Housing space use in the pandemic and after: the case for new design guidance

UK homes need to be bigger to accommodate home-based work. This report is the conclusion of research carried out by the Workhome Project’s Frances Holliss in collaboration with London Metropolitan University’s Matthew Barac, supported by Research Assistants Nicola Blake and Marianna Janowicz. In...

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Main Authors: Holliss, Frances, Barac, Matthew
Format: Pamphlet
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8224/1/WORKHOME_SPACE_STANDARDS_Holliss-Barac-LondonMet%202021.pdf
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description UK homes need to be bigger to accommodate home-based work. This report is the conclusion of research carried out by the Workhome Project’s Frances Holliss in collaboration with London Metropolitan University’s Matthew Barac, supported by Research Assistants Nicola Blake and Marianna Janowicz. In this project a secondary analysis of more than 100 case studies of homeworkers, including knowledge workers, craftworkers, service-workers, micro-retailers and creative practitioners amongst others, generated a series of twelve homeworking scenarios. These, beautifully drawn from data collected between 2003-2020, provide quantitative evidence of the spatial needs of homeworking. Funded by the UK Research and Innovation Strategic Priorities Fund, 2020-21, and undertaken with leading sector architects from Levitt Bernstein, Pollard Thomas Edwards, Mae Architects and Karakusevic Carson, this project addresses the urgent need, highlighted by the mainstreaming of home-based work during the pandemic, to amend or supplement UK Nationally Described Space Standards to reflect working from home - and for all new and converted homes to be built with adequate provision. It aims to be both a catalyst for policy debate and a basis for further research.
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spelling oai:repository.londonmet.ac.uk:82242023-02-01T10:47:46Z http://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8224/ Housing space use in the pandemic and after: the case for new design guidance Holliss, Frances Barac, Matthew 360 Social problems & services; associations 600 Technology 640 Home & family management 690 Buildings 720 Architecture UK homes need to be bigger to accommodate home-based work. This report is the conclusion of research carried out by the Workhome Project’s Frances Holliss in collaboration with London Metropolitan University’s Matthew Barac, supported by Research Assistants Nicola Blake and Marianna Janowicz. In this project a secondary analysis of more than 100 case studies of homeworkers, including knowledge workers, craftworkers, service-workers, micro-retailers and creative practitioners amongst others, generated a series of twelve homeworking scenarios. These, beautifully drawn from data collected between 2003-2020, provide quantitative evidence of the spatial needs of homeworking. Funded by the UK Research and Innovation Strategic Priorities Fund, 2020-21, and undertaken with leading sector architects from Levitt Bernstein, Pollard Thomas Edwards, Mae Architects and Karakusevic Carson, this project addresses the urgent need, highlighted by the mainstreaming of home-based work during the pandemic, to amend or supplement UK Nationally Described Space Standards to reflect working from home - and for all new and converted homes to be built with adequate provision. It aims to be both a catalyst for policy debate and a basis for further research. 2021 Pamphlet NonPeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8224/1/WORKHOME_SPACE_STANDARDS_Holliss-Barac-LondonMet%202021.pdf Holliss, Frances and Barac, Matthew (2021) Housing space use in the pandemic and after: the case for new design guidance. [Pamphlet]
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Housing space use in the pandemic and after: the case for new design guidance
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title_short Housing space use in the pandemic and after: the case for new design guidance
title_sort housing space use in the pandemic and after the case for new design guidance
topic 360 Social problems & services; associations
600 Technology
640 Home & family management
690 Buildings
720 Architecture
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