PLAN TYPE AND LIVING STYLE OF COLLECTIVE HOUSES IN DALIAN AND HAERBIN : Study on modernization of the northern living in China

Abstract

This study is positioned as one of the life style researches of northern region. We researched the houses in urban area of Dalian and Haerbin which are the cities of northeast China. And we clarified the following things by this research. 1. Plan type differs greatly in dwelling units of the same scale. 2. Residents give priority to a drawing room and a master bedroom, and they tend to separate the place for a meal from them. 3. Residents tend to enjoy each other's company on the bed of the master bedroom. Such style of life which uses space for multiple purposes can be employed in a future housing plan of northern region.