REIMAGINING HOUSING: Life After the Pandemic
Yiying Qiu | M.Arch University of Cincinnati 2021
ABSTRACT
As working from home is becoming the new normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a growing need for home offices in the housing market. Yet the old home office concept does not suit in a socially-distanced world. The lack of social interaction and the blurred line between personal and professional life are some of the main problems people are complaining about after they started telecommuting for a long period due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This thesis explores the spatial relationship between home and work-
place, from the medieval longhouse to the modern work home. Specifically, this thesis explains the need to combine dwelling and workplace by looking at the history of live / work projects when this building concept was first introduced to the public and its development in the past. By analyzing the design rationale and its historic contexts, this thesis explores the architectural response to the current housing problems in a COVID world and the residential design in the future.
This thesis proposes a multi-family housing complex that integrates flexi-
ble space design, sustainability, and urban farming to provide a self-resilient community in a pandemic. The intention is to seek new perspectives on housing to better protect working people in the next pandemic on a global scale. The design approach can be applied to other housing complex projects if needed in the future.
ABSTRACT
LIVE/WORK COMPLEX
LIVE/WORK COMPLEX
ROOFTOP FARMING
ROOFTOP FARMING
OUTDOOR MOVIE
OUTDOOR MOVIE
ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE
INTRODUCTION
Tech giants allow employees to permanently work from home
2019
2020
2021
White-collar employee works from home permanently
A cluster of cases of pneumonia reported in Wuhan, China
NOW
2025
2030
INTRODUCTION
Cities around the world became car-independent
SITE
SITE
SITE
SITE
DIAGRAM
01
02
04
05
EXTRUDE
SETBACK
LIVE-NEARBY
COURTYARD
03
LIVE-NEAR
06
LIVE-WITH
DIAGRAM
AXONOMETRIC
SITE PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
2ND FLOOR PLAN
2ND FLOOR PLAN
UNIT FLOOR PLAN
UNIT FLOOR PLAN
UNIT FLOOR PLAN
VR PLAY AREA (8.2’ X 8.2’)
UNIT FLOOR PLAN
UNIT ROOF PLAN
UNIT ROOF PLAN
OUTDOOR DINING
OUTDOOR DINING
WEST ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
SOUTH SECTION
SOUTH SECTION