Influences on Apartment Design: A History of the Spatial Layout of Apartment Buildings in Sydney and Implications for the Future

This paper traces the history of apartment design with an emphasis on spatial layout. It charts events that have influenced in Sydney, Australia and provides a framework for understanding how changes society, economy, regulations, architectural paradigms layouts over time. Through review historical contemporary plan drawings we identify four chronologically distinct eras: reflecting physically separate rooms healthier living condition (1900–1935); following function (1935–1961); enhancing interaction between family members (1961–2002); independent life to satisfy minimum regulatory requirements (2002–the present). We then consider these eras relation political, economic, social influences at propose prior 1961, thinking development technologies were main drivers layouts. After housing market, regulations appear had more influence. analysis insights into factors contributing current different social, levers may influence them future. These will be useful both practitioners academics international jurisdictions considering encourage improved