Program Overview

Program Overview

The Core Design Studio IV is a design and research project that challenges the negative bias toward large-scale collective housing. It aims to reconsider the role of housing and domestic space and propose alternatives to the ubiquitous single-family house by establishing new typologies for multi-unit housing.

Program Description

The program is titled "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" and is inspired by Leo Tolstoy's short story from 1886. It will tackle the development of a speculative approach to collective living in the context of Houston's projected population growth and the need for more dense and sustainable residential developments.

Program Details

• The program is listed as ARCH 504: Core Design Studio IV.
• It is led by Reto Geiser.
• The program focuses on designing and researching collective living spaces.
  • This includes developing new typologies for multi-unit housing.
  • It also involves challenging the traditional single-family house model.
• The program's context is set within Houston's growing population and the need for sustainable residential developments.

Research Areas

• Collective living and housing.
• Sustainable residential developments.
• Multi-unit housing typologies.
• Domestic space and its role in housing.

Program Structure

The program is structured as a design studio, where participants will engage in design and research activities to develop speculative approaches to collective living.