Thesis (BS Architecture) -- University of the Philippines Mindanao, 2007

Environmental psychology deals with the study of the human behavior at work. The productiveness of the workers depends on many factors. It could be their relationship with their co-workers or the management, their age, social status, comfort and motivation, and it could also be the physical condition or the conduciveness of the working place for working. The conduciveness of the workplace or the working environment is an important contributor to the efficiency/ effectiveness of the workers. Some people may tend to work slowly because their workplace is not suitable for them or maybe the workplace lacks something that is essential for their work. It could be through ventilation, lighting, acoustics and radio, it could also be the decorative elements and spaces of the office buildings. Aesthetics also is important in determining behavior and plays a major function in promoting motivations in workplace. Through preferential survey and informal interviews, site visits and observations, it is revealed that the existing condition of the local government offices in Tagum City is not conducive for most of the employees. There are existing aesthetics that are helpful but the majority of it is not functional. With the preferential survey and informal interviews results, merged with the office standards for lighting and sound levels, guidelines for incorporating functional aesthetics in local government office was structured. Since not all existing aesthetics are functional, the proposed project is a fit up one, integrating the preferred aesthetics with the existing ones.