Homes' interior design in the COVID-19 era : functions and needs-case study Egypt

Abstract EN

Living in an era full of rapid changes and different needs, requires taking fast actions towards satisfying them.

one of these changes is COVID-19 pandemic and its mutants, where the world wakes up on the necessity of staying at home for very long intervals of time.

but were homes ready for receiving their occupants for that long ? actually, lately most houses were designed as a stage in their users' life, neglecting a lot of their needs.

calls have been risen to create more sustainable interiors in order to conserve resources, such as ; energy, water and raw materials.

thus, nowadays, designers' role, in a post-COVID-19 era, is to create sustainable interiors that welcome their users for long intervals of times, in addition to fulfilling their needs and keeping any negative impacts at a minimum while being economically sound.

therefore, this paper will discuss the sustainability of human's life in their homes.

this will be achieved throughout studying home space planning and design, and illustrating the new functions and needs relative to the COVID-19 era, with the suitable guidelines.

these functions will be validated throughout conducting a survey for the Egyptian society.