Intimate Spaces Hypothesis

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Understanding the influences of the physical environment on the overall development of children is necessary in designing classroom spaces. The research hypothesis of “Intimate Spaces” helps in understanding and justifying the role of personal spaces in the overall development of children. Hence, it can provide to a decreased level of distractions and greater level of personal and social development of children-by providing more privacy and resources to develop on their own skills. The study proceeds further by conducting a Quasi Experiment to further prove the hypothesis by determining the co-relation between the development of children and the components of the built environment before and after introducing “Intimate

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