Reyhaneh Amini - Department of Architecture , Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
Seyedeh Marzieh Tabaeian - Associate Professor, College of Architecture, Islamic Azad University of Esfahan (Khorasgan)

In the old city of Esfahan which has been renowned as a garden city, people are growingly moving towards purchasing apartments instead of villas as the prices of land and properties have risen, whereas the historical background of this city demonstrates that people used to live in houses with spacious courtyards which had trees, greenery, and in big ones a pond with little fish. The aim of this study is to examine if there a difference among the health of people who live in apartments and those who live in villas in Esfahan. In order to achieve this, first, the definitions and concepts of mental and physical health, inner peace are mentioned and then the effects of greenery inside houses on the quality of the house and its residents’ feelings and behaviors are analyzed thoroughly. The results indicated that those who live in villas are healthier than those who live in apartments

mental and physical health , nature , Villas , Apartments in Isfahan