THE HABITATION RELATED EXPERIMENT ON THE CHANGE OF THE WAY OF LIVING AND THE NEEDS FOR HOUSING OF A COUPLE WITH CHILDREN STARTING IN LIFE : Involving for "Relaxed House" in the experimental housing NEXT21

Abstract

In Japan, the ratio of the eldery, especialy those of a single family or a couple family, will increase. So it is necessary to think about the housing supporting their lifestyle. This study aims to clarify the change of the way of living and the needs for housing of a couple after their children started in life and left home by conducting interviews about their life in the experimental housing NEXT21. As the result, we found that a comfortable livingroom as a private space for a couple and their personal spaces for each were needed, compared to child-raising family, and that a public space for the guest wasn't needed.