The Impact of Indoor Environmental Quality on Interior Design and Its Effect on Individuals Behavior at Home

Abstract

Abstract

Interior design plays an important role in designing the indoor environment of the house. It helps create the physical environment for indoor spaces and facilitates the daily activities of the individuals who live in theses spaces, thus   leading to the promotion of positive behavior among them, which in turn is a major criterion for measuring the success of the interior design of the house in providing a comfortable, safe, and healthy environment for its dwellers.

The research problem is: How can   the quality of the components of the indoor space help meet the individuals’ need for comfort, safety, luxury, and privacy? This research aims to provide information on the effect of the quality of the components of the indoor environment on the behavior of individuals inside their homes. The methodology used in this research is the analytical descriptive method. A statistical program (SPSS) was used after the collection of data.    

General research results have proved the effect of the quality of the components through: 1) The use of comfortable and calm colors increases comfort, luxury and health of individuals, which reflects positively on their behavior, productivity and loyalty within their housing. 2) Designing comfortable and suitable lighting improves positive behavior of individuals inside their residences. 3) The distribution of furniture in the ideal studied manner ensures comfort and luxury that provides satisfaction and reassurance. 4) Good ventilation creates an environment that is safe, healthy, and free from diseases by eliminating moisture, mold, bacteria, insects, and different pollutants. Finally 5) Customizing indoor spaces for individual dwellers is inside their housing increases their levels of privacy.