What is a Home: Understanding Residential Architecture

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What is the purpose of the 'primary bedroom' in a modern house?

  • To store household items
  • To accommodate guests
  • To provide a separate space for the married couple (correct)
  • To serve as a home office

Why did the wall separating the kitchen from the living room disappear in open-concept architecture?

  • To enable adults to cook together or socialize while one cooks and the other relaxes (correct)
  • To accommodate a larger dining table
  • To increase the sense of isolation between family members
  • To allow for a more efficient cooking process

What is the typical layout of a traditional Kabyle house?

  • A rectangular building with a waist-high dividing wall marking off a section for animals (correct)
  • A circular building with a large open space for socializing
  • A square building with a separate kitchen and living room
  • A triangular building with separate rooms for cooking and sleeping

What is the main difference between traditional Kabyle houses and modern houses in terms of layout?

<p>The inclusion of a section for animals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the assumption behind the traditional separation of the kitchen from the living room?

<p>That one person would cook while the other socialized (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who analyzed the typical house of a Kabyle family in northern Algeria?

<p>A French scholar (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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