Interior Design Students' Perception on Interior Health and Comfort in Shop House Design for New Normal Era

Objective – The 2020 Covid-19 outbreak has deeply redefined our relationship to public spaces. Public preference has shifted from indoor to outdoor areas which provide open-air spaces to reduce the possibility of Covid-19 transmission. Therefore, shop house foodservice retailers that operated in big cities may find it challenging to meet the new expectation. The Greenship (green building assessment tools in Indonesia) however, has made a checklist on how to achieve better indoor environment quality (IEQ) under the IHC (indoor health and comfort) category. Methodology – The method used for this research was the systematic literature review and typology studies with a proposed conceptual design made by students in Design Interior and Styling for Commercial and Retail Space studio academic year 2020/2021 as samples. Findings – The result shows that almost all students only took care of 5 categories out of 11 categories provided in the IHC category. The highest categories to get attention are indoor pollutant source control and outside view and daylight. The research shows attempts of students to achieve better IEQ but they are unaware that a guide and reference can as well be found in Greenship Interior Space. Novelty - This paper examines young interior designers' perceptions of healthy interior elements that need to be implemented for the purpose of adapting to the new normal. Type of Paper: Review JEL Classification: I23, I29.