The experience of territoriality in the living space

Abstract

Territoriality is a term that is widely used in science and other areas of human activity. Usually, this term refers to a pattern of behavior of a person or group that is based on the need to control the physical space, object or idea. It can also be seen as the user's level of tolerance and willingness to share the same spaces and content with other people. Although the phenomenon of territoriality has already been researched to a considerable extent in the field of architecture, there are fewer studies in which the presence of territoriality has been analyzed in residential spaces. The subject of this research is the experience of territoriality in the domain of residential spaces, specifically in an apartment or a house. The research starts from the analysis of the reference literature in which territoriality in residential areas was discussed, and then moves on to the analysis of the presence of territoriality among users in characteristic models of housing units (apartment for singles, for families with one, two and three generations and for coliving communities). After the synthesis of the obtained information, different levels and intensities of the experience of territoriality arising between users, facilities and visitors in the previously mentioned housing models will be compared. The aim of the research is to examine which aspects influence the emergence and change of the intensity of the experience of territoriality in the residential space, as well as to reconsider the view that the experience of territoriality in the residential space is always present, but of different intensity depending on whether a reaction occurs to the presence of visitors, facilities or other users.