Abstract: A house is much more than just a space confined by walls. People that occupy it, give meaning to it through the experiences and memories they associate with it. People from different generations, have shared different circumstances and have had different experiences as they were coming of age. This influences their behaviour, their lifestyle and their aspirations/needs towards housing. The targeted user group of this study is the Millennial generation. Growing up in a complex and innovative time of technological change, millennials were the first generation who had access to the whole world through technology. This hyper-connected world with global access has shaped their behaviours and needs; and in turn affects their expectations and aspirations. This research is focused on the identification and analysis of housing needs and aspirations of the millennial generation. The aim of the research is to identify important principles and characteristics which can be incorporated in future housing designs and strategies. This will be accomplished through studying human needs in a living space, analysing existing housing typologies, and through mapping housing preferences of millennials and those of older generations.

Keywords: Millennial, millennial housing, social spaces, housing needs.

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Abstract: A house is much more than just a space confined by walls. People that occupy it, give meaning to it through the experiences and memories they associate with it. People from different generations, have shared different circumstances and have had different experiences as they were coming of age. This influences their behaviour, their lifestyle and their aspirations/needs towards housing. The targeted user group of this study is the Millennial generation. Growing up in a complex and innovative time of technological change, millennials were the first generation who had access to the whole world through technology. This hyper-connected world with global access has shaped their behaviours and needs; and in turn affects their expectations and aspirations. This research is focused on the identification and analysis of housing needs and aspirations of the millennial generation. The aim of the research is to identify important principles and characteristics which can be incorporated in future housing designs and strategies. This will be accomplished through studying human needs in a living space, analysing existing housing typologies, and through mapping housing preferences of millennials and those of older generations.

Keywords: Millennial, millennial housing, social spaces, housing needs.

🔒 This is a subscription article

Full text is available to subscribers and institutional members. Please choose an option below to access it.

1. Ali Namazian, a. m. (2013). psychological demands of the built environment, privacy, international journal of psychology and behavioral sciences.
2. Arnett, J. J. (2004). Emerging Adulthood. Clark University.
3. Borges, N. J. (2006). Comparing Millennial and Generation X Medical Students at One Medical Schoo. Academic Medicine.
4. Chapman, T. (1999). Ideal Homes? Social change and domestic life.
5. Chavis, D. W. (1986). Sense Of Community: A Definition And Theory. Journal of Community Psychology.
6. Conley, R. (2015). Work Place and Public Realm. Stanford University and Northeastern University.
7. Darius Sollohub, R. S. (n.d.). Millennials and Design Education. New Jersey.
8. David Lester, J. H. (2010). Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Psychological Health. The Journal of General Psychology.
9. Gibson, B. S. (n.d.). Searching For Neverland: Architecture of the Millennial Generation. Auckland: University of Auckland Research Repository.
10. Hopper, E. (2020). Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Explained. Thoughtco.
11. Jacobsen, J. B. (n.d.). The Needs of Living. Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
12. Jones, G. (1995). Leaving home. Buckingham: England: Open University Press.
13. Keeter, P. T. (2010). Millennials: A Portrait of Generation Next. Pew Research Center.
14. Kesan, R. C. (2007). How Architecture Regulates. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Vol. 24.
15. Kloke, A. (2014). Exploring the Neighborhood Preferences of a Segment of Millennials in Omaha, Nebraska. University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
16. Lindsey A. Gibson, W. A. (2014). Millennials and Technology:Addressing the Communication Gap in Education and Practice. Organization Development Journal.
17. Love where you live in New York City. (n.d.). New York: WeLive.
18. Maslow, A. H. (1943). A Theory of Human Motivation.
19. McLeod, S. (2018). Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Simply Psychology.
20. Mehta, D. (2019). Do You Know the Different Types of Houses in India? Qualcon Dreams.
21. Millenial Housing2014North Dakota
22. Neil Howe, W. S. (1992). Generations The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069. Quill.
23. OYO LIFE BLR1038 AECS Layout. (n.d.). Bangalore: OYORooms.
24. Quenqua, D. (2015). Millennials Set to Outnumber Baby Boomers. The New York Times.
25. Robert J Taormina, J. H. (2013). Maslow and the motivation hierarchy: measuring satisfaction of the needs.
26. Sayyed Javad Asad Poor Zavei, M. M. (2010). Exploring Housing Attributes Selection based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences.
27. Sweeney, R. (2006). Millennial Behaviors & Demographics.
28. The Collective Old Oak. (n.d.). London: PLP Architecture.
29. Timmerman, K. (2015). Millennials and Home: Understanding the Needs of the Millennial Generation in Their Living Environment. Florida.
30. Vimal Nadar, A. B. (2019). Co-Living Reshaping Rental Housing in India. JLL.