Radical Housing by Caroline Dove is a design guide that moves beyond aspiration to address the planning, financial, legislative, and social mechanics of delivering multi-generational and co-living homes at scale.
About This Book
Housing innovation rarely fails for lack of vision — it fails in the gap between concept and consent. Radical Housing closes that gap. Dove maps the full terrain of alternative housing typologies: the planning frameworks, financing structures, land availability challenges, and health and social considerations that determine whether a project gets built or stalls. Illustrated throughout with case studies and plans drawn from projects across the UK and internationally, the book makes a clear argument that flexible, adaptable housing is not a niche concern but a structural response to the affordability crisis. Essential reading for architecture practitioners, students, and community groups serious about delivering co-living and multi-generational housing.
Key Features
- 160 pages of illustrated case studies, floor plans, and practical guidance on alternative housing typologies
- Author: Caroline Dove
- Case studies drawn from projects across the UK and abroad
- Published by RIBA, 2023
What You'll Discover
- How to navigate planning and legislative frameworks to obtain consents for non-conventional housing models
- The financial and land-availability strategies that make affordable co-living and multi-generational housing deliverable
- Why adaptability and flexibility are design requirements, not optional features, if homes are to meet the changing needs of families over time
- The social case for alternative housing: how well-designed shared environments create supportive, stimulating communities rather than simply providing shelter
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 160
- Dimensions: 250 x 210 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781859468913
- Publisher: RIBA
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architecture practitioners and students working on residential typologies, urban planners, housing policy advocates, and community groups exploring co-living and multi-generational housing models.