Abstract
Good health and well-being (Sustainable Development Goal 3-SDG3) is part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development established by the United Nations. Ever since so, the well-being of building occupants has gained more traction within the discourse of the built environment. Vulnerable groups, for instance, adolescent occupants residing in juvenile institutions for their remand and rehabilitation purposes has been less explored by built environment researchers. This calls for an exploration on the perceptions and satisfactions of adolescents during their occupancy in juvenile institutions through Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) procedures. Via cross-sectional survey, 188 adolescent occupants collectively from seven Probation Hostels (Asrama Akhlak - AA) and six Approved Schools (Sekolah Tunas Bakti - STB) in Peninsular Malaysia were surveyed to explore their satisfaction on building performance of juvenile institutions and its relationship with their perceived building well-being. The analysis has demonstrates that the satisfaction of building performance has a positive relationship with the building wellbeing. Implications from the findings are useful to inform policymakers, architects, and planners about the importance of designing juvenile institutions that prioritise the well-being of adolescents, leading to some recommendations for specific design features or interventions aimed at enhancing the overall living conditions and rehabilitation outcomes for the adolescent occupants.
Presenters
Muhammad Firzan Abdul AzizSenior Lecturer, School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia Mohd Taufik Mohammad
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Education and Psychology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
BUILT ENVIRONMENT, BUILDING DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE, JUVENILE INSTITUTION, WELLBEING
