through the years with mood and anxiety disorders being the most common cases. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has also exacerbated youth mental health cases. However, these issues are inadequately addressed in the country, where current mental health policies fail to provide effective interventions. Mental health facilities are often inaccessible, unaffordable, and inefficient. Moreover, therapy spaces are generalized and ineffective for the youth. This comprehensive design project explores architectural approaches to improving mental healthcare spaces for Filipino youth. It employs the concepts of Play Therapy and Playful Architecture to create a design for a youth mental health center that is sensitive to the specific needs of Filipino youth with mood and anxiety symptoms and disorders. These concepts highlight the involvement of the natural language of play in enhancing self-recovery skills that are essential in the healing process. They also introduce participatory and sensitive approaches to mental healthcare through spatial design. These strategies raise the importance of quality therapy spaces in recovering youth mental health patients. They also propose effective interventions that can be applied to improve youth mental healthcare facilities in the Philippines. Mental health facilities Quezon City. Play therapy Quezon City. Sicam, Olivia Alma G. thesis adviser. FI UP UPD DARC LG 993.5 2023 A7 V37 Thesis