Studio Exercise Week 2 - For Displaced Dwellers.

Changes in the understanding of 'HOME' over time.

1976:

Porteous, J.D.

Home - Territorial Core.

Personal and Physical Space:

• The personalisation of space is an assertion of identity and a means of ensuring stimulation.
• Individuals and groups tend to assert jurisdiction over physical space.

Sense of Security:

• The defence of space is the means by which stimulation is achieved, and security asserted.
• The concept of security includes both psychic and physical security, or protection.

2004:

Mallet, S.

Understanding Home.

Personal and Physical Space:

• Home is variously described as conflated with or related to house, family, haven, self, gender and journeying.
• A place to lay one's head.

Sense of Security:

• Home is a ‘socio-spatial system’ that represents the fusion of the physical unit or house and the social unit or household.

Client Research:

The clients are dwellers that have been affected by a devastating earthquake in Pakistan. The region is a relatively rural mountainous location, with little to no accessible roads. Main method of transport is through helicopter drops or light-weight truck transports. The weather is mostly cold and wet, with heavy rainfalls during monsoon season. Due to the area being mountainous, there's chances of low visibility during winter season.

In terms of religious and cultural traditions, the majority of the population are Muslims and thus dress accordingly. There is a high majority of mosques in the area.

Principles of Universal Design:

Simple and intuitive use.