Spatial consequences over time

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1983.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bradley, Charles William
Other Authors: Tunney Lee.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71345
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spelling mit-1721.1/713452019-04-10T09:34:01Z Spatial consequences over time Bradley, Charles William Tunney Lee. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Architecture. Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1983. MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-92). The primary aim of this thesis is to understand contradictions between the actual use by residents and the patterns chosen by the designers. The case chosen is Warren Gardens which is a moderate income housing project located in Roxbury, Mass. The project, built in 1968, revealed over time contradictions or spatial limits. These contradictions or spatial limits, identified through interviews with present users were analyzed and synthesized into a set of design guidelines. These guidelines were tested by design on one unit type using the existing shell. This testing helps support the conjecture that the existing unit dimensions should be either increased or left unchanged in order to: provide more varied patterns for the designers; and meet the user(s) changing attitudes and needs for space over time. This analysis, concentrating on one unit type, tested whether the spatial limits of these layouts constitute unmet spatial needs that could have been detected and incorporated into the design, process. These spatial limits were used to analyze: whether the chosen patterns have satisfied the changing needs for space over time ; if these spatial limits are important to consider; and should the existing layout patterns satisfy the changing spatial needs and attitudes over time. It was concluded that changes over time in family size and relationships and spatial usage turned out to be more important than the initial patterns chosen by the designers. by Charles William Bradley III. M.S. 2012-07-02T15:19:27Z 2012-07-02T15:19:27Z 1983 1983 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71345 11474586 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 92 [i.e. 85] p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Spatial consequences over time
title Spatial consequences over time
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