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Informal Housing ARCH 567

Informal Housing ARCH 567. Task 1. Shirin Izadpanah 116075. What is considered to be a House today?. To be able to answer th i s quest i on , first it should be defined what is considered to be house today from whose point of view ???. Inhabitant. Architect. Society.

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Informal Housing ARCH 567

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  1. Informal HousingARCH 567 Task 1 ShirinIzadpanah 116075

  2. What is considered to be a House today?

  3. To be able to answer this question, first it should be defined what is considered to be house today from whose point of view??? Inhabitant Architect Society

  4. According to Robert Swartz we don not only perceive our environment by our eyes but with our other senses as well He believes different judgment comes from different perceptions[1]. Perception is related with experiencing which can be defined in best ideal by inhabitants specially in case of housing. Various PERCEPTIONs define different expectations so to define a meaning for a house, it is not possible to define a particular definition. Every single person can have a different consideration of a house related with his gender, age, culture, economy and …

  5. To identify the concept of the house today, the first consideration should be inhabitants and their needs and expectations in contemporary time. A contemporary house is a house which is built today to provide the needs and requirements of today’s society .Different Economy, Cultural and Social factors produce different housing preferences [2]. Today the people rent or buy a house not because its what they expect to be house, but because they do not have any other choice[3].

  6. A house is important issue in contemporary time as a “shelter and accommodation, it’s role as a home, it’s role as a financial investment, it’s role as economy development and its role in shaping our urban and rural environment [4]. So cotemporary house has 4 main roles : As a Shelter As a Home In Economy In Urban and rural environment

  7. What is the characteristic of a Shelterand a Home???? Shelter always been a roof overhead and a protection from outdoor dangers. Today a shelter generally is a home. A home is still a place for work, have a rest, curing, … some characteristics of a home never changes!![5] How does Economy and Investmenteffects housing???? Some people buy houses to give them for rent and some people buy houses with mortgages based on the income.[6]Which turns a house to business or wealth. “housing investments is a sufficiently large fraction of total investment activity in the economy (P. 159)” [7], Which turns housing into an important sector of economy policy in societies. House and Urban/Rural Environment. “many psychosocial disorders in urban areas are associated with poor quality housing and living environments (p.128)”[8]. Quality of housing defines the quality of urban or rural environment.

  8. Today architect stays in between the house, users and societies. Different Architects have different definition of House… For Le Corbusier House was machine for living in.[9] For Frank Gehryhis house was “cheapskate architecture”.[10] For Frank Lloyd Wright house was a “shelter” [11]and ... Different architects had different definition of a house throughout the history. Today Ecological Housing, Green House, Sustainable Housing, Solar Houses and … are considered by contemporary architects due to change in climate and habits. Therefore for contemporary architects a house is a architectural product which make better use of renewable energies, reduce waste and recycle more materials without decreasing its beauty and comfort for it’s inhabitants.[12]

  9. Today a House: For a Habitant is a affordable shelter which he feels comfortable, safe and it provides his expectations. For Society is a economical sector which government can use it to have control over the economy crisis. For the Cityis it’s quality, it’s culture, it’s identity. For Architects is designing the building which follows society rules, provide residents’ requirements, represent their own architectural style and concept and does not struggle with nature. But still for manyyyyy an investment…

  10. How the sense of “belonging” can be reinforced, today?

  11. What is sense of belonging in a space??? • Feeling Secure creates sense of belonging psychologically. Creating sense of belonging is gained by understanding of users in environment and design their surroundings according to their Satisfaction and Emotion. [13] • Sense of place or belonging is more stronger in spaces which have an Identity and define a meaning for the users. [13] • Having Control over the environment increases the sense of belonging for the users in space. [14] • Successful Spatial Organizationguides to place attachment.[13]

  12. And when it comes to theHousethere are other considerations for increasing the sense of belonging? • “People own a house for investment purposes there is a predisposition to a reduced sense of attachment to place(p.74)”. [15] therefore, A house should not only be an investment!!!!!!! • Sense of attachment or belonging is related with both physical and social characteristics of the house. This does not only limited to the interior of the house but also the neighborhood as well [16]. Sense of belonging for residents is outdoor and indoor relationship. Researches has been shown that it is possible to generalize aspects of the home for different personalities and increase their sense of belonging by satisfying the users and this include theirPersonal, Social, Physical and Temporal Characteristics[17]:

  13. Conclusion Today a house may be a shelter which is affordable, a place which will be livable for a while, a well design building by an architect, a home which we grew up, …, no matter what it is, It is a place where we belong to and we go to when we are done with the outdoor activities and designers can increase this belonging by considering users in all their steps through their design and create possibilities which involve them in designing their surroundings after they settled.

  14. “A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.” Sydney Smith

  15. References • [1] Swartz, R.J. (Ed.). (1976). Perceiving, sensing and knowing. California: University of California Press. • [2]Jones, R. A. (1958, October). The case for contemporary house.Popular Mechanics,110(4), 141-279. • [3] Allen, C. (2008).Housing market renewal and social class. USA: Routledge. • [4] Norris, M., & Redmond, D. (2007). Setting the scene: transformation in irish housing. InHousing Contemporary Ireland: Policy, Society and Shelter(pp. 1-21). Netherland: Springer. • [5] Kahn, L., & Easton, B. (2010).Shelter II. USA: Shelter Publications. • [6] Straus, N. (1974).The seven myths of housing. USA: Ayer Publishing. • [7]Pozdena, R. J. (1988).The modern economics of housing: a guide to theory and policy for finance and real estate professionals. USA: Greenwood Publishing Group.Retrievedfromhttp://books.google.com/books?id=pixE5Rx22HkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0 • [8] UN-HABITAT. (2008).State of the world's cities: 2008/2009 : harmonious cities. UK&USA: Earthscan.

  16. [9] Le Corbusier. (2008).Toward an architecture. London: franceslincoln ltd. • [10] Lazo, C. E. (2005).Frank gehry. USA: Twenty-First Century Books. • [11] Giedion, S. (1997).Space, time and architecture: the growth of a new tradition. USA: Harvard University Press. • [12] Cleary, M. (2011).21st Century Sustainable Homes. Austrailia: Images Publishing. • [13] Edwards, C. (2010).Interior design: a critical introduction. UK: Berg. • [14] Robie, S. H., & Strubel, D. (2004).Beautiful places, spiritual spaces: the art of stress-free interior design. USA: Moody Publishers. • [15]Rawls, S., Maurksch, R., & Schwarz, B. (1995). Housing and the environmental social sciences. In R. Brent & B. Schwarz (Eds.), Popular American housing: A reference guide (pp. 73-114). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. • [16]Oktay, D., RüsTemli, A., & Marans, R. (2009). Neighborhood satisfaction, sense of community, and attachment: initial findings from famagusta quality of urban life study.ITU, 6(1), 6-20. Retrieved from http://www.az.itu.edu.tr/azvol6no1/04oktayrustemlimarans 0601.pdf

  17. [17]Gibbs, C. W. (2005).Designing “home” into the house. Informally published manuscript, interior design , University of Minnesota, Minnesota, Colorado . Retrieved from http://www.informedesign.org/_news/mar_v06r-pr.pdf

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