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Environmental psychology dwells into to the insights of how people interact with building and spaces around them. This subject has been of interest of psychologists and architects alike. Comfortable work environment is the basic requirement for enhancing productivity. A good architecture provides quality of work space. Vibrant offices have psychological impact on people. This research establishes a link between two important domains of the study; Psychology and Architecture that contributes to Productivity. Architects play a key role in designing ambiences that influence minds. Architects' Offices employ creative minds hence it is imperative that their offices are designed to suit their mind-set. The relationship between Psychological contents, particularly Personality types and Architecture - especially colour, lighting and form of the furniture in the Architect's offices that influences productivity and employee motivation to work is studied in this research. The data collected based on representative sampling techniques and data analysis was through Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using SmartPLS approach to analyse the interrelationships between the variables involved in the study. The result revealed there is a significant relationship between Psychology and Architecture which affected the Productivity of the organization.
Keywords: psychology; architecture; productivity; architects' offices.
1. Introduction
Physical environment at work has a direct implication on job satisfaction and performance (Vischer, J. C. 2007). Time spent inside work spaces are increasing and work ambiences have impact on employee stress level (Evans, G. W., & McCoy, J. M. 1998) which in turn influences the productivity of an employee. Architects play a vital role in designing spaces that motivate people to work. The success of a design project relies on the ability of designers to find answers for the complex problem within the place. Designers and architects need to consider the psychological specifications of the occupants of the space, in addition to the practical demands of the specific buildings. Architecture is connecting with different feelings of humanity, thus the designer must develop the spaces based on psychological principles of human's mind, which helps to create more comfortable lives in regard to art, lifestyle, sociology and appearance (Rush 2008).
The significance of architectural elements (their definitions and attributes) in addition to their psychological factors influences the way individuals communicate with office interior spaces. The study of the office...