There are three distinct classes of houses in the tenement-houses; the cheapest is the attic home. Three rooms is next and is usually for very poor people. The vast majority of respectable working people live in four rooms. Each of these classes reflects the needs and resources of the renters in that the attic home, for example, is generally one small room and is usually rented out by a lonely elderly person with not much money. Three rooms generally consist of a kitchen and two dark bedrooms and are usually rented out to very poor people who have a family. Four rooms generally consist of a kitchen, two dark bedrooms, and a parlor and are usually rented out by respectable, hard working families.…
The interior of the home or building reflects a functional, open floor plan. Generally, the interior of the homes are often minimalist or contemporary - but it can depend entirely on the owner’s preference. Originally, these homes are designed with function in mind.…
For example, many can think of the home as a place where one can be free from society and can be involved in whatever they please without the judgement of onlookers; however, the introduction of the craftsman bungalow to the Bay Area did not signify another outlet for self-expression. However, the introduction of this new style of architecture stated that the home was not a refuge from social implications, but it instead emphasized what society believed about gender through the inhibition of different rooms and the roles people had within those rooms. Therefore, this style of architecture in the 1900s to 1930s did not solve problems of female subjugation, but it created new practices of traditional gender roles. The floor plan of the bungalow lent new ideas on living because it reinvented the space to be wide open, multifunctional, and more practical for maintaining the house. This led to the new idea of “‘simplified housekeeping,’” which is one of the main factors of the bungalow that gave these homes their appeal.…
|Topic |Describing houses |Time allocation |50 min, 18 Apr 2013, 1:30 – 2:20 pm |…
The movie Life as a House shapes a touching story about how a father changes his teenage son’s degenerate life and deformed personality in his last 4 months of life. Besides, the father (George Monroe) has a dream to build a house with his son together during his last phrase of life. One of the most essential concepts in this movie is the characteristics for adolescences. Sam, George and his ex-wife Robin’s son, is influenced by his peer Josh and he does drugs, smoking, isolates from his family and always curse the people who concern about his personal life. By forcing Sam to spend a summer with him, George knows that it is the last chance to achieve his goal with his son and he does successfully well to make Sam changes dramatically and loves the whole family before he passes away.…
George Monroe is a lonely and sad man. Divorced for ten years, he lives alone on the Southern California coast with his pet dog in the same run down shack he has lived in for twenty-five years, the shack which his father passed down to him. In the intervening years, ostentatious houses have sprung up around him. He's been at the same architectural firm for twenty years in a job he hates, which primarily consists of building scale models. On the day that he is fired from his job, he is diagnosed with an advanced case of terminal cancer, which he chooses not to disclose to his family. In many ways, this day is the happiest of his recent life in that he decides to spend what little time he has left doing what he really wants to do, namely build a house he can call his own to replace the shack. He also wants his rebellious sixteen year old son, Sam Monroe, to live with him for the summer, hopefully not only to help in the house construction, but for the two to reconnect as a family. Getting Sam to do any of it will not be an easy task as Sam, who has embarked on some self-destructive behavior, would rather do anything than spend time with his family, which also includes his mother Robin Kimball, her wealthy but emotionally unaffectionate husband Peter Kimball, and their adolescent children. In Sam, George sees an unhappy person in every aspect of his life, much like George was himself before that fateful day. What Sam decides to do for the summer may consider Alyssa Beck, his pretty classmate and George's next door neighbor. Through the process, George also reconnects with Robin, who admits that she's made some pretty bad decisions in her life. He may not want that reconnection to go too far considering his health. Ultimately George has much to do to complete all he wants before he dies. "Life as a House" offers audiences a chance to cry, laugh, and - at times - cringe at its harsh portrayal of a fractured family.…
Novel vs. Romance: A novel is concerned with characters and events. It may contain symbols, but these are of secondary concern. A romance, on the other hand, may have events and characters, but the real focus is on the ideas and the symbolism that shape the book. These are inextricable from the story itself. The characters and events in a romance are only there to get across these larger ideas and the symbolism—and usually these are intended to lead the reader to some “higher truth.” In The Scarlet Letter, which is a romance, you should be looking for the multiplicity of meanings awarded to symbols. Don’t expect them to be static. For Hawthorne, nothing is ever simple or clear-cut. Meaning shifts. Be prepared to follow and understand these shifts. The most obvious example is the symbolic scarlet letter itself. Track what it stands for throughout the book.…
The busy life of urban communities and quickly make the choice to live in an apartment is considered more practical. Apartment units are usually not very large, so the time and energy needed to clean the room is not too much. They are also not bothered to take care of the garden, disposal facilities, water, or air circulation because there has been the manager in charge of it.…
Lecturer: Professor John Mutlow, ARCH 693a, School of Architecture, University of Southern California Recorded by Jason Muller and Yueming Zhou 01/16/2013 (Yueming Zhou) Topic of research: Housing and Density Goals for two semesters: In first semester the task will focus on research and gathering information while in the second semester it will be the analysis of these information and project design based on the research conclusions. Human is evolved to live under built environment. Human survival needs food, water and shelters. As the global population is increasing, the increasing of housing density is inevitable. There are apparently three main directions of density increasing – growing up, expanding out and going down. Expanding out is comparatively easiest way, but there is a balance between housing density increasing and over occupying agricultural land and natural land needed to be achieved. Therefore the main topic for the research is how to increase housing density while maintain living quality at the same time. Quality of life involves many aspects such as sunlight access, social spaces and supportive infrastructure and utilities. Balcony and garden in housing provide sunlight access and outdoor spaces. Living Environment Elements by Christopher Alexander is a good reference about aspects of maintaining life quality. We want to minimize utility cost, taking up less public resource to achieve the same good living quality as density increases. Additional issue is the change of living environment with people aging. We need different living environments as a student, a professional practitioner and a retiree. Research into different living style in terms of age variety, as well as culture variety will also help to make better design decision in increasing density of housing. Assignment for the first week: 1. Research of definition for “Housing” and “Density” 2. Find one book relating to the research topic…
My dream home would be located in the Caribbean along the beaches of Jamaica with a panoramic view of the ocean. The house would be pretty big but not to big that you would get lost in it. I would want to have a four car garage to store all of my luxury transportation. Even with the ocean steps away I would still like to have an indoor pool, bowling alley and a basketball court.…
I: In todays’ economy, renting is a better option for some families. With the downfall of the economy and the loss of so many jobs, renting a home is a less expensive way for some individuals. Either families had to sell or foreclosure was the only option they had when the economy took the downward turn. Therefore, renting a home became the most convenient option available to those families hit hard from the economic change. One of the most important ideas to keep in mind when looking for a new home is, is this a suitable place. They always have to think about, where the kids will go to school, is this neighborhood safe, and most important will they be happy living here. There are some positive notes to renting versus buying a home. However, there are some cons also.…
For many people their first place of residence is an apartment. Apartments are connected structures within a confined environment with a heavy influx of young and old people. Apartments intends on be a small and compacted living arrangement of no more than three rooms. It provides the basic necessities of comfort such as a living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom. Some apartments come furnished,with washers, dryers, storage areas and provide balconies. Apartments are only one floor of living space but there are options of residing upstairs or downstairs. Noise can be a considerable problem , a person can have neighbors living above you, below you, or both creating a noisy proposition. Apartments are rented out by people deemed landlords on private reservations and management companies assisted by leasing personnel. These superintendents provide invaluable maintenance services to damage items on the premises of these apartment complex. They also handle pest control fees, ensure lawn maintenance that you do not have to do yourself.…
Comfy Interior and Exterior: The interior of homes are designed with woodwork, marble flooring, wooden flooring, fly proofing and feng shui/vaastu compliant. Apart from these, a buyer would get individual reserved as well as visitor parking space and a servant…
A house is a structure built to provide shelter. It is a place built to utilize and a place you may not feel any connection to. A house can be any sort of building where one might live or stay. You can live in a house and it is not really a home, and you can live in a home without it really being a house. In order for a house to become a home, it needs to be made of love. A home is a place where you and your family feel welcome and at ease, a place where there is happiness, warmth, melodrama, commotion, laughter, excitement, sorrow, blues, hope, and care. A home is a place where there is achievements, goals, faith, belief, enthusiasm, and optimism. A home is a place where one feels in their own element. A home is where you are most comfortable and cozy. It is where you can relax, cook and eat your favorite meals with the ones you love.…
Last but not least, a house is really requisite for a family. Specially, when we get married we have a safe and comfortable accommodation for our family, our children. Basically, it’s vital to provide enough space to our children to grow up. Moreover, a house with a large and modern kitchen will make the wife more pleasure with her husband and help her prepare more delicious meal for her family.…