What makes a place a home?

The Universal Need for Housing Chapter 1, part 1 Homes and Interiors

Objectives 1.Define housing and briefly describe how it has evolved. 2.Analyze the basic physical and psychological needs that housing satisfies.

Housing Housing – is any structure built for people to live in. Three Basic Types of Housing: 1. Natural Shelters – caves 2. Portable Shelters - nomads 3. Permanent Shelters – good soil and water supply

Housing Archaeologists - scientists who study history through the relics and remains of old civilizations. Nomads – people who wander from place to place in search for food for their grazing herds.

Comfortable Shelters 1300s-1600s Renaissance – Italy –Brighter –Better ventilated –More sanitary –More comfortable

Housing to Fit Human Needs Housing is designed to fulfill both physical and psychological needs.

Housing to Fit Human Needs Physical Needs - include all the things the body needs to survive: air, sunlight, shelter, sleep and food. –Shelter – protection from nature –Food - prep and place to eat –Safety and Security – locks, fences, neighbors

Housing to Fit Human Needs Psychological Needs – includes needs related to thoughts and emotions. 1. Family 2. Friends 3. Community

Housing to Fit Human Needs What location in your home is good for socializing? How can you make a particular space in your home more inviting? In what ways can you allow privacy in a home with limited space? –Physical Solutions –Human Solutions

Identity Most people like to personalize the interior and exterior of their homes depending on their lifestyles - or ways of living.

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Design Activity: Creativity How would you redesign this bedroom?

Vocabulary Words : Housing Archeologists Nomads Physical Needs Psychological Needs Lifestyles