Understanding disease prevention and control is developing due to global pandemics such as severe new coronavirus illness (COVID-19). In addition, the transmission of viruses in resi-dential structures, particularly multi-story apartment complexes, is growing. This study examined the factors which characterise the reach in common interior spaces of social distance post-COVID-19. Secondly, the relationship between types of apartments and which are best after- COVID-19 can be observed. A questionnaire and data gathering for five apartment buildings selected in Erbil were used to the design technique. SPSS and space syntax (software design) and the correlation, regression, and descriptive statistics were then used to examine the data. This research investigates the essential link of social distancing factors in the living areas with independent variables, including physical, psychological, com-munication, and environmental aspects, in apartment spaces. This research also looks at social distancing factors in apartment spaces.
In addition, multiple regression analyses revealed an equation that represents the best predic-tion of social distance in multi-story living areas with various independent factors of indoor communities. The study shows a favorable association between the components in common interior spaces and social distancing between units with many floors based on a hypothesis test. It also analyses five typical plan typologies of a building with several levels, based on the study and questionnaire evaluations of the inhabitants’ space syntax. As a consequence, the advantages and defects of each building type were evaluated. The mixed-method employed in this research has contributed significantly to the acceptability and readability of the design of multi-story apartments as a control tool. Furthermore, the analyses led to a clear preference for the single-loaded (gallery) corridor layout for social distancing.