EPIDEMIC DETERMINATS IN HOUSING

Abstract

Multi-family housing of high intensity may pose a significant threat to the health and life of residents during epidemics. Excessive concentration of a larger population in a confined area and the long time people spent together during a day create favorable conditions for the spread of pathogens. Complete elimination of the threat in such areas does not seem possible, and the same applies to the full identification of routes pathogens use to spread. The aim of the study is to indicate architectural solutions, with particular emphasis on archetypes, that can reduce the risk to health and life of people in residential areas. In this case, the study uses observation, analysis, and logical construction methods. The epidemic and its consequences highlighted the need to abandon trends that increase the compactness of cities and define residents’ movement patterns.