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At Home in Britain: House of Tomorrow

photos © Philip Vile & RIBA

At Home in Britain: House of Tomorrow

A research project and exhibition considering contemporary interests in housing, and how the housing market relates to the way we live in the 21st century - exploring affordability, communal living and housing density.

Client
RIBA
Location
Size
120 m2
Project dates
Research & Production: December 2015 – June 2016
Services provided
Research, Exhibition Design & Production
Design team
Press links

https://www.architecture.com/knowledge-and-resources/knowledge-landing-page/at-home-in-britain

Project type
Publication & Research
Use type
Civic & CulturalResidential

Studio Weave were commissioned to deliver a research project and exhibition considering contemporary interests in housing, and how the housing market relates to the way we live in the 21st century. The project was delivered in partnership with a three-part BBC FOUR series, ‘Dan Cruickshank: At Home with the British’, which centred on the historical development of the British home. The commission invited six contemporary architecture practices to use material from the RIBA Collections to review the departure from vernacular housing of the past to the range of housing types in present day city living.

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Our contribution linked attitudes to home ownership and lifestyle expectations with mainstream media representation of aspiration and success - exploring affordability, communal living and housing density.

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