a shared sense of belonging: the politics of defining in sustainable community housing typologies...
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A Shared Sense of Belonging: the politics of defining in sustainable community housing typologies
Sasha Maher, Jacqueline McIntosh
Origins of research
Design request for a shared element in two joined houses
Sustainable motivationsSeeking to reduce the amount of
individually owned space, environmentally conscious
Seeking social benefits of closer proximity for selves and immediate family
Seeking to achieve economies
Our objectives are to…
1. Define this ‘new’ housing type
2. Position it within the literature
3. Explore the connection to ‘sustainability’
4. Obtain an understanding of any issues relating to the New Zealand context
5. Identify some of the theories that might underpin and inform design
Finding and defining ‘conjoined’ housing
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Types of conjoined twins depicted by French Renaissance surgeon Ambroise PareFrom On Monsters and Marvels (orig, 1573), University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1982.
sustainable community housing typologies
Shared housing Collective housing
Shared housing
Rented accommodation Usually individuals Shared kitchen, living room and
sometimes bathroom Minimal private space Economically driven Little autonomy Examples
Multi-family dwellings (MFD) Single room occupancy (SRO) Mingle Units Group homes Home sharing
http://www.mackinacparks.com
Collective Housing
Resident-owned Self-contained dwellings or suites Shared facilities in a common
building or central common space, for cooking, dining, social activities and childcare depending on the model
Decision-making is always by way of consensus
Generous private space Usually multiple single families Belief in community, utopian roots Examples
Co-housing Cooperatives Green Housing
http://www2.ljworld.com
http://www.jsonline.com
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Schindler House
conjoined housing
Schindler House, 1921
Conjoined Housing
Small scale Occupant owned Designed for non-discrete, non-traditional
households Designed for both common and private
space use Mainly purpose built, may also be formed
from two or more detached houses that are joined together to create shared space(s).
No single, stated philosophy in residents’ housing choice
Ecology
EquityEconomics
Introducing Sustainability
Re-plotting sustainable community housing typologies
Ecology
EquityEconomics
Adding time to the model
Ecology
EquityEconomics
1960’s1940’s
2000’s
Some conclusions…
NZ lacks alternatives to the single family house Household structures are not static and change with
society Greater diversity in housing types are required Different models are not being recognised and
researched ‘Sustainable housing’ is overly narrow in its current
definition All three components of sustainability need to be
included in any models of sustainable housing