Paper short abstract:

Adaptation strategies in confined living space go with changes removing the idea of monofunctional space of the last century.

Paper long abstract:

. The current health emergency has led to a change in many daily habits due to the established limitations to outdoor mobility and consequent intensive use of indoor living space. In Mexico City, a survey of 500 people between the ages of 18 and 60 reveals an increasing emotional perception about virtues and defects in the living space house.The study also shows the importance of connecting the domestic space with the outside (balconies, terraces, windows) and the attention to cleaning and improving storage (eliminating everything superfluous in order to maximize space).

Environmental comfort, acoustics, light, ventilation or distribution become critical aspects in confined living. Deficiencies in these areas can affect the physical and emotional health necessary for a resilience needed in times of crisis. The aim is to get to know, through questionnaires and interviews, how people have adapted to a new reality in the way they live their home in Mexico City. We want to know if the houses are suited to the current situation and if there are strategies that improve an emotional spatial attachement that makes sustainable the stay at home