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Architecture and psychology: living in confined spaces

Skantzi Theodora-Reggina

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The scope of thish research was to pursue greater insight on the psychological implications occurred when living in confined spaces and address these issues through the specific spatial interventions that can mitigate the negative symptoms, through an interdisciplinary framework, based on Psychology and Architecture.What does comfort and appropriation mean in a confined living space? Living at a time when the available urban living space continuously decreases and people are called to live in increasingly smaller homes, it is essential to research and develop strategies and intervention methodologies that can increase qualitative factors, which enhance the sense of comfort and appropriation.This specific research is the first step of a longitudinal study to achieve the aforementioned goals, conducted through literature review combined with a field research on the crew of a submarine crew. The presentation includes the data found through the quantitative survey on the reports of the submarine crew, and is examined in conjunction with the visual analysis of the spatial characteristics identified from the on-site research in the submarine of the Greek Navy. The information was gathered through a questionnaire distributed to participating crew and the observation protocols set up for this research. The results of this pilot case study helped significantly to clarify the issues that must be addressed, as well as identify potential counter-measures.

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