Developing A General Building Design Model for Higher Education Facilities to Reduce Academic Stress Through A Mindfullness-Based Design Approach.

Abstract

Abstract Teaching and learning activities at the higher education has causes academic stress experienced by students. In psychology, one way to deal with stress is through mindfulness practices that make users focus on their current condition, focus on the present, and can minimize the impact of stress and improve academic performance. The purpose of this study is to formulate criteria for mindfulness-based educational building facilities and then develop them in a partial design model that can be applied according to the respective design context. The research was conducted through literature review as the basis for model development through design by research. The results of the elaboration of the literature review on mindfulness and components of educational facility design show that a mindfulness-based design model can be developed by focusing on building mass design, human circulation network design, and landscape design.