OMOTOYE, OLUWAKOREDE TOLU and Covenant University, Theses (2021) THERAPEUTIC ARCHITECTURE AND WELLBEING OF USERS IN THE DESIGN OF A WELLNESS CENTER IN IBADAN, NIGERIA. Masters thesis, Covenant University.
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Wellness should be regarded as a more important constituent of life than it is currently. Being healthy is so much more than just being from sickness. It comprises of a total man wellbeing. Living a healthy life involves the wellness and the health of the spirit , soul and body. In recent years, wellness facilities have emerged to help curb wellbeing- related ailments and wellness facilities are being introduced into corporate spaces like the workplace and educational facilities due to the recent emphasis on the essentiality of mental health. However, wellness facilities are still considered a fad in some parts of the world if they are not directly linked to western medicine. Therapeutic architecture as a concept has gained prominence as many architects and psychologists alike are convinced of the potentials of healing architecture. Still, there is little study on it in Nigeria and little to no application of the components of therapeutic architecture in other building typologies apart from Western healthcare facilities. Therefore, the aim of this study is to explore the healing potentials of therapeutic architecture components and employ them in the design of a wellness center for Ibadan, Oyo State. This study thrived to achieve this by identifying the components of therapeutic architecture, evaluate the presence of these components in selected existing wellness facilities, investigating the impact of therapeutic architecture components on the health and wellbeing of users of these and facilities and ultimately, made use of gathered data to incorporate therapeutic design elements in the design of wellness center. The selected study area for the proposed design is Ibadan, Oyo State. The study is a descriptive quantitative and qualitative research and it evaluates therapeutic architecture and its impact on health and wellbeing of users. The study employed a multi-staged sampling that stratified the location of the selected centres in Lagos and Ibadan. Both are large and densely populated cities and are also major urban centres. A census sampling was used in selecting the users. Data was collected primarily during the weekends, as all locations identified those days to be their peak periods using observation guides and questionnaires. They were analysed using the Statistical Program for Social Sciences and presented in tables and figures. The data analysis employed were mean rankings. The results from the mean rankings reveal that most of the examined users were satisfied with the movement design within the facilities. The findings display that experience is largely influenced by environmental factors and that therapeutic components of architecture, whether intentionally or unintentionally employed in the design, play a defining role in influencing user health and wellbeing in wellness centres. These findings were incorporated into the proposed design in order to encourage healthy decisions and improve overall health and wellbeing of users.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | health, Ibadan, impact, therapeutic architecture, users, wellbeing, wellness centre |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NA Architecture |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Oct 2021 14:00 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Oct 2021 14:00 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/15415 |
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