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One-Room House A thesis submitted to the Graduate School of the University of Cincinnati in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture In the School of Architecture and Interior Design of the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning By Caleb Lang Bachelor of Science in Architecture University of Cincinnati February 24, 2020 Committee Chair : Michael Mcinturf Committee Member : Aarati Kanekar LangLang 002 02 Abstract: As the cost of living in high-density cities rise, society continues to tell people that more space is both better and necessary. Many couples find that they cannot afford the extra space “required” to raise a child in the city, so they choose to either move to the suburbs or to not have children. Square footage is the largest factor in determining the perceived value of a home and smaller homes and apartments are seen as “temporary” until one can afford something larger. In the suburbs, the trend in housing is to have one room for each different function that needs to occur in the home. If a one-room studio apartment could provide all the functional and privacy needs of a family of three in the location they want and at an affordable cost would renters still choose to “upgrade” to the suburbs to get more space or would they be content with “enough” space in the city? The goal is to bring the focus of value back to location instead of size and dispel with the ideas of a temporary “starter” home. My proposed solution is to design a single, flexible, small space that can adapt to both the user’s daily needs as well as changing needs over time as the number of users changes. This will be a 300-600 square foot space that can permanently house at least a couple with a child with room for an occasional guest. As a proof -of-concept, I will construct a full-scale mock-up of the space and have a couple with children inhabit it and document their experiences in order to judge the design’s effectiveness and to show them another way to think about space. This line of thinking can help make city living more affordable and reduce suburban sprawl by changing the way that families look at space and its value. LangLang 003 03 LangLang 004 04 Table of Contents: P 001 — Cover P 002 — Abstract P 004 — Table of Contents P 006 — List of Figures P 010 — Problem Statement P 011 — Proposed Solution P 013 — Literature Review P 013 — Gauer, James. The New American Dream: Living Well in Small Homes P 018 — Precedent Analyses P 018 — LifeEdited1 — 2013 — Guerin Glass Architects P 020 — LifeEdited2 — 2016 — Guerin Glass Architects P 022 — MJE House — 2015 — PKMN Architects P 024 — All I Own House — 2014 — PKMN Architects P 026 — Five-to-One Apartment — MKCA Architects P 028 — Unfolding Apartment — MKCA Architects P 030 — Historical Precedent — Medieval Hut P 031—Historical Precedent — Frontier Log Cabin P 032 — Outcomes P 032—How To Evaluate the Apartment Design P 033—How To Evaluate the Furniture Designs P 034 — Preliminary Work Plan / Timeline LangLang 005 05 Table of Contents Part 2: After Fabrication and Experimentation P 035 — Actual Work Timeline P 036 — Video Presentation of the Completed Apartment P 037 — Image Gallery of the Completed Apartment P 046 — Application of the Literature Review P 052 — Test Family Documents P 056 — First Family Bio: Scott and Abigail Peters: “The Newlyweds” P 058— Written Feedback: Abigail’s Google Doc. P 060 — Second Family Bio: Paul and Sev Friskney: “The Empty-Nesters” P 062 — Written Feedback: Handwritten Journal: Sev Friskney P 064 — Written Feedback: Handwritten Journal: Paul Friskney P 067 — Third Family Bio: “J” “M” and “E” “Family X” P 068 — Fourth Family Bio: Elliot, “A”, “K”, and “C” Ernst: “The Millennials” P 069 — Written Feedback: Elliot’s Handwritten Journal P 070 — Bibliography P 072 — Appendices P 072 — Appendix A: Transcription of Elliot’s Video Interview 04/15/2019 P 082 — Appendix B: Transcription of “Family X” Audio Interview: 05/13/2019 P 094 — Appendix C: Transcription of Peter’s Video Diary: 03/18/2019 P 098 — Appendix D: Transcription of Peter’s Video Diary: 03/23/2019 P 101 — Appendix E: Transcription of Peter’s Video Interview: 04/14/19 P 118 — Appendix F: Transcription of Friskney’s Video Interview 04/14/2019 LangLang 006 06 List of Figures 01 The New American Dream: Living Well in Small Homes 01.01 Coburn Ceccarelli Apartment Photograph P 013 01.02 Rice Welch Apartment Photograph P 016 01.03 Rice Welch House Plan P 017 01.04 Rice Welch House Photograph P 017 02 LifeEdited1 Apartment 02.01 LifeEdited1 Apartment Photograph P 019 02.02 LifeEdited1 Apartment Photograph P 019 02.03 LifeEdited1 Apartment Photograph P 019 02.04 LifeEdited1 Apartment Photograph P 019 02.05 LifeEdited1 Apartment Plan P 019 02.06 LifeEdited1 Apartment Plan P 019 02.07 LifeEdited1 Apartment Plan P 019 03 LifeEdited2 Apartment 03.01 LifeEdited2 Apartment Photograph P 020 03.02 LifeEdited2 Apartment Photograph P 021 03.03 LifeEdited2 Apartment Photograph P 021 03.04 LifeEdited2 Apartment Photograph P 021 03.05 LifeEdited2 Apartment Photograph P 021 03.06 LifeEdited2 Apartment Plan P 021 03.07 LifeEdited2 Apartment Plan P 021 03.08 LifeEdited2 Apartment Plan P 021 04 MJE House Photographs and Plans 04.01 MJE House Photograph P 022 04.02 MJE House Photograph P 023 04.03 MJE House Photograph P 023 04.04 MJE House Photograph P 023 04.05 MJE House Photograph P 023 04.06 MJE House Plan P 023 04.07 MJE House Plan P 023 LangLang 007 07 05 All I Own House 05.01 All I Own House Plan P 024 05.02 All I Own House Photograph P 025 05.03 All I Own House Photograph P 025 05.04 All I Own House Photograph P 025 05.05 All I Own House Photograph P 025 05.06 All I Own House Plan P 025 05.07 All I Own House Plan P 025 06 Five-to-One Apartment 06.01 Five-to-One Apartment Photograph P 026 06.02 Five-to-One Apartment Photograph P 027 06.03 Five-to-One Apartment Photograph P 027 06.04 Five-to-One Apartment Photograph P 027 06.05 Five-to-One Apartment Photograph P 027 06.06 Five-to-One Apartment Photograph P 027 06.07 Five-to-One Apartment Photograph P 027 07 Unfolding Apartment 07.01 Unfolding Apartment Plan P 028 07.02 Unfolding Apartment Plan P 028 07.03 Unfolding Apartment Plan P 028 07.04 Unfolding Apartment Plan P 028 07.05 Unfolding Apartment Photograph P 029 07.06 Unfolding Apartment Photograph P 029 07.07 Unfolding Apartment Photograph P 029 07.08 Unfolding Apartment Photograph P 029 07.09 Unfolding Apartment Photograph P 029 07.10 Unfolding Apartment Photograph P 029 08 Medieval Hut 08.01 Medieval Hut Diagram P 030 08.02 Medieval Hut Photograph P 030 LangLang 008 08 09 Pioneer Log Cabin 09.01 Pioneer Log Cabin Photograph P 031 09.02 Pioneer Log Cabin Photograph P 031 10 One-Room House 10.01 One-Room House Photograph P 037 / 049 10.02 One-Room House Photograph P 037 / 049 10.03 One-Room House Photograph P 038 10.04 One-Room House Photograph P 038 10.05 One-Room House Photograph P 039 10.06 One-Room House Photograph P 039 10.07 One-Room House Photograph P 040 10.08 One-Room House Photograph P 040 10.09 One-Room House Photograph P 041 10.10 One-Room House Photograph P 041 10.11 One-Room House Photograph P 042 10.12 One-Room House Photograph P 042 10.13 One-Room House Photograph P 043 10.14 One-Room House Photograph P 043 10.15 One-Room House Photograph P 044 10.16 One-Room House Photograph P 044 10.17 One-Room House Photograph P 045 10.18 One-Room House Photograph P 045 10.19 One-Room House Feedback Brainstorming List P 053 10.20 One-Room House Pre-Entry Survey P 054 10.21 One-Room House Pre-Entry Waiver P 055 11 Scott and Abigail Peters 11.01 Photograph of Scott and Abigail Peters in the Apartment P 056 11.02 Scott Peters Pre-Entry Survey P 057 11.03 Abigail Peters Pre-Entry Survey P 057 11.04 Scott and Abigail Peters Video Interview Screenshot P 057 11.05 Scott and Abigail Peters Video Diary Screenshot P 058 11.06 Scott and Abigail Peters Video Diary Screenshot P 058 LangLang 009 09 12 Paul and Sev Friskney 12.01 Photograph of Paul and Sev Friskney in the Apartment P 060 12.02 Paul Friskney Pre-Entry Survey P 061 12.03 Sev Friskney Pre-Entry Survey P 061 12.04 Paul and Sev Friskney Video Interview Screenshot P 061 12.05 Photograph of a Meal Prepared in the Apartment P 062 12.06 Handwritten Journal By Sev Friskney P 062 12.07 Handwritten Journal By Sev Friskney P 062 12.08 Handwritten Journal By Sev Friskney P 062 12.09 Handwritten Journal By Sev Friskney P 063 12.10 Handwritten Journal By Sev Friskney P 063 12.11 Handwritten Journal By Sev Friskney P 063 12.12 Handwritten Journal By Sev Friskney P 063 12.13 Inflatable Ottoman Photograph P 064 12.14 Handwritten Journal By Paul Friskney P 064 12.15 Handwritten Journal By Paul Friskney P 064 12.16 Handwritten Journal By Paul Friskney P 064 12.17 Handwritten Journal By Paul Friskney P 065 12.18 Handwritten Journal By Paul Friskney P 065 12.19 Handwritten Journal By Paul Friskney P 065 12.20 Photograph of Paul in the Apartment P 065 13 “Family X” 13.01 “J” Pre-Entry Survey P 067 13.02 “M” Pre-Entry Survey P 067 14 Elliot Ernst and Family 14.01 Elliot Ernst Video Interview Screenshot P 068 14.02 Handwritten Journal By Elliot Ernst P 069 14.03 Handwritten Journal By Elliot Ernst P 069 Lang 010 Problem Statement: As the cost of living in high-density cities rise, society continues to tell people that more space is both better and necessary.