| dc.description.abstract | Colours helps to generate spatial
qualities in architecture and affect the
psychological and physiological condition of
the user. Colours can influence on wellbeing
and provide impact on human behaviour.
Careful use of colours can create harmonious
spaces and change the behaviour of the users
positively. colour schemes play important role
in office working environments.
Office is a place where, employees spend their
majority of time. Banks are a specific office
type which deals with money. office
environment affects directly, in shaping the
day of a person, his moods, performance and
satisfaction.
Main objective of this study is to enhance the
awareness of designers and facility managers
in the banks on the importance of colour
schemes to improve bank employee’s
performance and satisfaction.
Three Sri Lankan office buildings with
reference to banks in Gampaha district
selected and see how colours have been
supportive or less conducive towards,
performance and satisfaction and to find out
most important colour scheme for the
increase performance and satisfaction. Three
different bank environments in Gampaha
District were selected for this study.45, were
employed as participants.
Sample size was selected considering the
People who facing directly to the selected
colours while working.
Primary data were collected using researcher
made questionnaire regarding the factors
related to respondent’s (A) basic information,
(B)comfortability regarding applied colour
scheme and its effect on the performance (C)
comfortability regarding existing physical
environmental factors, (D)colour scheme
preferences for the working environment. (E)
job satisfaction. Data were analysed
descriptively. | en_US |
