TY  - THES
T1  - A descriptive case study on the functional comfort of the selected bedroom units of Kalayaan Residence Hall in relation to usability
A1  - Mayo, Virginia Breech M.
A2  - Florendo, Raquel B.
LA  - English
PP  - Quezon City
PB  - College of Home Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman
YR  - 2019
UL  - https://tuklas.up.edu.ph/Record/UP-99796217613034377
AB  - The study determined the behavioral and environmental components of functional comfort of the design student residents in the four (4) selected bedrooms of Kalayaan resident hall in relation to usability of the work space, sleeping space and storage space. The respondents of the research are six (6) freshmen students of BS Interior Design residing in Kalayaan residence hall for the first semester of A.Y. 2018-2019. The type of research design used was descriptive case study with an inductive approach. The study used the following instruments: for Phase I, an online survey questionnaire; for Phase II, photo documentation; for Phase III, ocular observation; and for Phase IV, semi-structured focus group discussion. The bedroom units and the respondents were chosen through purposive sampling. From the data gathered, the study culture and the priority of the design student residents are academic activity based including manual drafting and manual rendering among others. The academic needs of the design student residents are different with variations in materials and sizes. Findings regarding the environmental components of functional comfort in the built environment of the physical space are the need for additional spaces, low level of body comfort, inappropriateness of lighting and furniture, and inability to control the space. The behavioral findings are inability to function properly, high sense of vulnerability and low encouragement. The usability of the physical space is greatly altered by the design student residents to attain functionality and productivity, satisfaction is not met. It can be said that the design students are not functionally comfortable in the space which resulted to issue and problems and consequences that further affect functional comfortability and usability.
CN  - LG 993.5 2019 I58 M39
KW  - Bedrooms : Philippines : Quezon City.
KW  - Dormitories : Philippines : Quezon City.
KW  - Student housing : Philippines : Quezon City.
KW  - Kalayaan Resident Hall (U.P. Diliman).
ER  -