RESIDENTIAL
ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
"The Influences of City Living and Sub-urban Living in the Study Habits
of selected Architecture Students in Manila"
of selected Architecture Students in Manila"
Abstract
This
paper will identify the Influences of
city living and sub-urban living in the study habits of selected
architecture students. The data gathered here will form part of the basis of parent’s decision
choosing the best residential occupancy for their children studying in the university built in Manila,
be it a temporary home or a permanent one. The significant effects of physical
activity that is shown in the survey will also determine where of the two
residential occupancies will best suit for the health and total well-being of
these young adults. The hypothesis that
family support system is a helpful
factor in improving study habits is also
partnered with the belief that the right physical activity done in
nature places like the sub-urban is necessary to the development of a total
human well-being.
Introduction
Parenthood
especially guiding young adult in their growing years is such a noble role in
this life. In such, careful decisions
are made for their residential occupancy whether it’s a temporary of permanent
home, in the city or in the sub-urban.
With
the invasion of technological gadgets nowadays, the physical environment that may affect their study habits and
learning development are on the critical row.
The fiber optics and high signals of the internet holds their heads up
high. Studying now requires less spaces and few drafting tables, this is not a sign of simplified life for the
young adults. This is even more a complicated
issue. Architecture students are commonly known as Visual Learners, They
are the people who process information by what they see and think in terms of
pictures. Their exposure to a wide array
of both the natural and built environment is still needing guidance.
Crowding,
density and personal space, included in the school environment are ambient
conditions, which are the non-visual
qualities of an environment that determine people’s moods and memories. These
matters are part of the survey questions conducted to the architecture students
respondents.
The
result of the survey can be viewed online thru the link provided while a
summary were made as Annexes of this paper. Here the respondents exhibited
their sensibilities in answering what residential satisfaction means to them.
The validation of physical activity was
done as a comparison of how is it when near their city home
or how is it when near their sub-urban home and the result showed while
they need to be in the city home form
some accessibilities, students values
their sub-urban home for what nature offered them.
Literature Review
The Meaning and Nature of Learning
Norman
L. Munn, in the book Psychology, the Fundamentals of Human Adjustment defines
learning as a more or les permanent modification of behavior which results from
activity, special training and observation. “Learning is a relatively permanent
change of behavior as the result of practice – excluding factors like fatique,
drugs, adaptation, disease, maturation and physical change” says Ernest R.
Hilgard and R. Atkinson in the book, Introduction to Psychology. Ernest C.
Edwards in General Psychology refers to learning as a concept describing
changes in behavior, which results from reinforced practice.
Encountering
Stress in a Changing World
Josefina
E. Gaerlan, Delia A. Limpingco and Geraldine E. Tria, in their Psychological Basis
of Human Behavior, says that “young
people are also being afflicted with stress, anxiety and depression. Problems
with school work, with home and even in the workplace often lead to depression,
drug abuse and sometimes, suicide. Various
changes in one’s life are “
bedrocks of stress” more especially if these changes are “ unexpected, sudden
and inescapable”.
Stress causes inflammation of the cranial meninges
of the frontal (facial) area, causing acute neuralgia ( headache). This
condition is called migraine and has a serious debilitating effect on stressed
individuals. These and other symptoms have been classed under a general
term”, Selye’s Syndrome,” after Dr. Hans Selye, the
physician who first described the effects of mental stress on the body.
Selye
found that stress triggered by environmental factors causes extensive
repercussions in the internal environment. Vasocontriction, adrenalin
production, augmented gastric secretion and contraction, all components of the
syndrome, are the body’s defensive preparations against anxiety states. If anxiety is not lifted, the various organs
and glands involved are worked to exhaustion. Before this, psychosomatic
symptoms may appear, caused by the excessive secretion of adrenaline or other
hormones, or peptic ulcers from gastric acids, etc.
Categories
of Fears
In
the olden times, people were faced with dangers that were objective, concrete
and physical in nature. These were famine, pestilence, thieves and these were
something they inevitably have to resolve.
In
our modern world, we do not only have to cope with physical dangers like water
shortages, electric failures and famine but have to deal with a society that
has become depersonalized that many have to deal with anxieties resulting from
disrupted social relationships.
Social
Fears
These
anxieties are often focused on either ourselves or on certain persons in our
lives who to our estimate matter much to us – our parents, our bosses, special
friend or a classmate. It has been theorized that fears of being liked or
disliked, stem from an inner dislike in
ourselves which we fear other people may not like. The fact is,
a certain amount of fear is necessary as a motivational factor. The
resulting tension generates energy that may result in responses that ought
however to be channeled to positive in his life. Studies indicate that many young talented
persons who come from low income or impoverished situations do much better in
school and become achievers in life.
Jum
McFadden in his book, The Fear Action (Servant Bks, Michigan, ’73), says “ Fear is a matter of nerves, partly a
matter of glands and partly a matter of thoughts.” It is necessary therefore
that one must get in control of one’s own mind for its lasting value in terms
of physical health. Problems or
disappointments we inevitably meet in life should serve not as “roadblocks” but
as “ hurdles” we have to surmount if we have to survive.
Architecture
students are commonly known as visual learners. They are the people who process
information by what they see and think in terms of pictures. The physical environment that may affect their study habits and
learning development are crowding, density and personal space. Included in the
school environment are ambient conditions, which are the non-visual qualities of an environment that
determine people’s moods and memories.
Effects
of Bullying
When
students are living away from families, they may lack adult supervision that
may result to some bad influences. One disturbing
bad influences in studying is
bullying. There are predominant instigators
fall into categories such as familial factors, school factors and peer
pressure. Children who engage in bullying often experience violence in the
home, lack of discipline with specific and consistent consequences and bullying
from older siblings or other family members which shows that these children has
inadequate social skills.
Crawford,
N, (2002), in the online article : New
Ways to Stop Bullying had discussed many factors affecting bullying. Children
who are victimized tend to have overprotective parents or teachers, which
inhibits their abilities to cope with bullying.
The long-term effects of bullying are children who show low self-esteem and greater incidence of depression,
loneliness, feelings of isolation, anxiety and frequent thoughts about suicide.
Adults
who experienced bullying as children
tend to be more susceptible to severe depression, poor interpersonal
relationships, misplaced aggressions, academic underachievement and higher
predisposition toward suicide. Victims are also more likely to report
headaches, which result in poor school attendance and lower grades.
Sick
Building Syndrome
According to US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is described in which occupants
experienced acute health and comfort
problems that seem linked to the time they spend inside a building but for
which no specific illness or cause can be identified. The researchers also found that higher carbon
dioxide levels increased the incidence of headaches, which appeared “to affect
human performance during office work by reducing the inclination to exert
effort” (Wargocki et al. 1999, 136). These physical afflictions often lead to
the manifestations of stress and other psychological ailments.
METHOD
Participants
The participants in the study conducted
are architecture students within the heart of the city. It was participated
in by 25 college students, 13 students (54%) studying at Mapua Institute of
Technology and 10 students (41%) studying from National University.
About
10 students (41%) are going home to the southern part of Manila like provinces
of Batangas, Bicol and other parts of Southern Luzon. In the Northern part of
Luzon like Bulacan and Pampanga, there
are 4 (16.7%) , on the Eastern part of Manila like Antipolo and Rizal, there
are 2 students (8.3%) and there are 8 students ( 33.3%) who are going home in other sub-urban areas not indicated in the
questionnaire.
2.2. Data Collection
To gather full information needed, two
parts of the survey was conducted. The part 1 focus
on “The
Influences of City living and sub-urban
living in the study habits of selected architecture students in Manila” ,
were the respondents answered questions on the cognitive aspects, their
feelings, their apprehensions and their own interpretation of their situation.
Their perception on how their living condition affects their study habits. They
were also given the chance to share their personal view on how rate their present homes and made
their personal interpretation on what do they think is residential satisfaction
for an architecture student.
The
part 2 of the Survey focused on , “Validation of the Scale for Evaluation
of Environment Perception for Physical Activity in Architecture Student in the
University Belt , Manila”
which was an examination of the physical activity involvement of the
respondents in city environments and in the sub-urban environment. In this part 2, the respondent rated their
physical activity based on the Brazilian study as reference given for this
study titled, “Validation of the scale
for evaluation of environment perception for physical activity practice in
adults living in region of low socioeconomic level”
To
minimize the no. of pages on this study, the Link is provided herewith to the
Online Survey : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XBSjat_YtwP_A_MbVxf0jMSVhyoOKIUP1GEoqgNStdQ/viewform?c=0&w=1
The Data collection on both was based
on the Online Google Survey submitted and with analytics that is automatically
generated by the program.
The Link to the Summary of Responses
herewith https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XBSjat_YtwP_A_MbVxf0jMSVhyoOKIUP1GEoqgNStdQ/viewanalytics .
Procedure
Actual verbal consultations with the
prospect respondents was first done by the writer to
know their status and if their
experiences will be a useful contribution
to the formation of the knowledge of the problem. Two sets of Questionnaires were done. The part
1, intentionally to get the demographic
information and cognitive aspect of the respondents. The
Part 2, to conduct the validation of physical activities as the main concept on
the study. A link was sent to the respondents thru email, followed up by
personal messages. The respondent after answering the Survey just click the
SUBMIT box on the link and the result is forward automatically to the writer.
The
survey took around 3 weeks from the last
week of August to the 1st
week of September, 2015. The limitations of the Survey lies on the available
acquaintances of the writer during the study period who has google or facebook accounts.
Data Analysis
Data Analysis
The
survey indicated that almost 36.4% or 8 students are staying in other
residences other than the 5 students (22.7%) who are staying I the rented
houses, 3 ( 13.6%) in apartments and 6 ( 27.3% are in the condominiums. While 5
( 21.7%) are still staying with parents in Manila or their city home, 4 (
17.4%) are staying only with their siblings and 3 (13%) are staying with their
guardians. Astonishing that a many of them around 11 ( 47.8%) are staying with
others such as classmates, board mates or dorm mates ( dormitory mates) . The
two sensible survey question as to where to they reside in Manila and who are
they staying with will dictate later their perception of their personal spaces.
RESULTS
While the Data Analysis above partly
shows an evident result of the respondents way of seeing themselves on how
their living in the city and living in the sub-urban had influenced their study
habits. The Summary below shows the exact responses and ratings on the physical
activity both in the city and the sub-urban.
In
the Analysis of the Result of Survey Part 2: Examination of the Physical
Activity Involvement of the Respondents in City Environment and in the
Sub-Urban Environment, let us consider that the respondents here are young
adults in the college level, they are at age bracket of 16-22 , thus they are healthy and vibrant for any
walking distances as mentioned in this study.
In this lifestyle and age, a 30 minutes walk is just their regular
walking routine if and only if, the considerations on the road and the vicinity
favors safety and health.
Some
answers that gets attention is the 95% of yes in the sub-urban dwellers that
say that drivers use to stop and let pedestrians cross in the crossroads. There
is also a 95% of sub-urban dwellers who answered yes to the questions on the
safety of walking or riding a bicycle during night time.
On
the over rating of the availability and accessibility of the living environment
to the physical activity, 45% of
respondents in the sub-urban rated as 100%,
while respondents in the city
only rated 16% .
DISCUSSION
In consideration of
both the mental, emotional and the physical aspect of living in also, both the
city and the sub-urban, varied views on how the respondents perceive
satisfaction in their primary territory
which is their homes were reflected in the survey result
ONCLUSION
The perception of residential
environment and physical activity varies
depending in many considerations. The meaning of home is highly subjective and contingent on a person’s personality,
age and stage in life, gender and social role, culture and physical influences.
In this study, having the age bracket of 16-22
as the young adults, and identifying their identity in the society as students
and architecture students at that, the qualities and description of what is
residential environment and satisfaction is a unique one. The influences of
city living and urban living in their study habits lies on their specific need
at a given period of time.
Nearness to family members once a
student leaves the sub-urban home to go to the city creates loneliness and detachment
which will encourage others social support once he/she arrives at the
city. The advantage of having home
cooked food and the love and care they achieve when they are in their sub-urban
homes gives a strong encouragement to study harder. In the utility of their life, the city living
gives them access to fast internet, accessible printing shops, malls and
transportation.
Self independence and self motivation
tests these respondents while living far from their families which at the same
time exposes them to vices, bad sleeping habits, procrastination and eating
junk foods. Disastrous to health but also a help to their efficiency in
accomplishing plates and assignments since nearness to school will not let them
travel for hours to the sub-urban.
In the overall perspective of seeing
the influences of both living conditions on the selected architecture students,
survey results states that self-motivation and personal independence is
developed in city living, while their health and need for natural living
environment is at stake. Close family ties are a big factor in the improving
the study habits and school accomplishment of the architecture students.
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Annexes
are provided to show the Summary of the Online Google Survey other than the
reader’s Links. The Data collection on both was based
on the Online Google Survey submitted and with analytics that is automatically
generated by the program.
Online
Survey : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XBSjat_YtwP_A_MbVxf0jMSVhyoOKIUP1GEoqgNStdQ/viewform?c=0&w=1
The
Link to the Summary of Responses herewith https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XBSjat_YtwP_A_MbVxf0jMSVhyoOKIUP1GEoqgNStdQ/viewanalytics .
ANNEX 1: Summary of the Survey Part 1
: Examination of the Physical Activity Involvement of the Respondents in City
Environment and in the Sub-Urban Environment.
ANNEX 2: Summary
of the Survey Part 2 : Validation of the Scale for Evaluation of Environmental
Perception for Physical Activity
Practice in Architecture Students in the University Belt, Manila
The
Survey Part 1 answers the questions as reference on the Topic: This was done
thru a Google Online Survey participated in by 25 college students, 13
students (54%) studying at Mapua Institute of Technology and 10 students (41%)
studying from National University. The result here is combined with the
findings on the Survey Part 2 as reference on the Topic: Validation of the
Scale for Evaluation of Environmental Perception for Physical Activity Practice in Architecture Students in
the University Belt, Manila
About
10 students (41%) are going home to the southern part of Manila like provinces
of Batangas, Bicol and other parts of Southern Luzon. In the Northern part of
Luzon like Bulacan and Pampanga, there
are 4 (16.7%) , on the Eastern part of Manila like Antipolo and Rizal, there
are 2 students (8.3%) and there are 8 students ( 33.3%) who are going home in other sub-urban areas not indicated in the
questionnaire.
The
survey indicated that almost 36.4% or 8 students are staying in other
residences other than the 5 students (22.7%) who are staying I the rented
houses, 3 ( 13.6%) in apartments and 6 ( 27.3% are in the condominiums. While 5
( 21.7%) are still staying with parents in Manila or their city home, 4 (
17.4%) are staying only with their siblings and 3 (13%) are staying with their
guardians. Astonishing that a many of them around 11 ( 47.8%) are staying with
others such as classmates, board mates or dorm mates ( dormitory mates) . The
two sensible survey question as to where to they reside in Manila and who are
they staying with will dictate later their perception of their personal spaces.
The
respondents manifested that almost 13 ( 59.1%) of them goes home to their
sub-urban homes on a more than a month interval and most likely on a semestral
break. A once a week schedule was answered by 5 ( 22.7%) and 2 ( 9.1%) goes
home twice a month and 2 ( 9.1%) goes home to the sub-urban homes once a month.
Familiarity
of the city home was expressed on the duration of their stay in Manila with 11
students ( 47.8% had been staying for 4 years and above and 10 ( 43.5%)
students have been in Manila for 2-3 years. Only 2 ( 8.7%) have been staying in
Manila for a year as of the survey date.
The
emotional stability of the respondents and response to noise were tested when
it showed that 18 (75%) would like to
isolate themselves and go to some quite places when they are situated in a
crowded, noisy area in the school. About (12.5%) or 3 students can control
their environment and answered, thay can sustain the noise , anyway they also
have peace during weekends. Meanwhile, 2
( 8.3%) responded that they can join the fun even it’s a bit noisy. One
respondent answered unspecified.
The question about self-independence
showed that 13 (54%) consider their city
home as their permanent home and almost 19 (90%) had answered that their
situation being away from their family for the whole week made them more
independent as a person. Only 2 ( 9.5%) signified that their situation is
creating a problem in their study. This
is so because 10 respondents ( 41.7%) considered their city home as complete
when it comes to the amenities surrounding them.
When asked to give the 1st Five amenities
within their residences they would consider necessary as architecture
students, their answer were:
1st – internet, 2nd
grocery, 3rd Transportation,
4th Banks and 5th Mall. The Gym and Nature Garden was the 6th,
Saloon and Movie House was the 7th . And the swimming amenities got
the lowest of their priority being in
the city home.
The respondents answered the question if what made their
studying better, when they are in city
homes as follows:
(1).1My city home gave me more time to
do my plates. (2). The fact that I had already enough time to study and finish
my school works while living in Manila is already a good thing. It helps me a
lot to finish my task early and sleep / relax without wasting time in travel
hours. (3). Good internet connection, printing shops for architectural sheets,
resources like libraries. (4). Made me better because not only become an
independent but also you have freedom to work quietly and no distractions like
tv and foods lol. (5). Avoiding the routinely heavy traffic towards & away
from suburban home. (6). Its near school, have more time to rest and more
convenient It will give me more time to do other things .(You got all you need
in the city. :) (7). The fast internet. (8).Because we have our own internet in
our city home and comfortability with the place. (9)At some point it made me
feel better because at this time of life I also need to practice my
independency.(10). Living in the city home made my studies better for the
reason that every thing you need for school is every where for example are
different kinds and sizes of paper, drafting tools, etc. and students here are
more competitive.(11). It made my studying better because I am closer to all
the resources needed. (12). I've lived in different apartments within the Metro
Manila area and it's effects on my study habits vary from each location. (13). City
home makes me go near my school.(14). Being in my suburban home make me
comfortable; too comfortable. It creates an ambiance suited for resting and
leisure. Living in the city lacked this ambiance thus making me more
productive. (15).Less distractions .(16). Quiet and can focus to the studies.(17)
The proximity from the city home and the school is definitely an advantage to
be able to get things done in a short period of time. (18). Everything is more
convenient in my city home because there is an easier access to the everyday
needs of an architecture student like keeping up with the technology, internet,
and shops to buy architectural needs.
The respondents, thru
their own personal statements,
answered the question if what made their studying worse, when they are in city homes. The answers are as
follows:
(1).
Heavy traffic everyday makes me late on my first morning class, noisy and
pollution. (2) Maybe, cause I sleep with no curfew like 4 in the morning.. I
learn to vape I learn everything that I cant imagine that I've tried.. But I
said I while ago its maybe. (3). Living in the city home made my studies worse
for the reason that technologies are every where cellphones, computer or even
past time places like malls, parks, this factors tend to reduces my time in
studying. (4). There are many malls and leisure places that may distract my
attention to studying. (5). Living in the city home made my studying worse
because our apartment is too congested to accommodate us. (6). I don’t have a
problem studying in the city home.(7) Too comfortable ended up in
procrastinating .(8) Lack of supervision. (9).It gets worse because aside from
myself no one would prepare my food, usually architecture students would spend
time on plates and don’t bother to cook and eat, that's my scenario. (10).The
slow internet .(11). A noisy and hot
environment. If I'm studying I like the peace and quite. (12) If there
is something that made my studying worse, it is mainly because of the traffic.
Instead of you're already at home early and have the time to study, I usually
spend my time on the road. Also, the city home is not very healthy if you want
to focus because there are so many temptations that will distract me. (13). Its
too crowded that you cannot concentrate on your studies. (14) Home sickness /
It gets lonely most of the time.(15) It is far from my school and I cannot
consider it as an accessible place to live while I am studying here in Manila.
It will take 5-6 hours if I am coming from my city home. (16) Its noisy, dirty,
and stressful because its a whole different environment for me. Its also
dangerous to live in the city because I'm alone and the people are different. (17)
It is hard to concentrate because it's a different environment and because I
have been living in my provincial home all my life. (18) Living in Tondo, one
of the most crowded places in Manila, is really challenging for me. (19).Despite
that the city does reach out of all my needs personally and in school, i cannot
concentrate due to noise, small place / room for me to work on with my plates.
However, it made me become more conscious to time management and flexible in
working with current condition or situations.
The respondents, thru
their own personal statements,
answered the question if what do they think had living in the sub-urban
home made their studying better. The answers
are as follows:
(1). Support from
family. (2). External Help from family .(3) I think by living in a sub-urban
home, you can be more focused and be more efficient because of the relaxing and
soothing nature of a sub-urban home. The greeneries I see around will actually
benefit my studying habits. (4) Living in sub-urban makes me feel comfortable
and relax to work on with my tasks. It gives me pleasurable environment to work
on. (5) Because it gives me more time to take a breath and enjoy the air, i
easily forget stress and I easily move forward forgetting unnecessary things
happened in school.(6) I have great google my father and opinion of my
relatives. (7) The different amenities. (8) More refreshing because its closer
to nature. (9)It makes it better to concentrate being at your own home and
being surrounded by the people who are constantly there for you. (10) The fresh
and calm environment of the sub-urban areas allows me to focus better on
studying. A lot less distractions in those places. (11)I can do my plates with
my family so that they can help me whenever I have a question. (12) First, its
because im with my family and i am provided with everything i need like proper
food to eat, comfortable home and faster internet. (12) My parents were also
there, I could easily talk to them when Im at my worst with this course. (13) I
think studying for this places made me better because of my mothers delicious
cook food, i can balance my food intake and lessen the junkfoods. (14) Yes (15)
It is a walking distance from my school. Whenever I forgot something, I can
easily get it. (16) Living in the sub-urban home will make my studying better
because it is my comfort zone and I have my own room.
The respondents, thru
their own personal statements,
answered the question if what do they think had living in the sub-urban
home made their studying worst . The answers
are as follows:
(1).Sub-urban
home made my studying worse because the resources needed are not accessible.
(2).Because sub urban makes me feel I'm in vacation days like I don't want to
do my homework or plates anymore. (3). In contrast, maybe I'll always depend my
decisions in life particularly in my studies with my parents. (4). Studying in
sub-urban home my be worse because of connection, i'm not talking about
telecom. Companies but connection to the professionals, it is hard for as
students to study in sub- urban for the reason that informative material are
limited and also the persons like architects are also limited so that we don't
have any person to ask..(5).The distance can be a bit harsh because the time
taken by travelling so far can eat away the time that you have left for
studying. (6) None (7) Internet signal is poor (8).Stress (9) Living in
sub-urban home means I have to take more effort in time management since I have
to consider my travel time to come home from school and the time I will have to
work on with my plates. (10) By living in a sub-urban home, the problem that I
think that will make my studying worse is the insufficient resources. You will
have limited access to internet and there are only a few shops that will cater
for our architectural needs Other than that, I think there are no problems from
the studying standpoint. (11) Transportation problem (12)Lack of printing shop
and no good internet connection. (13)The lack of amenities. (14)Longer journey
when going to a university, low or no internet access and limited to no place
for recreational and study stuffs . (15)Its far from school and it takes a lot
of my time. Two hour travel time takes 4hrs of your day traveling and its
unproductive.
The
respondents made their statement as to what they mean by Residential
Satisfaction on their at present as Architecture students.
(1).Clean
air and quite place to study and near my family. (2) I think it means that you
can be comfortable of your house being a home and the environment that
surrounds it also feels like home. (3) Comfort zone (4).Residential
satisfaction is about being comfortable with your home and having all the
things you need. (4) For me, reaching the sweet spot in my residential
satisfaction, it must have a consistent internet connection, an up to date PC
for my rendering and modeling needs, a comfortable working place, it must also
be accessible to shops and groceries to buy my everyday needs. (5). Residential
satisfaction is something you can be comfortable with. It is something that
will not cause trouble from my study. (6) It means that your home is close
enough to give you enough time for studying and relaxing. It also means that
you will be able to stay up late without disturbing others in your home. (7) Residential
Satisfaction is when you achieved the conformities once you stepped in at home.
(8) It is a place where you can do your school works more inspired and
comfortable. (9) Its easy to buy things and have nearest area that I can go. (10).When the place is comfortable, when it
rains, we dont need to evacuate because of flood. Security measures and its
leisure around can satisfy me. (11). Residential Satisfaction is when every
amenity or service within the residence's vicinity satisfies the needs and
wants of the resident/s; may it be for the short term or long term basis. (12) Is
the Feeling of satisfaction on your living space .(13) Residential Satisfaction
not only consider elements of having a satisfactory and comfortable environment
to have in homes. Rather, it should also consider the capability of the
residence to cope up and provide the needs of the owner psychologically,
emotionally, and physically.(14). Home is a place of calm. It is your retreat
from an exhausting world. A resting place, free of worry. Something that you would be glad to return to
everyday. That is what makes a place . (15) How satisfied the student in
his/her residential house and what surrounds it. (16) Having all the amenities
you need to live a happy life. (16) The
feeling of being at home.(17) Residential Satisfaction for me is when you feel
the comfort whenever when your at a certain place. You can easily get what you
want and everything that you need without giving so much effort. Within a
walkable distance from school or work and comfort when studying and resting.
(18) Residential satisfaction for an architecture student is comfortability in
doing all the works needed and can easily access shops that will suffice all
our needs.
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