Architecture

Housing Concepts
Questions

Write short note, 1 page each on.

 Differentiate between shelter and housing.

 Differentiate between home and house.
DIFFERENCIATE BETWEEN HOME AND HOUSE

What is a House?

House means a particular type of building. Generally, people refer to the structures that they are
building as a house. If you look at the way dwellings are numbered for identification, they talk in
terms of house number so and so and never talk in terms of home numbers. This example
demonstrates the difference between a structure called a house and a place where families live in.
A home is an abode that provides peace, comfort, happiness, security, and confidence. These are
qualities that you do not expect in a house which is just a structure made of bricks and mortar.
For example.This lane has 20 houses on either side.

This generally describes the buildings seen in an area. There is no emotional attachment to these
buildings so they are just houses.

What is a Home ?

A home is an abode that provides peace, comfort, happiness, security, and confidence. Home
refers to the place where you live and feel that you belong to. Generally, people call the structure
they are building a home only once it is complete, and they start living in it with their family.
This is natural and also correct as a house is a home only because of the people living inside it.
Our emotions are built around the sanctuary or abode we live in. A home is an additional family
member that may be non-living but is as much a part of the family as people living inside it. One
does not refer to a motel or a guest house as a home despite it having rooms where people come
and stay for a while. An abode is a home because of this emotional attachment and also because
of the feeling of ownership and shelter if provides to its members. For example,Your house is
nice, but I want to go home.

This is an example of someone visiting a friend. That place does not belong to the person and the
person does not feel that he/she belong to that place. A house is defined as a building or
structure, whose main purpose is to be occupied for habitation by humans. On the other
hand, a home is the place of residence or refuge. A person’s most personal belongings are
kept in a home and it is where a person feels safe and accepted.
DIFFERENCIATE BETWEEN HOUSING AND SHELTER

Housing refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings collectively for the
purpose of sheltering people.

Housing can be refered to as a house while shelter is purposely made to provide shelter from
damage, bad weather conditions and harassment.

Features of shelter and housing

FEATURES FUNCTIONALITY PURPOSE

SHELTER Only one space is required. It is temporary. It can be used as

storage, canopy or
shield against weather.

HOUSING more than one space is Permanent or it is a personal space e.g

required. temporary family homes.