Currently, major cities around the world including Korea are experiencing sharp increase in single household with significant change in family composition.
In response, the living space is also changing accordingly. Young generations in their 20s and...
Currently, major cities around the world including Korea are experiencing sharp increase in single household with significant change in family composition.
In response, the living space is also changing accordingly. Young generations in their 20s and 30s living in Europe, Japan, Australia, and Korea are showing higher demand for urban share house as the new housing culture. Currently, domestic share house businesses are located in university town or subway station areas and they provide share house with a concept. Among the common use spaces, living room and kitchen are mostly designed as space of various concepts. The purpose of such design is to create a living space where residents with same interest can form a community naturally and gain emotional stability.
As a research method of this study, for the theoretical consideration, through the investigation of the preceding article and related books, analyzed the cases of domestic share houses with concept and consumption trend and life style of 20s and 30s who are the main targets for domestic urban share house.
Also, this study derived a concept satisfying the people in their 20s and 30s by reflecting Heimtextil and Maison & Object which are the design trends of 2018 and 2019.
For the research range, this study selected living space among common use spaces in share house as the design range as it involves the most design change based on the concept. In addition, this study chose one theme from 5 themes of Heimtextil 2018 Trend and 3 themes of Maison &Objet 2018 Trend Report and derived each concept of ‘Happiness on the Beach’, ‘Green Ancient’.
Also, this study suggested and coordinated wall covering, upholstery, and flooring surface design focusing on each concept and the result was as follows.
First, for ‘Happiness on the Beach’, this study applied ‘Soft Minumal’ theme and ‘South Beach’ theme to create a ‘Home Bar’ for a ‘Small But Certain Happiness’ trending among young generations in 20s and 30s. The wall covering had motif of sunset in South Beach, upholstery had motif of clear and cool sea, and flooring had motif on soft sand beach to design the place as the space of small happiness enjoying the freedom of sunset in ocean and feeling the soft sand on the beach.
Secondly, ‘Green Ancient’ was applied with ‘Urban Oasis’ theme and ‘La Citt à Bianca’ theme for a concept of ‘Home Bar’ for small but certain happiness trending among young generations in 20s and 30s. The wall covering had motif on peaceful forest, upholstery of ancient building, and flooring of marble to provide tranquil and clam feeling from ancient building in peaceful forest.
Suggestion of design coordination development will help in basic material for coordination of living space in a share house in the future. Also, this study hopes the domestic designers and companies to recognize the importance of life style and emotions of residents and to develop a design for share house living space satisfying the needs.