Abstract
As I have practiced in residential projects, I have experienced few renovations of early to mid-1900 residence in the Greater Boston area. The priority of renovation always starts with kitchen not only just the update of the style but also update of location in the house, size, and relations with other rooms, which involves hierarchy and organizational change of the whole residence. Practice example 1. Residence in Brookline, MA., (4,500 sqft) The residence was built in 1936 in historical Tudor architectural style and the original floor has been well kept until my clients purchased the house in 2015. Practice example 2. Residence in Weston, MA., (9,000 sqft) The residence was built in 1950. The original floor plan layout had transitional modern layout with defined rooms. From early twentieth century, American domestic life underwent dramatic alteration by shifts in the larger social and material environments (Foy and Schlereth, 1992). It has made the changes of the room hierarchy in a residence floor plan. As I practice residential design to reflect the contemporary need of the centered kitchen/dining and open floor plan, it recalls the prehistoric residence, occupied cave, where the interior was zoned with areas designated for specific functions, such as cooking, gathering, and sleeping (Caan, 2011). The author’s practice examples seek to identify the transformation of spaces impacted by the social and service changes with the technological development in residence of modern America.
Presenters
Myoung Joo ChunDirector of Graduate Interior Architecture, Associate Professor, Architectural + Design Studies, Endicott College, Massachusetts, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2019 Special Focus—Traces “in-Motion”: How People and Matter Transform Place
KEYWORDS
Interior Architecture, Design Practice, Residential Project, Renovation, User Psychology
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