Space Psychology for Sustainable Residential Buildings in the COVID-19 Era - Case Study: Egypt

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Modern Academy for Engineering and Technology

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 In recent years, pandemics have altered humanity in various ways. People
were quarantined in their homes due to COVID-19 to sustain their lives, which
necessitated that they alter their views of their homes to be able to live comfortably
and healthily. During the long lockdown periods, homes were found to affect some
of their users psychologically in a negative way. Some felt trapped, stressed, and
uncomfortable in their homes. Thus, this paper aims at studying space psychology
and how it can affect the quality of the indoor environment for residential units.
This will be achieved by demonstrating the houses' three main interior elements:
materials, colors, and natural lighting. The paper will strive to illustrate further
dimensions of those three elements with regard to functional, environmental,
economic, and sanitization in relation to the psychological dimension. Furthermore,
it will assess the space psychology impact on Egyptians during and after COVID-
19 in relation to materials and colors. The study’s main finding was that
unexpectedly, personal preferences and costs still domain the materials’ selections
in Egyptian society. As for colors, neutrals prevailed as an indication of cultural
effect and ease of usage.

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MSA Engineering Journal
Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 6
Special issue for Artificial Intelligence & Sustainable Engineering
March 2023
Pages 463-492

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