Home and housing

This strand of research goes beyond the front door to explore our everyday experiences of housing and home.

We focus on our interactions with those we live with and our use of domestic spaces and household resources. Also, how we relate to material objects at home.

Projects

Read more about our four key projects.

Image of the tops of buildings.

Under the same roof

Exploring the possibilities and limits of different kinds of shared housing.
Motors

Dormant things

This project explores items people keep in cupboards and attics that they don't currently use (or never have).
Shoppers walking down a London high street.

Family background and everyday lives

Exploring the role of family background and the way it's imagined and described.
Claremont Court

Claremont Court

Place and belonging: what can we learn from Claremont Court housing scheme in Edinburgh?