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Table of Contents

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
Abdul Lah Alkan, Papatya Nur Dökmeci Yörükoglu, and Kıvanc 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 29
Beth Tauke

Index 313

Transforming Issues in Housing Design

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 21/12/2023
      ISBN13: 9781119857167, 978-1119857167
      ISBN10: 1119857163
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      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
      Abdul Lah Alkan, Papatya Nur Dökmeci Yörükoglu, and Kıvanc 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 29
      Beth Tauke

      Index 313

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