Quality of Life

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Rajkumar Vaswani

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I5P101

How to Cite?

Rajkumar Vaswani, "Quality of Life," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6,  no. 5, pp. 1-8, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I5P101

Abstract:

The paper is an effort to research into the aspect of achieving quality of life in urban scenario through the concept of joy. It’s often understood that quality of life is achieved through a materialistic, rigid and scientific measures and is a by-product of the materials we use in our architecture but a large gap is often realized much after the spaces are in use between the original space analysis and when the user actually uses these spaces which renders dissatisfaction and discomfort.
They are unable to associate with the spaces and cannot connect to them emotionally and regularly demands major structural changes which lead to misbalance and poor life pattern. We as designers take the perspective of intangible feelings into our design process. We shall achieve a better and more sustainable built form for our users. Evoking various emotions through our spatial configurations, sensing a better quality of interaction, visual treat, connectivity’s within the fabric, indulgence of art forms, skyline etc.
Human mind is vulnerable to many thoughts and ideas, but the one idea which is majorly overlooked by today’s planners is the comfort level in our built form. If the mind is in pleasure mood loving and associates with the public spaces and the basic elements which constitute a place which structures over a period of time..
The idea of joy in built form to achieve a good quality of life would be deliberated through the physical attributes and their relationship to the context they nurture through and create an intangible bond with human daily routine. This is so synonymous to achieving an emotional sustainable structure making it a better liveable place for human performance in all occasions, seasons, and all human emotions.

Keywords:

joy happiness, emotion, built form, spaces, bond, qualitative, nature, lifestyle.

References:

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[2] Ar. Ingrid – Fetell –lee - joy and architecture ted talk
[3] Ar. Cammilo Sitte- art of building cities.
[4] Ar. Kevin Lynch - image of the city.
[5] Ar. Habtour Rebecca - Designing happiness, Architecture and urban
[6] Ar. Taha Padarwala - design for joy and well being.
[7] All sketches, art work and 3D rendering of buildings are of author himself.