People of different social or ethnic background tend to view space differently. Cultural values and early socialisation (schooling) has an impact on how people regard boundaries, preferences for buidling house, villages and towns.

Modern buildings do not necessarily take note of how peple of different ethnic background regard spatial arrangements, alignment according to direction, location within a town wtc. People with diffrent ethnic backgroun and different cultural values will like or dislike certain types of buildings or locations. This will effect the housing market, property prices and sustainability of housing estates.