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<p><i>Housing reflects a society’s cultural identity and values</i>. However, current apartment designs in Egypt often rely on repetitive prototypes that fail to address residents’ socio-cultural needs, <i>reducing</i> satisfaction, particularly among the middle class, whose needs are often overlooked in design decisions. In cities such as Aswan, apartment designs commonly neglect these socio-cultural priorities. This study examines how socio-cultural needs influence residents’ satisfaction with the design of middle-class apartments in Aswan and explores differences in satisfaction across demographic groups. A quantitative approach was adopted using a questionnaire completed by 132 respondents. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS, employing non-parametric tests, including Spearman’s correlation, the Mann–Whitney U test, and the Kruskal–Wallis test. Findings show that privacy was the most important socio-cultural need, <i>yet</i> the least satisfied. Approximately 30% of participants had modified their apartments, and over 70% were planning to leave. Satisfaction levels differed significantly <i>by</i> gender, age, educational level, and occupation, <i>with lower satisfaction among female</i> respondents, younger participants, and university students. This study contributes theoretically and practically by addressing a research gap in socio-cultural housing needs in Upper Egypt and providing actionable recommendations to enhance apartment design and guide responsive housing policies for the middle class.</p>

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Socio-cultural needs for residents of middle-class apartments in Aswan

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    2025年10月21日

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  • Ahmed Hesham Maher,
  • Sherif Ezzeldin

摘要

Housing reflects a society’s cultural identity and values. However, current apartment designs in Egypt often rely on repetitive prototypes that fail to address residents’ socio-cultural needs, reducing satisfaction, particularly among the middle class, whose needs are often overlooked in design decisions. In cities such as Aswan, apartment designs commonly neglect these socio-cultural priorities. This study examines how socio-cultural needs influence residents’ satisfaction with the design of middle-class apartments in Aswan and explores differences in satisfaction across demographic groups. A quantitative approach was adopted using a questionnaire completed by 132 respondents. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS, employing non-parametric tests, including Spearman’s correlation, the Mann–Whitney U test, and the Kruskal–Wallis test. Findings show that privacy was the most important socio-cultural need, yet the least satisfied. Approximately 30% of participants had modified their apartments, and over 70% were planning to leave. Satisfaction levels differed significantly by gender, age, educational level, and occupation, with lower satisfaction among female respondents, younger participants, and university students. This study contributes theoretically and practically by addressing a research gap in socio-cultural housing needs in Upper Egypt and providing actionable recommendations to enhance apartment design and guide responsive housing policies for the middle class.