TRANSFORMING ISSUES IN HOUSING DESIGN
A practical and complete resource for students, researchers, and practitioners of housing design
Transforming Issues in Housing Design delivers a comprehensive vision for the design, philosophy, psychology, efficiency, and constitution of housing. This collection of articles explores many of the most pressing and relevant issues related to the ongoing transformation of housing design.
Twenty-two contributed chapters discuss the past and current state of housing design, how it evolved to become what it is today, and, finally, how it may unfold in the future. A team of global experts presents the most up-to-date research and a diverse and illuminating collection of examples to highlight housing design around the world.
Readers will also find:
A thorough introduction to modern housing design and how it relieves and contributes to various social and economic problems Insightful explorations of the built environment, interior architecture, urban design, sustainable living, space planning, and more Practical discussions of a theoretical framework to make sense of housing design concepts Complete treatments of concepts, research, and built projects from a diverse range of communities and cultures
Perfect for architects and students of urban studies, interior design, and architecture, Transforming Issues in Housing Design will also benefit those who design, research, and teach housing.
Edited by:
Kutay Guler (Kansas State University Manhattan KS USA)
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 274mm,
Width: 216mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 885g
ISBN: 9781119857167
ISBN 10: 1119857163
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 21 December 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Contributors vii Foreword ix Introduction 1 1 Sustaining the American Dream: Living Large in a Depleting World 3 Lisa Tucker 2 Modern Residential Heritage in Transformation 15 Aysen Huma Tulce 3 Adaptive Reuse as a Strategy to Meet Contemporary Housing Needs 29 Bie Plevoets and Marie Moors 4 Lean Tech, High Performance: Balancing Affordability and Technology in Net Zero Housing 43 Michael Gibson 5 Passive Resistance: North American Passive House Complexities 59 Matthew Lutz 6 Home is Where the Tiny House is? Re-framing Downsized Livings Potential 73 Krista Evans 7 On Stigma, Homelessness, and Homes: Housing Typologies and the Tent City 87 Jill Pable 8 Post-Crisis Housing and Placemaking: Preserving Identity amid the Loss of Home 103 Mariana G. Junqueira 9 Soviet Era Apartments in Ukraine: Then and Now 117 Nadya Kozinets 10 Demystifying Flexibility and Enhancing Quality of Life in Multi-Family Housing Design 129 Donia M. Bettaieb 11 The Transformation of Work and Home as Workspace 141 Kutay Guler and Mehmet Akif Guler 12 Home Improvement: The Intersection of Functionality, Economics, and Aesthetics 157 Mehmet Ali Altin 13 Assemble-It-Yourself: The Perceived Value of Residential Furniture 171 Kendra Kirchmer 14 On Generating Domestic Atmospheres Which Nurture Our Bodies and Moods 187 Elisabetta Canepa and Bob Condia 15 Reinvention of Color in Housing: From Vernacular Interiors to Post-pandemic Strategies 205 Begum Ulusoy 16 Parametric Design as a Tool / As a Goal: Shifting Focus from Form to Function 221 Sule Tasli Pektas 17 Transformation of Interfaces and Interactions in and around the Contemporary House 233 Byungsoo Kim 18 Indoor Soundscapes of the Future: Listening to Smart Houses 245 Abdullah Alkan, Papatya Nur Dökmeci Yörükoğlu, and Kıvanç Kitapci 19 Health Smart Homes and the Transformation of Occupant Experience and Wellness 255 mi Jeong Kim and Myung Eun Cho 20 Design Guidelines for Effective Long-term Care Needs of Older Adults at Home 267 Jung‐hye Shin 21 Designing Cohousing Environments for Older Adults 281 Mihyun Kang and Gabriela Fonseca Pereira 22 Expanding Concepts of Inclusive Housing 299 Beth Tauke Index 313
Kutay Guler is an award-winning NCIDQ-licensed interior architect and academician who works out of Manhattan, KS. His research is focused on the intersection of environmental design dynamics and digital tools. He is the author of Simulating Visitor Behavior (Cambridge Scholars Publishing) and Interior Materiality (New Prairie Press), and edited Contemporary Issues in Housing Design (Cambridge Scholars Publishing).
