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Home: A Fantasy

Zane, Marissa N
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491314553724183

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2017, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
What is the difference between `house’ and `home’? This thesis grounds itself upon on that distinction. As proposed, `house’ refers to simply the pure physical attributes of the structure. `Home’, however, refers to the subjective perception and meaning placed upon these physical attributes. If a `house’ is how the architecture really is, a `home’ is how we talk and write about it. Home is the place where self and built form collide, into an architectural representation of identity. In a way, the house is architecturally telling a narrative the same way you use the house to tell a narrative about yourself. This thesis is a multi-part exploration of identity and home, story and perception, and the relationship between written narrative and built form in residential architecture. Within the contents of this thesis, one will find a written parable of a fictional home, which is directly linked to the physical manifestation of the project: the exhibition. The parable examines change and evolution in the home, moralistic and material concerns, and value judgements on architectural form. It explores the way spaces, material design and detailing, and values have transformed in the suburban residential landscape, and their formal architectural implications. The corresponding exhibition is a fractured view of this same parable: in each model, material study, or moment, one can see traces of evolution and association with each residential space, as well as the link between the narrative and formal architectural expression. The Tale of Two Houses attempts to synthesize the ideas of narrative to form, advertising, home and identity, alternative narrative structure, and suburban norms and tropes. This thesis is a methodological exploration of identity and home, story and perception, and the relationship between written narrative and built form in residential architecture.
Aarati Kanekar, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Vincent Sansalone, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
68 p.
Architecture
architecture; suburbia; home; identity; narrative; interior design

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  • Zane, M. N. (2017). Home: A Fantasy [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491314553724183

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zane, Marissa. Home: A Fantasy. 2017. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491314553724183.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zane, Marissa. "Home: A Fantasy." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491314553724183

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