Revitalized Abandonment: Creating a Sense of Belonging and Security for Homeless Individuals

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Revitalized Abandonment: Creating a Sense of Belonging and Security for Homeless Individuals

Submitted to the Department of Architecture in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Architecture at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, April 2021

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title: Revitalized Abandonment: Creating a Sense of Belonging and Security for Homeless Individuals

creator: Rebecca Klanchesser

subject: Homeless persons, Housing; Abandoned buildings, Remodeling for other use; Shelters for the homeless, Massachusetts, Boston, Designs and plans

description: Revitalized Abandonment explores the use of homeless housing and supportive service programing through the influence of spatial planning guidelines and the emphasis of social integration within design utilizing abandoned buildings. Many homeless assistive environments are arranged to provide a bed for as many people as possible, forgetting the need and desire for privacy and personal security. Through creating a set of design guidelines and spatial definitions, Revitalized Abandonment takes a different approach to homeless housing through a more experiential and beneficial environment for the user, promoting a sense of community,belonging and security. Understanding the abundance of abandoned buildings across the U.S., criteria are met to determine areas with the most probable sites for intervention and transformation. An analysis was performed on current homeless housing options, assisting the design iterations for spatial organization and determining the specific supportive programming and amenity spaces needed. The end result is a representation of different housing and supportive services as potential guide implementations within abandoned building reuse projects.

publisher: The Douglas D. Schumann Library and Learning Commons, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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date: 2021

type: Thesis

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language: eng

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