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Dom w czasie kwarantanny: słabości przestrzeni zamieszkania ujawnione podczas pandemii COVID-19

Publication date: 2023

Housing Environment, 2022, 41/2022, pp. 4 - 14

https://doi.org/10.4467/25438700SM.22.026.17149

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Krystian Kwieciński
Faculty of Architecture Warsaw University of Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8490-8830 Orcid
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Home during quarantine: living space weaknesses revealed by COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Without effective treatments for the infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, governments were forced to apply non-pharmaceutical preventive measures, including lockdowns and quarantines, which exposed residential spaces to extreme conditions. The aim of this research was to verify how COVID-19 quarantines have changed functioning of living spaces and their readiness to accept such changes. The literature review provided an overview of the major weaknesses of home during quarantine identified by research studies: insufficient sanitary protection, insufficient house size, overcrowded houses, insufficient daylight, improper air quality, thermal discomfort, poor acoustics, lack of ergonomics, excessive consumption of resources, nature disconnection, digital disconnection and violated privacy. Identified weaknesses exposed socio-economic stratification of households. Quarantine posed the most significant challenge for vulnerable households occupying low-quality homes. It showed how privileged are access to daylight, nature, or the Internet during lockdowns.

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Information: Housing Environment, 2022, 41/2022, pp. 4 - 14

Article type: Original article

Titles:

English:

Home during quarantine: living space weaknesses revealed by COVID-19 pandemic

Polish:

Dom w czasie kwarantanny: słabości przestrzeni zamieszkania ujawnione podczas pandemii COVID-19

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8490-8830

Krystian Kwieciński
Faculty of Architecture Warsaw University of Technology
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8490-8830 Orcid
All publications →

Faculty of Architecture Warsaw University of Technology

Published at: 2023

Article status: Open

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