Exploring the Concept of Home in Architecture

1. as a set of relationships with others; 2) as a relationship with the wider social group and community; 3) as a statement about one's self-image and self-identity; 4) as a place of privacy and refuge; 5) as a continuous and stable relationship with other sources of meaning about the home; 6) as a personalized place; 7) as a base of activity; 8) as relationship with one's parents and place of homelessness

Home is a concept that varies across cultures, social groups, individuals, and time.

The meaning of 'home' goes beyond its immediately apparent physical connotation of shelter/dwelling/house – bari, basha, ghar, griho in Bengali.

Homelessness is an extreme form of human deprivation.

The most important attribute of home according to Hayward (1976) is as a set of relationships with others.

Relationship with others = 1st attribute of home Relationship with the wider social group and community = 2nd attribute of home Statement about one's self-image and self-identity = 3rd attribute of home Place of privacy and refuge = 4th attribute of home

Bari = Bengali term for 'home' Basha = Bengali term for 'shelter' Ghar = Bengali term for 'dwelling' Griho = Bengali term for 'house'

Bari = Meaning of 'home' beyond physical connotation Basha = Local interpretation of 'shelter' Ghar = Local interpretation of 'dwelling' Griho = Local interpretation of 'house'

Personalized place = 6th attribute of home Base of activity = 7th attribute of home Relationship with one's parents = 8th attribute of home Place of homelessness = Meaning of 'home' according to Hayward (1976)

Continuous and stable relationship with other sources of meaning about the home = 5th attribute of home Relationship with others = Attribute of home related to set of relationships As a concept that varies across cultures, social groups, individuals, and time = Meaning of 'home' according to the text Local meaning of 'home' = Meaning of 'home' beyond physical connotation