Este trabalho propõe um estudo sobre a arquitetura das residências universitárias, buscando salientar as configurações físicas propostas pelo projeto de arquitetura no intuito de qualificar espacialmente os ambientes destas edificações. O estudo foi estruturado em três etapas. Como ponto de partida, discute-se a construção histórica do conceito de qualidade espacial e as suas implicações no âmbito do projeto de arquitetura. Após definido, o conceito foi utilizado como suporte teórico na identificação dos requisitos específicos de qualidade espacial para as residências universitárias. Para tanto, foram descritos concretamente os meios pelos quais a qualidade espacial, nos limites da definição trabalhada, poderia ser aferida. Neste processo, foram estabelecidos quatro eixos de análise: a) caráter institucional, b) potencial à sociabilidade, c) suporte funcional e d) espaço envolvente. Acredita-se que, se observados na fase de projeto, os quatro eixos de análise estabelecidos, e seus respectivos desdobramentos, poderiam potencializar a qualificação espacial destas residências. Por fim, de forma retrospecta, são pontuadas as considerações mais relevantes desta pesquisa. / This work proposes a study on the architecture of the student housing, seeking to point out the physical configurations proposed by the project of architecture in order to qualify the spatial environments of these buildings. The study was structured in three steps. As a starting point, discusses the historical construction of the spatial quality concept and its implications in the context of the project of architecture. Once, the defined concept was used as a theoretical support in the identification of spatial quality requirements specific to the student housing. To this were described as the spatial quality, within the definition worked limits, could be evaluated. In this process, were established four lines of analysis: a) institutional character, b) potential to sociability, c) functional support e d) surroundings spaces. It is believed that, if observed in the project phase, the four lines defined, and their ramifications, could enhance the space qualification of this residences. Finally, in a retrospective way, are assigned most relevance consideration of this search.

This dissertation seeks to understand the process of adapting technical high school students who leave home towns to study and go to live in student housing from three technical high schools of a city in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul state. The study included 12 adolescents, aged between 15 and 17 years, of both sexes, from the 2nd year of three technical courses integrated into high school classes (Administration, Agriculture, Maintenance and Support in Computing). Individual semi-structured interviews to collect information were conducted. These ones were submitted to thematic content analysis. And the results organized into two empirical studies. The objective of the first study was to describe the feelings and perceptions related to the experience of leaving home and start living in student housing.The second study aimed to identify the facilitating and inhibitor factors associated to the process of adaptation. The experience of departure from the house of the parents and the entry into student housing in the technical high school allows students to feel more prepared for future experiments in higher education and, in addition, contributes to the development of maturity for these adolescents. Entering technical high school brings a number of personal changes to students, especially related to the acquisition of new responsibilities, which entail a number of changes that do not depend only on personal factors, but also contextual factors that are crucial to the success of this process. The results indicate that it is important that the technical high school develop strategies to better assist students who need to leave their homes and those living in student housing. Entering the technical high school is an experience that promote important personal changes, due to the new demands posed by the school environment, and the fact that teenagers start living away from parents.This experience, although it is considered stressful, it is also perceived positively, as something that produces personal growth. Thus, it is necessary to offer support to these students in order to promote their emotional, psychosocial and academic development. The results of this study may help promote theoretical advances in this area once it has been little studied. / Esta dissertação busca compreender como ocorre o processo de adaptação no ensino médio técnico de estudantes que saem de casa para estudar e passam a residir na moradia estudantil em uma escola técnica de uma cidade do interior do Rio Grande do Sul. Participaram deste estudo 12 adolescentes com idade entre 15 e 17 anos, de ambos os sexos, provenientes de turmas de 2º ano de três cursos técnicos integrados ao ensino médio (Administração, Agropecuária, Manutenção e Suporte em Informática). Foram realizadas entrevistas individuais semiestruturadas para coleta das informações. Estas foram submetidas à análise de conteúdo temática. Os resultados obtidos foram organizados em dois estudos empíricos. O objetivo do primeiro estudo consistiu em descrever os sentimentos e percepções relacionados com a experiência de sair de casa e começar a viver na moradia estudantil. O segundo estudo teve como objetivo identificar os fatores facilitadores e inibidores associados ao processo de adaptação. A experiência da saída da casa dos pais e do ingresso na moradia estudantil no ensino médio técnico permite que os estudantes se sintam mais preparados para experiências futuras no ensino superior e, além disso, contribui para o desenvolvimento da maturidade para esses adolescentes. O ingresso no ensino médio técnico gera uma série de mudanças pessoais aos estudantes, principalmente relacionadas com a aquisição de novas responsabilidades. Elas implicam em uma série de mudanças que não dependem apenas de fatores pessoais, mas também de fatores contextuais que são cruciais para o sucesso deste processo. Os resultados encontrados indicam que é importante que as escolas técnicas desenvolvam estratégias para melhor auxiliar os estudantes que precisam sair de suas casas e viver em moradias estudantis. O ingresso no ensino médio técnico é uma experiência que promove mudanças pessoais importantes, devido às novas exigências colocadas pelo ambiente escolar e pelo fato dos adolescentes viverem longe dos pais. Esta experiência, apesar de ser considerada estressante, também é encarada de forma positiva, como algo que produz crescimento pessoal. Assim, é necessário oferecer suporte a esses alunos, a fim de promover o seu desenvolvimento emocional, psicossocial e acadêmico. Os resultados deste estudo podem ajudar a promover avanços teóricos nesta área, que ainda é pouco estudada.

M.Ed. / The literature-study that was undertaken indicated that first-year students have problems in adapting to university- life. Extensive research has been done regarding the academic adaptation of first-year students. The social adaptation has been mentioned in various literature sources as a problem although intensive research on this subject has thus far not been done. The first objective of this study was directed towards gaining more clarity on the social adaptations that first-year students living in university residences have to make at university. A second objective was to determine the responsibilities these first-year students had to take in their social adaptation process, to ensure that they make the correct decisions. Thirdly, the male and female students° responses were compared regarding the above issues. A questionnaire was used to obtain data on the three objectives mentioned above. These objectives were analysed by making use of Hotelling's T 2 -test and Student's t-test. The results obtained in this study indicated the following: Male first-year students were more self-assured and had a greater need to socialise with people of the opposite sex. Female first-year students were uncertain about themselves and did not have the need to socialise with people of the opposite sex. Thus, first-year male students tended to adapt better socially in the first few weeks at university than was the case with female first-year students. First-year female students showed a higher degree of social responsibility. Male first-year students showed a higher tendency towards personal responsibility. In total, only a limited amount of responsibility was shown by first-year students during their social adaptation at a university.

The student housing system worldwide and South-South Nigeria in particular has witnessed an unprecedented transformation, such that private off-campus student housing facilities (SHFs) are now the primary source of accommodation for students in tertiary institutions. A considerable gap exists between the supply and demand for on-campus student housing and the quest to fill this gap has stimulated the creation of a significant student housing market in the areas where these tertiary institutions are located. The prospect for economic investments in the student housing sector is high and private investors are involved in the provision and management of offcampus student housing. The main consequence of this practice in South-South, Nigeria is the delivery of low-quality buildings that are not able to meet the needs and expectations of residents. SHFs that are constructed without due regard to residents needs are characterised by dissatisfaction with attributes of housing and low investment performance. The implication is that residence users are often not satisfied with the attributes of the residential environment that are provided; thus their behaviours often impose some consequences on investors gains and objectives.Therefore, understanding the dynamics among attributes that are important to students, that give the required satisfaction, and the impact of the availability or lack-of on behaviour such as loyalty, willingness to pay for attributes and word of mouth behaviour are critical to profitability. Most often, the relationship among these attributes are treated as linear and symmetrical with the assumed implication that better attributes produce improved behaviours. However, this may not always be the case. This approach is rarely addressed and is little understood in student housing studies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify student housing attributes that act as drivers of resident atisfaction and the consequences/effects of these drivers on student behaviour in order to determine appropriate measures that could be used to develop, maintain and upgrade student accommodation. The methodology of the study included an extensive literature review and a field study conducted to obtain the perceptions of students in seven tertiary institutions located in South-South, Nigeria. The main task was to define attributes of student housing facilities based on the symmetric and asymmetric impact of the performance of attributes on satisfaction with residence. The Kano model and importance-performance analysis (IPA) were used to establish sets of criteria that could be used to prioritise attributes that are required in student housing for optimal investor gains. Analysis of the findings lead to the conclusions that different degrees of behaviour were associated to the perception of importance that is attached to attributes by residents and the satisfaction that is derived from the use of such attributes. The implication of the conclusions is that to meet users satisfaction needs, varied improvement strategies are required for different attributes in order to maximise the use of resources for maximum gains. The recommendations for investors in SHFs include among others to segment the SHFs market based on demographic characteristics, prioritise and provide only attributes that add-value to identified groups. Emphasis should also be placed on providing attributes that are not only satisfactory, but with capacity to improve loyalty/retention, willingness to pay and positive word of mouth behaviour. It is also recommended that the local authority should improve critical attributes that are deemed to be outside the scope of the investors.

Past research has not established empirical links between living arrangement, identity achievement, and adjustment to college. This study examined the associations of living arrangement on the identity achievement and adjustment to college of first-year college students.

Thesis (Master of Marketing)--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2019 / This thesis sought to investigate students’ preferences regarding university accommodation. The object was to identify the aspects and elements of housing that students deemed most desirable. The research also aimed to ascertain which socio-demographic variables might serve as predictors of preference in student housing. The thesis focused on student housing at a university in Cape Town, South Africa. The researcher adopted a stated preference approach, applying direct measurement and conjoint analysis methods to answer the research questions. The study commenced with qualitative exploratory research, including a literature review and focus group interviews with students. This was followed by collection of cross-sectional quantitative data using person-administered, structured questionnaires distributed among students at the university. SPSS software was used to analyse a total of 457 completed questionnaires. The direct measurement results indicated that most students prioritised convenience, safety, cost and privacy when it came to choosing accommodation. The three most important attributes as ranked by respondents were having unlimited free WiFi, the inclusion of a 24-hour computer lab in the building, and 24-hour on-site security. In addition, respondents favoured the presence of a convenience shop/kiosk in the residence, followed by sharing showers with students of their own gender, and being within walking distance of campus. Preferences for some but not all the dimensions of accommodation appeared to be influenced by gender, age group and study level. When indicating their willingness to pay (WTP) for a variety of elements relating to accommodation, it emerged that the question of sharing the space in their room – their living and learning space – was very important to the students. The results showed that, apart from having unlimited WiFi and 24-hour on-site security, the aspects for which respondents were prepared to pay most concerned the private space of the individual, e.g. room privacy and room size, as well as having their own toilet and shower. WTP attributes also varied among students according to age group, gender and level of study. Results from the stated preference (conjoint) experiment analysis showed that students were most sensitive about the sharing of ablutions and number of roommates, strongly preferring private rooms and facilities, or sharing with fewer other students. Monthly rent is next most influential, followed by distance from campus. The model also showed significant differences in the preferences of students based on their gender. Research in this field is overdue because, owing to recent increases in the tertiary student population in South Africa, there is a growing shortage of student accommodation. Current and future student housing needs must be assessed, and any such assessment requires a thorough grasp of current student accommodation preferences. The results of this research thus contribute to the knowledge and understanding available to managers and developers of student accommodation regarding students’ requirements and preferences. The findings can serve as a set of guidelines for developers of student housing and as a foundation for formulating associated marketing strategies. Despite the existence of extensive research on student housing, few studies have focused on the preferences of students in developing countries, and even fewer in South Africa. This research seeks to fill this gap by increasing awareness and understanding of students’ preferences with regard to university accommodation.

Detta examensarbete bygger på ett förslag från vår näringslivskontakt Sara Eriksdotter som är anställd på Haninge kommun. Förslaget bygger på konverterbara byggnader. Målet är att bygga ett parkeringshus som går att byggas om till ett flerbostadshus i framtiden. Idén grundar sig på Haninge kommuns plan att arbeta för ett minskat bilanvändande i centrala Haninge, vilket på sikt kommer medföra ett minskat behov av parkeringsplatser jämfört med idag. Samtidigt vill Haninge kommun ta hänsyn till det bestående behovet av bostäder. Vår målsättning med examensarbetet har varit att ta fram ritningar och illustrationer som visualiserar vårt förslag på en konverterbar byggnad; i detta fall avser projektförslaget en byggnad som ska klara av ombyggnaden från parkeringshus till flerbostadshus avsedd för studenter. Arbetsgången för att nå målet började med en litteraturstudie i form av böcker, elektroniska källor och intervjuer med relevanta personer. Litteraturstudien sammanställdes till kravlistor över absoluta krav för de båda funktionerna som lagts som grund för hur projektet skulle påbörjas. Kravlistorna bygger även på en tomt- och områdesanalys vilken gjordes dels för att få en känsla för helhetsbilden som byggnaden kommer att skapa och dels för att kunna skapa en förenklad situationsplan över området då en sådan inte funnits att tillgå. Med kravlistorna som grund gjordes en 3D-modell av byggnadsverket för att visualisera resultatet. 3D-modellen fungerar som en hjälp för att redovisa den vision som finns med projektet samt att den ger en ökad förståelse för hur byggnaden ser ut in i sin tänkta miljö. Programmen som använts för att ta fram och bearbeta 3D-modellen är Revit, Sketchup och Photoshop. Resultatet av arbetet presenteras genom ett typexempel av den konverterbara byggnadens funktioner, parkeringshus och flerbostadshus, konstruktionsritningar över husstommen samt en förenklad byggnadsbeskrivning. Utöver detta har möbleringsförslag tagits fram för samtliga lägenhetstyper för flerbostadshusets lägenheter och renderingar av 3D-modellen i sin tänkta miljö. Vi hoppas att konverterbara byggnader ska bli ett erkänt begrepp där man förbereder nybyggnationer på ett sådant sätt att de enkelt kan fylla andra funktioner i framtiden. / This examination paper is based on a suggestion from our business world contact Sara Eriksdotter who is employed by Haninge Municipality. The project proposal is based on convertible buildings. The goal is to build a multi-storey car park which in the future can be rebuilt into an apartment block. The idea is based upon Haninge Municipality’s plan on working for the reduction of automobile usage, which in the long term will lead to a decreased need of parking spaces for cars than what it is today. At the same time, Haninge Municipality wants to take the lasting need of housing into account. Our objective with this degree project has been to produce drawings and illustrations that visualize our project proposal of a convertible building; in this case the project proposal concerns a building that will manage the conversion from a multi-storey car park into an apartment block destined for students. The work process to achieve the goal started with a study of literature in books, internet and an interview. The literature was consolidated into a list of absolute requirements which is needed to achieve the functions of the buildings in the project. The list is also based on an analysis of the area which was done partly to create a feeling of the total impression that the building will create and partly to create a simple site plan of the area, because there was none available. With the help of the lists a 3D-model was created of the building to visualize the results. The 3D-model works as an aid to present the vision of the project and it provides a greater understanding for the building in its intended environment. The modelling programs used to create and refine the 3D-model are: Revit, Sketchup and Photoshop. The results are presented as drawings of the multi-storey car park and the student housing, drawings of the construction and a simplified building description. Additionally we have included furnishing suggestions for three types of apartments along with illustrations of the 3D-model in its intended environment. We hope that convertible buildings will become an accepted and recognized concept where new buildings in the future will be prepared to fulfil functions other than its original function.

Bostadsbristen för studenter, särskilt i större städer, har under en längre tid varit ett frekvent diskuterat ämne i Sverige. Stockholm har ett brett och starkt utbud av högre utbildning och regionen expanderar kontinuerligt. Regionen har idag cirka 80,000 studenter som slåss om färre än 13 000 studentbostäder. Detta medför en risk att studenter väljer bort Stockholm som studentstad. Denna studie syftar till att undersöka möjligheterna för studentbostadsmarknaden att utvecklas. Med ett kvalitativt tillvägagångsätt via intervjuer med fastighetsutvecklare och lärosäten identifierades fem problemområden som ligger till grund för detta examensarbete. De fem problemområdena är; Utformning av studentbostäder, uthyrning och hyreslagstiftning, ett utvecklat campus, högskolans roll, samt subventioner och bidrag. Examensarbetet avslutas med en presentation av en modell med två alternativ för nyproduktion av studentbostäder uppdelade efter studentbostäder som utvecklas på campus respektive utanför campus. Studentbostäder som ska byggas på campus föreslås i första hand att utformas som kollektivboende med lärosätet som ägare och att uthyrning ska ske till förstaårselever vid lärosätet. Studentbostäder som ska byggas utanför campus föreslås istället att utformas som studentettor eller tvåor vilka fastighetsbolag och stiftelser utvecklar, äger och hyr ut via ett kösystem. Slutsatsen för denna studie pekar på att det är viktigt att en meny av olika former av boende förs till studentbostadsmarknaden då studenter har olika preferenser samtidigt som lärosäten och fastighetsägare har olika intresse att bevaka gällande studenters boende. / The shortage for student housing, especially in larger cities, has during a longer time period been a frequently discussed topic in Sweden. Stockholm has a wide and strong offer of higher education and the region is continuously expanding. The Stockholm region has about 80 000 students but less than 13 000 student apartments. This results in a risk that students deselect Stockholm as a city to study in. This study aims to investigate the possibilities for the student housing market to develop. With a qualitative method through interviews with various actors on the market five problem areas were identified. The five problem areas that lay ground for this thesis are; design of student housing, rental and lease law, a developed campus, the university’s role, and subsidies and grants. The thesis concludes with a presentation of a model with two options for the construction of new student housing, broken down by student housing developed on campus and off campus. Student housing that will be built on campus are proposed primarily to take the form of collective accommodation with the university as owner and the leasing should be made to freshmen at the university. Student housing that will be built off campus are instead suggested to be developed as one or two room apartments that real estate companies develop, own, and lease through a queuing system. The conclusion of this study indicate that it is important that a menu of various forms of accommodation are brought to the student housing market as students have different preferences combined with the universities’ and property owners’ different interests regarding students’ accommodation

Ett samhällsproblem i Sverige under de senaste åren har varit antalet studentbostäder på landets lärosäten. Idag kan enbart fyra studieorter erbjuda bostadsgaranti för sina nytillkomna studenter, där bostadsgaranti innebär bostad inom 30 dagar. Byggandet av studentbostäder stannade av helt år 2010 då endast 125 stycken blev byggda. Från 2012 och framåt har trenden börjat vända och framtiden ser bättre ut men det är inte i närheten av att kunna mätta det behov som finns. Idag bor cirka 25-30 procent av Sveriges studenter i studentbostäder. Bostadsbristen är störst på de största studieorterna i Sverige. Den här rapporten ska belysa de studentbostäder som byggts från 2012 och framåt samt kommande projekt. Korta presentationer av dessa projekt ort för ort återfinns i rapporten. En undersökning av vad studenter anser är viktigt att ingå i en lägenhet samt hur man kan tänkas bo presenteras även i rapporten där boendeform, hyra och andra intressanta fakta tas upp. Behovet av studentbostäder är stort och akut och det görs insatser för att mätta dessa behov, ett av dem är att snabbt bygga via moduler som sätts på plats. En inventering av företag som jobbar med detta där deras verksamhet presenteras finns i rapporten. Ett annat alternativ är att på befintliga byggnader bygga studentbostäder på vindsvåning även detta kommer att behandlas i ett kort avsnitt i denna rapport. Studentbostadsbristen i Sverige är ett samhällsproblem. Denna rapport ska vara till grund för att påskynda lösningen på detta problem. Genom att läsa rapporten får man en uppfattning om vad som byggs och vad som är på väg att byggas. Man får en klar bild över hur mycket en student är beredd att betala i månaden för sitt boende och kan på så sätt göra rätt val och avvägningar vid kommande projekt, vilket leder till ekonomiska besparingar. / A social problem in Sweden, in recent years, has been the number of student housing at the Sweden's universities. As of today, only four study locations offers home guarantee for their newly added students. The home guarantee means housing within 30 days. Construction of student housing was at an almost complete standstill the whole year of 2010, since only 125 housings were built. From 2012 and onwards, the trend has started to reverse, and the future looks better but it is nowhere near being able to satisfy the needs. Today, about 25-30 percent of the Swedish students are living in student housing. The student housing shortage is most alarming at the largest study centers in Sweden. This report will highlight the student residences built onwards from 2012 as well as upcoming projects. Short presentations of these projects can be found in this report. A survey about which facilities students feel are important to be included in an apartment is presented in the report. Furthermore, which type of housing, rent and other interesting facts are also brought up and presented in the same survey. The need for student housing is large and acute and efforts are made to satisfy these needs, one of them is the building process which includes modules which is a quicker way of building than traditional building techniques. An inventory of the companies which use this kind of module approach is presented in this report. Another option, when it comes to building student housing, is to build these on attics on existing buildings and this will also be addressed in a short section of this report. The student housing shortage in Sweden is a social problem which affects many levels of society. This report intends to be the basis for accelerating the solution to this problem. By reading this report you will get an idea of what is built and what is yet to be built. You will get a clear picture of how much a student is prepared to pay a month for their accommodation, and thus you have the opportunity to make the right choices and trade-offs in future projects, leading to financial savings for your company.

This dissertation addresses the following research questions: How do physical features of high density college dormitories affect residents' perception of crowding, and what kinds of design strategies are available for alleviating the perceived crowding? The data source was responses to a self-administered questionnaire from residents of living units which were randomly sampled from three dormitories of comparable physical density at Oregon State University. Seven hypotheses were used to examine the relationship between perceived crowding and physical features associated with different settings in selected dormitories. The first hypothesis sought to clarify how selected physical variables, compared with selected social and personal variables, contributed to perceived crowding both in dormitory dwellings (floor crowding) and rooms (room crowding). For the remaining hypotheses, comparisons were made to determine if differences existed between groups living on floors with varied corridor length, floor height (distance above ground level), and bathroom location, and between groups living in rooms with varied desk location, room location, and window orientation. Using multiple regression analysis and analysis of variance as the major tools for hypothesis testing, the study found that: (1) both room and dwelling crowding were not significantly affected by the selected physical, social, and personal variables; (2) floor crowding was significantly lower among residents of short corridors and among those who shared suite rather than community bathrooms. Variations in floor level did not affect perceived crowding; (3) room crowding was not significantly affected by variations in desk location, room location, and window orientation, but rather by the interactive effects of window orientation and floor height.