HOUSING THEORY

“THE PRODUCTION OF THE BUILT FORM, IN WHATEVER TIME OR

PLACE, IN WHATEVER SHAPE AND FOR WHATEVER PURPOSE, IS
IRREVOCABLY A HUMAN AND A SOCIAL ACT” (BRIDGET FRANKLIN, 2006)

HOUSING AND SOCIETY

– THE ROLE OF HOUSING IN SHAPING SOCIETY – PROVIDING SOCIAL CHANGE
– HOW HOUSING ARCHITECTURE MAY BE READ AS A RESULT OF SOCIAL,
CULTURAL AND IDEOLOGICAL CHANGES
– NORWEGIAN HOUSING CULTURE AND IT CONSEQUENCES FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL (AND OTHER) CHALLENGES

TYPES OF SPECIAL PURPOSE HOUSING

• BARRIER FREE
• MOBILE HOMES
• CONGREGATE HOUSING FOR ASSISTED LIVING
• DISASTER HOUSING
• STUDENT & PUBLIC HOUSING
• GUEST HOUSE
• NIGHT SHELTERS
• INCREMENTAL HOUSING

BARRIER FREE HOUSING

BARRIER FREE DESIGN FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL OR OTHER DISABILITIES,

INVOLVING THE PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF ACCESS TO STEPS
(E.G. RAMPS AND LIFTS (ELEVATORS) FOR THOSE WITH MOBILITY PROBLEMS).
IT IS ALSO CALLED UNIVERSAL OR BARRIER-FREE DESIGN.
MOBILE HOMES
A MOBILE HOME (ALSO TRAILER, TRAILER HOME, STATIC CARAVAN, CARAVAN)
IS A PREFABRICATED STRUCTURE, BUILT IN A FACTORY ON A PERMANENTLY
ATTACHED CHASSIS BEFORE BEING TRANSPORTED TO SITE (EITHER BY BEING
TOWED OR ON A TRAILER). USED AS PERMANENT HOMES, FOR HOLIDAY OR
TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, THEY ARE LEFT OFTEN PERMANENTLY OR
SEMI- PERMANENTLY IN ONE PLACE, BUT CAN BE MOVED, AND MAY BE
REQUIRED TO MOVE FROM TIME TO TIME FOR LEGAL REASONS.

CONGREGATE HOUSING

CONGREGATE HOUSING FOR ASSISTED LIVING CONGREGATE HOUSING IS A

PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES HOUSING, SOME MEALS, AND HOUSEKEEPING
SERVICES. PERSONAL CARE SERVICES SUCH AS ASSISTANCE WITH BATHING,
DRESSING, EATING, AND GETTING AROUND MAY ALSO BE PROVIDED, OR A
RESIDENT MAY ALSO CONTRACT WITH AN OUTSIDE AGENT TO PROVIDE
PERSONAL CARE.
DISASTER HOUSING
DISASTER TEMPORARY HOUSING IS DEFINED AS SHORT TERM PROVISIONS
PROVIDED TO DISASTER SURVIVORS FOR A SPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME
FOLLOWING THE OCCURRENCE OF FIRE, FLOOD, STORM, OR ANY OTHER
CATASTROPHE.

STUDENT HOUSING
STUDENT HOUSING PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH CLEAN, SAFE, SECURE, AND
WELL- MAINTAINED RESIDENCES. A DIVISION OF RESIDENTIAL & DINING
ENTERPRISES, STRIVE TO ENABLE COMFORTABLE AND INCLUSIVE
COMMUNITIES THAT FOSTER BOTH PERSONAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH.
PUBLIC HOUSING
PUBLIC HOUSING IS A FORM OF HOUSING TENURE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS
OWNED BY A GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY, WHICH MAY BE CENTRAL OR LOCAL.
SOCIAL HOUSING IS AN UMBRELLA TERM REFERRING TO RENTAL HOUSING
WHICH MAY BE OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE STATE, BY NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS, OR BY A COMBINATION OF THE TWO, USUALLY WITH THE AIM
OF PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SOCIAL HOUSING CAN ALSO BE SEEN
AS A POTENTIAL REMEDY TO HOUSING INEQUALITY.

GUEST HOUSE
A GUEST HOUSE (ALSO GUESTHOUSE) IS A KIND OF LODGING. IN SOME PARTS
OF THE WORLD A GUEST HOUSE IS SIMILAR TO A HOSTEL, BED AND
BREAKFAST, OR INN WHERE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD (SUCH AS FOR
EXAMPLE THE CARIBBEAN), GUEST HOUSES ARE A TYPE OF INEXPENSIVE
HOTEL-LIKE LODGING.
HOMELESS SHELTER
HOMELESS SHELTERS ARE TEMPORARY RESIDENCES OF DESPERATION FOR
HOMELESS PEOPLE WHICH SEEK TO PROTECT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
FROM THE OFTEN DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF HOMELESSNESS WHILE
SIMULTANEOUSLY REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE
COMMUNITY. THEY ARE SIMILAR TO BUT DISTINGUISHABLE FROM VARIOUS
TYPES OF EMERGENCY SHELTERS, WHICH ARE TYPICALLY OPERATED FOR
SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND POPULATIONS - FLEEING NATURAL DISASTERS
OR ABUSIVE SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

INCREMENTAL HOUSING
INCREMENTAL HOUSING, ALSO KNOW N AS SITES-AND-SERVICES , IS A STEP-
BY- STEP URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 8 FOR BUILDING HOUSING
COMMUNITIES . ITS FUNDAMENTAL APPROACH IS THAT OWNER S CONTROL
THE EXPANSION OF THEIR HOUSING BASED ON THEIR NEEDS AND
RESOURCES . IT IS AN AFFORDABLE WAY TO RESETTLE HOUSEHOLDS WITH
MINIMUM HOUSING AND SERVICES AND PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY IN HOUSING
DECISIONS.
 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

RESEARCH IN
HOUSING-1

NAME:
ANGELICA NAVALES
AR-5

INSTRUCTOR:
AR. MARJORIE JOY QUE-MENDOZA
U.A.P.