Post Occupancy Evaluation and Role of Biophilic Design in Enhancing Workplace Environments: A Comparative Study of Office Building in the UK and Indonesia

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Physical workplace design plays a vital role in supporting wellbeing, comfort, and productivity, with office workers spending around 40% of their waking hours at work, largely indoors. Biophilic design has been shown to enhance psychological wellbeing and performance by reconnecting occupants with nature, yet no framework currently offers a method for evaluating biophilic features during occupancy to validate user satisfaction. This dissertation addressed this gap by assessing the relationship between biophilic features and perceived productivity in office settings, using post-occupancy evaluation (POE) through questionnaires and interviews. Data were collected from three offices in London, one in Bogor, and three in Jakarta, all incorporating biophilic elements. Findings indicate that perceived productivity was more strongly associated with the quality and integration of features than their presence alone. Despite contextual differences, productivity levels were broadly comparable across the case studies in the two countries. Quality, maintenance, and sustained exposure emerged as key determinants of positive outcomes.

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ORCID for Stephanie Gauthier: orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-1736

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