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<p>This study develops a methodological framework—referred to as the <i>Balanced Privacy Framework (BPF)</i>—to evaluate spatial design socialization and privacy opportunities across student residence co-living unit typologies. The framework enables the spatial evaluation of the everyday living facilities (bedroom, bathroom, lounge, kitchen and dining spaces) of these units during the design stages, to determine possibilities for social interaction and degrees of isolation within various designs, synthesized into a comparative unit type balanced privacy ranking. Architectural floor plans of 41 student residences in Toronto were analyzed to create unbuilt Typical Residences with double-loaded corridor organization. Each typology was assessed using the proposed BPF to develop a hierarchical and socialization analysis and evaluate unit level balanced privacy, students’ possibilities for face-to-face interactions and socialization in the design stages. Grounded in existing student housing literature, the BPF is limited to examine unbuilt student residences using a Toronto-specific framework. Findings contribute to the literature on students’ lived environments, their opportunities for socialization and isolation, and supporting existing literature that established how these experiences can shape friendship formation, sense of belonging, and academic achievement. The framework provides a methodological tool for researchers, architects, developers, and higher education planners to evaluate student housing during the design stage through a student interaction, socialization and isolation lens. Future research could consider the BPF to be applied to built residences, alternative co-living typologies, and shared amenities.</p>

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Balanced privacy in student residence design: developing a framework for evaluating privacy and socialization of co-living environments

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    2026年5月28日

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  • Shelagh McCartney,
  • Ximena Rosenvasser

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This study develops a methodological framework—referred to as the Balanced Privacy Framework (BPF)—to evaluate spatial design socialization and privacy opportunities across student residence co-living unit typologies. The framework enables the spatial evaluation of the everyday living facilities (bedroom, bathroom, lounge, kitchen and dining spaces) of these units during the design stages, to determine possibilities for social interaction and degrees of isolation within various designs, synthesized into a comparative unit type balanced privacy ranking. Architectural floor plans of 41 student residences in Toronto were analyzed to create unbuilt Typical Residences with double-loaded corridor organization. Each typology was assessed using the proposed BPF to develop a hierarchical and socialization analysis and evaluate unit level balanced privacy, students’ possibilities for face-to-face interactions and socialization in the design stages. Grounded in existing student housing literature, the BPF is limited to examine unbuilt student residences using a Toronto-specific framework. Findings contribute to the literature on students’ lived environments, their opportunities for socialization and isolation, and supporting existing literature that established how these experiences can shape friendship formation, sense of belonging, and academic achievement. The framework provides a methodological tool for researchers, architects, developers, and higher education planners to evaluate student housing during the design stage through a student interaction, socialization and isolation lens. Future research could consider the BPF to be applied to built residences, alternative co-living typologies, and shared amenities.