Survey answers

1) Are you a student or faculty member?
• Student (which year/college?)_______________________________________
• Faculty

2) Do you feel stressed?
The majority answered that they feel stressed. Some of them wrote:
“too much work…too little time”
“Work pressure, personal stress, relationships…etc”
“Work load”
“Lots of work and no fun”
“Noise”

3) Where do you spend most of your free time in the university?
Most of the answers were either empty classes/studios or coffee bean.

3. What do you think about the new gym on campus? Does it help you release your stress?
The majority didn’t try it and those who did said that it didn’t help them release their stress.

4. Which of the following help you reduce your stress levels?
(The number between brackets indicates the number of people)
• Yoga (3)
• Pilates (2)
• Shoulder /head massages (5)
• Deep breathing (4)
• Reading (9)
• Games (8)
• Movies (7)
• Music (11)
• Talking with a friend (10)

5. What type of games do you like? (Rank according to preference)
1. Air hockey
2. Ping pong
3. Video games
4. Darts
5. billiard (least chosen)

6. What’s your favorite color?
The majority preferred warm colors such as red, orange, and yellow.

7. Which option do you prefer?
Students choose the "retro style" while faculty members choose option 2 which was "interiors inspired by nature"

8. Do you prefer open or closed spaces?
An open space was mostly preferred. Some of the answers were:
“ It makes me feel relaxed”
“It’s inspiring to look around”
“I like to see out in the distance”
“ I feel ‘freedom’…no restrictions”
“closed areas are stressful like the university”
“semi-poned-we need some air sometimes”
“I function best when I am in an open space”
“it’s more refreshing than a closed space”

2 people only preferred a closed space.
“closed. More privacy and comfortable”
“closed; because it gives privacy.”


9. Do you like to be around people?
The majorities like to be around people. There were only few who choose "sometimes".

10. Do you think that having a stress relief recreational facility would help reduce your stress levels and increase your productivity?
All of the answers were “yes”

11. Do you feel comfortable in the cafeteria?
All of the answers were “no”. Some people said:
“It’s crowded”
“It’s noisy”
“Noisy-very open space”
"it's very closed although it has alot of windows...it's not a place I will sit in."
"not welcoming and unorganized"
"no private spaces"
"smelly"
"too noisy, bright, and cold"
"very big and crowded"

12. Do you suggest other ideas to be included within the facility besides the game area, relaxation area, reading area, and working area?
“coffee shops”
“spa”
“rest/sleep area, music area (head phones), casual library, comfy reading chairs”
"TV area"
"a small section to sell snacks"
"more greenary would definetly be an asset/a fountain or a water feature"

13. Is the atmosphere in the library distracting you from working on your projects?
The majority said that it’s distracting.

14. Do you support the idea of the stress relief recreational facility?
Everyone supported the idea. Some of them said:
“We all need a get-away from university stress”
“It helps a lot”
“It’s great if it was exclusive”
“A lot of students need to relax from now and then”
“More healthy people-more productivity and positive energy”
“It’s important to release your stress so you can work better”
“Decreased stress=happy people=good/productive work-long life”
“Helps the students recreate their moods”


15. Question for faculty only: Do you think that the way the faculty’s offices are designed have a negative affect on your productivity and creativity?
The majority stated that their offices were poorly designed.


16. Question for faculty only: Is it okay for you to share the recreational facility with the students or do you prefer to have private areas for faculty members only?
Faculty members want to have their own space.