dc.contributor.author |
Holmes, Michael |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2013-09-01T20:17:40Z |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-11-02T23:43:05Z |
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dc.date.available |
2013-09-01T20:17:40Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-11-02T23:43:05Z |
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dc.date.copyright |
2013 |
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dc.date.issued |
2013 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/29307 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Private home ownership, the promise of fertile land and social justice were
highly motivational drivers for early migration to New World countries. Escaping
the oppressive urban conditions of the industrial age, settlers were able to
realise the picturesque semi-rural life, as idealised by the privileged elite of that
time (Fishman 1987). The “Quarter Acre Dream,” an antipodean articulation
of these desires and a foundation of the New Zealand suburban house, provided
families with the opportunity to realise their aspirations of self-sufficiency
while cementing the low-density suburban typology as an archetype of New
Zealand’s urban identity (Schrader 2005). Modern New Zealand cities, however,
are now forced to consider the environmental impacts of such ideals; as
populations expand and diversify new, more intensive, residential forms have
resulted.
This thesis argues that the autonomous nature of the suburban typology still
pervades the mass consensus of home, and that current intensification strategies
have not consciously considered this innate psychological motivation in the
development of new residential forms. Micro-infill is introduced as a means of
reconciling some of the fundamental aspirations of traditional housing markets,
with advantages of higher density living, and argues that the urban fabric
of inner city intensification carries the potential to become a contemporary
expression of the “Quarter Acre.” |
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dc.format |
pdf |
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dc.language |
en_NZ |
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dc.language.iso |
en_NZ |
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dc.publisher |
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington |
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dc.rights |
Access is restricted to staff and students only. For information please contact the library. |
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dc.subject |
Micro infill |
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dc.subject |
Urban intensification |
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dc.title |
The 0.0047 Acre Dream |
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dc.type |
Text |
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vuwschema.contributor.unit |
School of Architecture |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor |
120101 Architectural Design |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.anzsrcseo |
970112 Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.type.vuw |
Awarded Research Masters Thesis |
en_NZ |
thesis.degree.grantor |
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington |
en_NZ |
thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
en_NZ |