The selection criteria of beauty by the residents for interior floor finishes preference

Nurrajwani Abdul Halim

Abstract

The residents need a shelter or known as residential unit for them to do their daily activities and for mean of security and privacy. The professional construction members for instance interior designers, architects, planners and others should be well-thought-out of the residents_ preferences on interior finishes as they are very important to guide the residents to become accustomed with their living environment. The consideration of the residents_ preferences on interior floor finishes may increase their satisfaction degree. Interior floor finishes give more impact to interior living environment as they are the elements that the residents step on every day instead of wall or ceiling. The aim is to identify the most chosen selection criteria of beauty of interior floor finishes. Beauty is one of the selection criteria on interior floor finishes that should be specified more as it is the first thing visually seen by human beings. The selection criteria of beauty are colour, texture, patterns and motives, shapes and form, surface textures, size and trend. As a conclusion, the residents did renovation in their interior surrounding to fulfil their satisfaction, needs and desires. Consequently, all the professional construction members should thoughtful of the selection criteria of beauty for common interior floor finishes. Keywords selection criteria, beauty, preferences, interior floor finishes, living environment

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