A nongendered, homelike transitional living facility for individuals recovering from substance addiction
| dc.contributor.author | Battuvshin, Nemuulen | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Layne, Nicolette (Interior Design) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Souleymanov, Rusty (Social Work) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Espersen-Peters, Kurt (Interior Design) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-13T16:25:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-13T16:25:18Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2021-03-24 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | en_US |
| dc.date.submitted | 2021-03-24T18:42:12Z | en_US |
| dc.degree.discipline | Interior Design | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Interior Design (M.I.D.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This practicum proposes that transitional living is an effective housing solution for people dealing with substance abuse to achieve long-term sobriety. A review of current literature on the topic determined that providing a sense of home allows the typology to differ from other recovery homes. It dismisses treatment-involved medical settings and instead promotes recovery by encouraging an everyday living situation and assigning responsibilities to the clients’ lives. A non-destructive, goal-oriented environment with onsite vocational programs is proposed through a larger, unified facility to aid in the site selection process, reduce land capacity, accommodate a larger number of residents, and provide immediate access to the required onsite amenities. The merging concept develops issues with maintaining a balance between the sense of home and institution. Creating a facility centred around a homelike environment provides clients with a safe and stable place to live and demonstrates growth in the personal and social self. Conveying a sense of home helps clients build and maintain positive relationships, community, and increases productivity levels. Secondly, gender is a critical determinant in the accessibility of recovery services offered by transitional homes due to the primarily gender-specific regulations. To make the facility accessible to a broader range of clients, combining genders allows for inclusivity, eliminates isolation, promotes social support, and normalizes the overall experience through adaptability in social settings. Following that, privacy and oversight became a challenge and required strategical planning for mandating a safe environment. Ultimately, the study develops design solutions that capture an appropriate median between residential and commercial contexts. A user-sensitive environment that responds to individual and social needs pertaining to inclusivity, boundaries, and psychological incentives, is achieved through interior design strategies. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | May 2021 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/35428 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Recovery | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gender | en_US |
| dc.subject | Inclusive | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sense of home | en_US |
| dc.subject | Addiction | en_US |
| dc.subject | Transitional living | en_US |
| dc.subject | Community | en_US |
| dc.subject | Healing | en_US |
| dc.title | A nongendered, homelike transitional living facility for individuals recovering from substance addiction | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |