dc.contributor.author | Verhulst, Graeme | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-12-14T14:29:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-12-14T14:29:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-12-14 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/14350 | |
dc.description.abstract | A constellation of challenges, including changing family types and shrinking household size, housing affordability, and ecological impact, can be addressed through a different approach to private dwelling. These are widespread challenges, but the challenges of affordability and changing demographics are acutely present in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, making it a fertile site to explore these issues.
The thesis design addresses this constellation of challenges by adding layers of shared space to individual dwellings. The design draws from cohousing: common houses with shared facilities, parking at the periphery, massing the buildings around pedestrian circulation, and creating shared outdoor spaces. Cohousing is hybridized with a “big house” idea which puts dwellings for three to five families in a single building, where the main rooms are shared by all. Through these features the design encourages a sense of community, while taking advantage of shared facilities to improve affordability and reduce environmental impact. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Architecture | en_US |
dc.subject | Cohousing | en_US |
dc.subject | housing | en_US |
dc.subject | sustainability | en_US |
dc.subject | community | en_US |
dc.subject | affordable housing | en_US |
dc.title | Collective Housing: Linking Ecological and Social Sustainability | en_US |
dc.date.defence | 2011-11-24 | |
dc.contributor.department | School of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Brian Carter | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Steve Parcell | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Steven Parcell | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Steve Parcell | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Steven Mannell | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |