Date of Award
Spring 6-3-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Department
Architecture
First Advisor
Armando Hashimoto
Second Advisor
Jacqueline Shaw
Abstract
The home, once a private space, now serves as a site of representation and consumerist consumption in the digital age. The thesis investigates the current public sphere surrounding home sharing - a development in the commodification of the home.
The thesis explores a housing typology in New York City - where impermanence and tourism have contributed to hyper-generic conditions of commodified spaces dictated and influenced by media, trends, and ideals. The project narrative presents the uncanny and generic qualities of the home through the rendered image. The satirical images reveal the difference between the illusion and reality of housing imagery we interact with daily - questioning its authenticity in the built environment.
Recommended Citation
Acosta, George, "Ghost Hotel" (2023). Masters Theses. 1111.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/1111
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