Planning Storage into New-Builds

Marco found that “The stuff that inhabitants own is largely overlooked in current debates on housing policy and design. Yet, householders can have their quality of life, well-being, and happiness negatively affected by the ‘stuff’ they keep in their homes. . . . Th[is] study concludes that the design of future homes could better support inhabitants’ quality of life and well-being if space for storage was better understood. It argues for a more informed approach to housing design, where storage is valued and the space provided is flexible, so the reality of inhabitants’ ‘stuff’, and the associated well-being implications are considered.”

Elena Marco.  2022. “Stuff and Space in the Home:  Space for Storage as the Forgotten Design and Well-Being Dimension in Standardised Housing.” The Journal of Architecture, vol. 27, no. 5-6, pp. 708-733, https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2022.2142269