Georgian Terraced Housing
Speculative Development London 1774-1841
The research and design project Georgian Terraced Housing looks into the design principles and
emergence of speculative housing in the city of London at the end of the eighteenth
century. Through an analysis of terraced housing the study illustrates
how the standardisation of building methods emerged and transformed the construction
industry of pre-industrial London. The typical construction of a brick facade,
a front and back terrace, two structural party walls, a large drawing
room and a central staircase resembles the spatial, economic
and domestic context of eighteenth century London. By illustrating the transformation
of the architectural elements, the research presents how the
optimization and standardization of materials influenced the social-spatial
relationships of domestic life. This genealogy from a large town house to a
standardized housing model aims to trace and illustrate the multi-scalar
complexity of the city of London during the eighteenth century.
Research and design project
08.2017-01.2018
Taught MPhil Projective Cities
Architectural Association School of Architecture
Research and design project
08.2017-01.2018
Taught MPhil Projective Cities
Architectural Association School of Architecture