Rethinking Sustainable Public Housing Design in Cultured Communities

Abstract

Applicable guidelines on sustainable housing design in culture responsive societies emanated from insight of the user rooted in response of the inhabitants to space use. Indeed, public housing transformation has enabled inhabitants reshape their dwelling with attributes of culture informing their required layout. Accordingly, planning thoughts directed to liveability of the user in indigenous insights as a pathway towards rethinking of public housing design was established. It is echoed as culture responsive design and architectural character which is the thrust of this chapter. This is achieved through the process of re-adaptation of root culture by inhabitants, renewed planning, and attainment of desired configuration thus emphasising importance of the user in the process.