Georgian Terraced Housing
Speculative Housing London 1774-1841
The research and design project Georgian Terraced Housing: Speculative Housing Development London 1774-1841 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
optimisation and standardisation of materials influenced the social-spatial
relationships of domestic life. The drawn genealogy - from a large town house to an optimised workers house - aims to trace and illustrate the complexity of housing construction in London during the eighteenth century.
Research and design project 08.2017-01.2018
Taught MPhil Projective Cities
Architectural Association School of Architecture Part of symposium ‘Design research in architecture’ at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University China (10/12/2017).
Research and design project 08.2017-01.2018
Taught MPhil Projective Cities
Architectural Association School of Architecture Part of symposium ‘Design research in architecture’ at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University China (10/12/2017).