A Study on Common Rooms in Cases of Dwellings Without Spousal and Parent-Child Relationship

Abstract

We predict that acceleration of the individualization makes needs to live with some individuals,not with traditional family that includes spousal and parent-child relationship in the future.In this regards,this paper aims to know what kind of space we need. We surveyed 27 cases that individuals live with someone who is not in spousal or parent-child relationship. As a result,we could observe many variations about way of using common room from the case effectively used to the case hardly used,and we made consideration about factual background that leads these dwellings.The background is consisted of relationship between inhabitants,the way of life,and the space they live.Concretely speaking,in the cases that inhabitants in relationship of equals,we could see that they shouldered their housework,deepened exchanges,and used their common rooms well.However,in the cases that we could not see inhabitants used their common rooms,they also avoid to use them alone,and instead,they used their private rooms for doing something together.

Detached housing utilized as shared houses: establishment process and living style – case study in Yamaguchi Prefecture

“…Related research on share housing has been increasing in recent years, addressing topics such as trends in share housing, 1,2 management methods, 3–5 the potential for utilization of the existing home inventory, 6–8 lifestyles of the residents of shared houses and analysis of housing demand, 9,10 and the desired function of shared houses from a welfare perspective 11–13 . Such research has provided a firm grasp on factors such as the systems for managing shared houses and the peculiarities of their floor plans and residential lifestyles.…”

“…Related research on share housing has been increasing in recent years, addressing topics such as trends in share housing, 1,2 management methods, [3][4][5] the potential for utilization of the existing home inventory, [6][7][8] lifestyles of the residents of shared houses and analysis of housing demand, 9,10 and the desired function of shared houses from a welfare perspective. [11][12][13] Such research has provided a firm grasp on factors such as the systems for managing shared houses and the peculiarities of their floor plans and residential lifestyles. However, to the best of the authors' knowledge, research on the process of selecting the wooden Japanese-style houses in provincial regions for use as shared houses, analysis of property history and repairs, evaluations of the choices made by shared house residents and their living styles, and living space evaluation is sparse.…”