IMAM, MAHMOUD HASSENURGESA SEIFU, TILAHUN2019-08-022023-11-082019-08-022023-11-082019-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/18721This thesis is submitted to the Graduate Programs Director of the Ethiopian Institute of Architecture, Building Construction and City Development (EIABC), Addis Ababa University, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters of Science degree in Housing and Sustainable DevelopmentCondominium housing project is started to accommodate the housing problem in Addis Ababa. Mass housing development approach has different problem on resident quality of life as compared to other development approach due to mixed land use development and one of the sole indicators in housing quality is that of privacy or “privateness” . The objective of this study is to explore the level of aural privacy in mixed residential building of condominium neighborhood. Therefore, the oldest phase of Integrated Housing Development Program (IHDP); Gotera condominiums is selected for this study. To have desired information from respondentsabout the impact commercial unit on their aural privacy survey method were used.Structured, semi structured interview and measurement is conducted to get quantitative data, and beside this the qualitative data was collected through physical and spatial analysis of the selected site. in addition to this; Standards, documents, research papers, books, maps, reports, proclamations are used by the researcher as a secondary source. Research questions are designed to find out how and to what extent commercial units affect resident aural privacy in terms of unit characteristics. In addition to this coping mechanism by residents and management component by different officials towards aural privacy is the focus of this study. The results show that, residents of mixed residential buildings are highly affected by noise pollution from specific commercial units specially during sleeping time. The level of aural privacy of the residents are different based on spatial, physical, socio-economic and demographic characteristics. High level of noise pollution from commercial units has its own impact on resident’s health and day to day activity.To control high noise pollution from specific commercial units, vulnerable residents use different coping mechanisms, while noise pollution management by concerning bodies is weak due to lack of knowledge among officials, corruption, servility, ignorance, unorganized working structure. The study recommends four strategies to ease the residents from sound pollution in mixed residential buildings. Zoning within neighborhood design, typology design, clear management towards the noise pollution and finally further study toward this area are essential to increase the aural privacyenCONDOMINIUM HOUSINGMIXED RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGAURAL PRIVACYThesis