A Nudging Home a home full of strategies facilitating a sustainable lifestyle
Typ
Examensarbete för masterexamen
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis
Program
Architecture and planning beyond sustainability (MPDSD), MSc
Publicerad
2023
Författare
Löfgren, Sofia
Ylenfors, Ida
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Sammanfattning
We stand in front of an urgent global challenge and the
climate crisis is a fact. One part of the solution is a transition
to a more sustainable lifestyle. Our lifestyles are a result of
activities and daily choices in our home, making the home a
perfect arena for making a change.
The purpose of the thesis is to explore and answer the two
research questions:
1. How can nudging strategies be used in residential
architecture to support and promote sustainable lifestyles?
2. What would such a nudging home look like?
Nudging is an umbrella term for a number of strategies
which alters the choice situation to encourage the user to
take a certain action, without infringing on their free will.
Nudging is used to influence people to do more long-term
and sustainable actions, for themselves, our planet and
society. One nudging example is to put the vegetarian alternative
at the top of the lunch menu, which increases the sale of the
dish drastically.
Swedes are willing to change their lifestyles to lessen their
climate impact. However, there is a gap between intention
nd actual behavior. Nudging can bridge this gap and facilitate
a change to a more sustainable lifestyle.
Through research, case studies, site visits and interviews,
nudging strategies have been collected and transformed into
an architectural toolbox. The toolbox consists of six strategies
divided into different tools and examples of tangible
interventions. The toolbox provides examples of interventions
for different stakeholders, but the architect’s role has been
emphasized.
The toolbox is applied and tested in a design project in
an emerging part of Västerås. The proposed nudging
multi-family housing block puts the bike at the forefront and
is organized around the shared spaces and functions. The
building is presented in architectural drawings showcasing
the nudging interventions.
The thesis sheds light on the importance of designing for
sustainable lifestyles and contributes to the discussion of
what future multi-family housing will look like. Nudging is
not the single answer to the challenges we are facing, but can
be one important puzzle piece.
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Ämne/nyckelord
Nudging, Sustainable lifestyles, Housing, Architecture, Toolbox