Improving Social Interaction in Vertical Housing

Kadhim, Lubna A.; Shok, Mufeed Ehsan

doi:10.36041/iqjap.2022.174520

	Improving Social Interaction in Vertical Housing
Iraqi Journal of Architecture and Planning
Article 9, Volume 21, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 135-144 PDF (1.7 M)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.36041/iqjap.2022.174520
Authors
Lubna A. Kadhim^* ; Mufeed Ehsan Shok
Department of Architectural Engineering, University of Technology- Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract
Iraq is witnessing an increasing population growth and an influx of migration from the countryside to the city. With the lack of urban lands, vertical housing has become the final solution to this problem. However, until recently, Iraqis have rejected vertical housing, and perhaps the most important reasons are social reasons. Through previous studies, it was found that the problem of social interaction is one of the most prominent problems in vertical housing. Thus, residents of vertical residential buildings achieved lower rates of social interaction than residents of single apartment buildings. The research uses a descriptive analysis method based on the vocabulary of the theoretical framework extracted from previous studies. Bismaya New City Project was chosen for the practical research because it was implemented after 2013 and because of the need for a number of design and planning mechanisms and strategies that contribute to its development and thus improve the level of social interaction in the city. The study indicated a difference in the ratios of the indicators of the theoretical framework, and the largest percentage was for the unrealized vocabulary. Therefore, the focus should be on planning and design factors that will increase the chances of an encounter between residents and complete horizontal social spaces with vertically connected social axes.
Keywords
social interaction; Vertical housing; High-rise buildings; Open spaces; Development

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