Claire's Cutlural Analysis

The “Baily Bungalow” – Infill Affordable House in the South park Historic District in Raleigh, NC – Designed by David Maurer

Through my investigation of this home, I want to gain an understanding of how the subcultures of historic preservation and affordable housing influenced the design and construction. I plan to assess this house in terms of the user, maker, and image. Maurer is the user of this image because he designed this home without a specific end user in mind; therefore, Maurer uses himself as a theoretical user of this space. I will use the floor plan to assess the meanings of the user. The builder who chooses this plan to build at a particular location and which materials to use is the maker of this image, and the material and location of the home will be used to understand the meanings of the maker. The image of the house is reminiscent of a craftsman bungalow, and the form, fenestration, and relationship to the bungalow will be used to assess the meanings of the image.

see image in earlier post: http://materialmediaculture.blogspot.com/2010/02/merging-of-subcultures-affordable.html