Social Sustainability in Student Dormitories

Living in the modern societies has resulted in many changes of human life which are not necessarily positive. One of its consequences is the further emotional distance between people. An exaggerated sample can be seen in dormitories of Iran.Architectural creativity is not only to meet the physical needs, but also is to communicate with the feelings of mankind. Hence we are to compensate for the negative results of industrial world through the architecture, especially using the local elements. In this way, the historical baths of Iran will be focused. Iranian baths were managed publicly by the local people. As well as the sanitary function, they were the centers for cultural and social interactions such as trade, political decisions, getting the hottest news and finally to find an appropriate person to get married – for yourself or your family members. Nowadays, because of the dramatic change in life method, these baths are useless or utilized as museums.On the other side, such public baths are still used in student dormitories. In this study we are going to recover the social role of the Iranian old baths in these dorms to escalate the interaction and dialogue level among students.