Do Gated Communities Meet the Residents' Needs in Cairo?

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Karam Abdallah

Abstract

The city of Cairo - since the beginning of the third millennium - has witnessed a constructional expansion of new cities for people of class A to live within gated communities, which provide luxury and safety. This research aims to identify the tangible and intangible needs from the occupants' and the interior designer's perspective, due to the diversity of these needs. The identification of these demands may help to clarify the requirements provided by the large construction companies, which will highlight the role of the interior designer in the design process of the residential units.

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Abdallah, K. (2019). Do Gated Communities Meet the Residents’ Needs in Cairo?. Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies, 4(14), 17–35. https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v4i14.336

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