SPATIAL COMFORT OF SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS – PERSPECTIVE OF NIŠ, SERBIA

Abstract

The basic precondition, when it comes to the spatial comfort of social housing units is to create residential space which will, in addition to health, hygiene and sanitary minimum, also provide optimal conditions for proper psycho-social development of the users. Previous researches showed that the most relevant criteria, regarding the unit’s spatial comfort, are: size, spatial arrangement and adaptability of housing space, but also the existence of private open areas. Upon these criteria the evaluation model for the valorization of the spatial comfort of social housing units will be formed. This model will further be used for the analysis of the buildings constructed for this purpose in the city of Niš, Serbia.

Keywords

• social housing
• housing quality
• spatial comfort
• criteria
• evaluation