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How we House : A Shared Tower to Challenge Normative Living Ianoul, Alexandra

Abstract

This thesis examines the relationships between property ownership and tenant empowerment by proposing a 15-storey housing development aimed to foster community connection located in False Creek Flats, Vancouver. This development works within the current Canadian ownership context to propose a combined housing co-operative and housing society which would provide an alternative way of living and owning. The tower counters the model of strata and freehold ownership, which isolates households. The design sets to accommodate a diverse range of households by providing various unit types with different kinds of access to shared communal spaces. The intention is to challenge normative living and owning practices by proposing a housing typology and design strategies which can facilitate community connection and equity.

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How we House : A Shared Tower to Challenge Normative Living
Creator
Ianoul, Alexandra
Date Issued
2021-05
Description
This thesis examines the relationships between property ownership and tenant empowerment by proposing a 15-storey housing development aimed to foster community connection located in False Creek Flats, Vancouver. This development works within the current Canadian ownership context to propose a combined housing co-operative and housing society which would provide an alternative way of living and owning. The tower counters the model of strata and freehold ownership, which isolates households. The design sets to accommodate a diverse range of households by providing various unit types with different kinds of access to shared communal spaces. The intention is to challenge normative living and owning practices by proposing a housing typology and design strategies which can facilitate community connection and equity.
Subject
Housing; Ownership; Property; Community; Household
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. ARCH 549
Date Available
2021-05-04
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0397229
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/78097
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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