37º IAHS World Congress on Housing: - Universidad de Cantabria

XXXVII <strong>IAHS</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> on HousingOctober 26 – 29, 2010, Santander, SpainCODE: 337USER PARTICIPATION IN HOUSING SUPPLY FORSPATIAL COMFORT1M. Mohammadi, and 2 S. Agyefi-Mensah1Department of Architecture, Building and Planning,Eindhoven University of Technologym.mohammadi@tue.nl2Department of Architecture, Building and Planning,Eindhoven University of Technologys.agyefi.mensah@tue.nlKey words: spatial quality, user needs, supply, design criteria,AbstractA house is to all a basic human need. The mismatch between housing design attributes (e.g.space) and the requirements of users, however, continues to increase in the face of social andtechnological changes. The challenge for design rests in the effective deployment, translationand development of user requirements into desired attributes. The purpose of this paper is firstto present a framework for achieving this end. A case study application is then presented toshow how such a framework can be used. Findings of the case study of the bathroom spacefor senior citizens reveals that people are not asking for certain applications in their domesticenvironment, but for spatial and residential comfort.The paper contributes to greater insight into the methodologies for design programming andrealization.37º <strong>IAHS</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> On Housing Science 193