Biophilic design in heritage indoor workplace in George Town, Penang, Malaysia / Josephine Ong Ming Hui and Azizi Bahauddin

• Main Authors: Ong, Ming Hui Josephine, Bahauddin, Azizi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Conservation and restoration. Preservation and restoration of architectural monuments; Malaysia; Architecture, Colonial; Historic buildings; Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying; Conservation and restoration
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/44688/1/44688.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/44688/; https://icrp2018.wixsite.com/icrp18
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Current lifestyle influences Malaysian occupants work more than 8 hours a day in order to cope with large workloads and meeting deadline. Majority of the occupants are facing overstressed, negative emotion and lead to unhealthy lifestyle. Several studies show that elements of nature are able to enha...