Re-Reading the Concepts of Mehr Housing from the Physical-Social Dimension in the New City of Sahand (Case Study: Aftab Complex)

Mehr housing is one of the solutions to the housing shortage to provide housing for low-income people in the community. But in terms of architecture, from all spatial, physical, economic, and social dimensions, and residents' satisfaction, it suffers from numerous problems. This study aims to investigate Mehr housing in terms of physical and social factors. The results of studies showed that comfort and security have the greatest impact on the housing architecture of the new city of Sahand. There is a significant relationship between physical components such as space form, space size, visual and environmental comfort, spatial organization and location, and sense of security, which unfortunately has not been considered in the design of Mehr housing. The beauty of the landscape as a criterion affecting the social quality of life of residents to date has resulted in nothing but the production of anhydrous, shapeless, uninspired, inanimate, monotonous, and without a specific spatial organization. Also, the factors of building strength in Mehr housing have been one of the challenges that have been linked to social debates in various studies, such as the lack of trust of Mehr housing residents in these complexes and the recent earthquakes and the role of these complexes in casualties. The lives and finances of the citizens have been lost, and the citizens of Mehr Housing have also lost their public trust in these complexes.