New concepts in arrangement of living spaces for students

Abstract

Designing living spaces for young people studying in secondary schools and universities is now a big challenge, because the needs, requirements, behaviors and habits of this social group to a large extent are influenced by social processes and social and cultural transformations resulting from technological progress and innovations. The ability to provide an adequate level of comfort needed for daily activities associated with learning, recreation and entertainment necessitates a number of insightful observations and understanding of the needs of users. The analysis will be concerned with student accommodations and living quarters in boarding houses, dormitories, hostels as well as individual private apartments and flats designed with a view to the preferences of this social group. Article will focus on possibilities in the area of innovative methods for functional and spatial shaping these objects, and will present the abilities of modern technologies and materials which allow for adaptation of these objects and facilities to the different requirements and needs of users.