An Affordable Identity—Customisation Prior to Housing Construction in Australia

• DOI: 10.3390/architecture2020014
• Publication Date: 2022-04-07T17:39:51Z
• Authors: Lauren Carney; Rongrong Yu
• Keywords: Affordable housing; Economic rent

This paper presents a study that explores an affordable housing scheme which allows customisation prior to construction for owner-occupiers. Due ongoing concerns about the economic fallout caused by COVID-19 pandemic affecting large populations, demand is increasing. In particular, low-income households continue struggle with unaffordable rents throughout major Australian cities. Assailed this growing affordability crisis and deemed environmentally unsustainable, suburbs are in need of revitalisation. The implementation mass solutions can heighten sense identity within community also significantly increase occupant satisfaction. However, presently, there lack studies discussing financial model design housing. To address gap, employs method case analysing five relevant cases from perspectives customisation. results indicate great room future improvement what currently claimed be defined as housing, terms both These will potentially assist provide guidance architects, developers planners.