Green living room: an exploration of a new domestic space in the urban housing
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Living in big cities usually has a lot of advantages which make
the cities an attractive place to live in. Normally people immigrate
from the countryside to the cities to take part of those benefits.
Job opportunities, proper public transportation and broad and
compelling social life and activities are only a few of them to be
mentioned. However, living in an urban context has its disadvantages
as well. Life in big cities usually is associated with limited access to
greenery, stress, anxiety and a low standard of living due to obvious
reasons. Furthermore, the studies indicate that all these issues are
somehow related to each other and affect one another in a direct
and sometimes in an indirect manner. Due to the low standard of
living and lack of greenery in urban areas people need to deal with a
lot of psychological issues more than people in the rural areas. Access
to nature and greenery have a direct impact on the well-being of
people. According to studies, patients who have been exposed to
greenery have had a shorter recovery period than people who have
not been exposed to greenery. Moreover, the presence of greenery
can reduce the stress level and anxiety of people in the cities caused
by air pollution, tension and hecticness. Due to the hectic nature of
urban spaces people in the cities are usually facing minor mental
and even physical issues. In the other hand, as the positive impact
of greenery on the well-being of humankind is no secret, greenery
should be an antidote to the modern society issues. The usage of
greenery should not be limited to the small area in the courtyard or
in the small park in the neighbourhood. It should be valued as a tool
for improvement of human health.
The aim of this master thesis is to investigate the implementation
of greenery in domestic space in order to promote a sustainable
way of living in the cities. The focus has been to design a housing
typology in an urban context and try to imitate and model housing
typologies associated with countryside and rural areas. A housing
complex which despite being in a dense part of a city contains the
qualities of a villa or single-family housing.