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ABSTRACT<br/>The COVID-19 pandemic brought about extraordinary challenges worldwide, <br/>significantly impacting the housing and built environment Housing has become crucial <br/>in terms of controlling the pandemic and as an environment that must meet the <br/>fundamental needs of residents during the quarantine period. Furthermore, the <br/>coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has aroused global health concerns. As a result, <br/>house quarantine was offered as an approach to limit the pandemic and allow a chance <br/>to regulate the situation; Nevertheless, it is observed that quarantining has negative <br/>impacts depending on space characteristics, flexibility, and user behavior. In <br/>particular, open and semi-open spaces in housing have gained significant importance <br/>during this period for offering a range of physical, mental, social, and economic <br/>benefits.<br/>This study examines the role of semi-open spaces in housing during the pandemic, <br/>with a special focus on Tehran, Iran. Tehran's unique architectural and cultural <br/>features, combined with its densely populated urban environment, offered a distinct <br/>environment for investigating the importance of semi-open spaces during this global <br/>health crisis. In contrast to resent middle-class Iranian high-density traditional <br/>development housing, living by the courtyard cultural principle has a considerable <br/>influence on the layout of Iranian traditional housing. The courtyard has been turned <br/>into vertically open/semi-open (balcony) areas as multi-family complexes have <br/>become one of the most common styles of housing in contemporary Iranian big cities<br/>such as Tehran. In traditional Iranian architecture, horizontal semi-open (courtyard) <br/>space has an essential cultural and unique value that plays a specific function in users' <br/>living styles and urbanism in hot and humid climatic regions.<br/>In this study, the aim is to understand how semi-open spaces in housing influenced the <br/>well-being and social interactions of Tehran's residents during the pandemic. This <br/>study utilizes a mixed-methods approach, combining surveys, interviews, and <br/>architectural analysis to assess user satisfaction regarding the lockdown restrictions <br/>and expectations of semi-open spaces by taking the type (horizontal and vertical) into <br/>account during the quarantine period. Therefore, considering the housing type, indoor <br/>spaces, semi-open spaces, environmental factors, function, and activities within the <br/>limitation of Iranian residential spaces socio-cultural, environmental, and <br/>psychological factors were investigated through semi-open spaces in Iranian houses.<br/>Accordingly, the role of semi-open spaces in Tehran houses during the COVID-19 <br/>pandemic shows how cultural and architectural elements can play an important role in <br/>shaping the well-being of urban residents during the pandemic crisis.<br/>Keywords: Architectural Psychology, Covid-19 Pandemic, Housing, Semi-Open <br/>Spaces Iran |