Here's a good short film from the Centre Canadien d'Architecture titled When We Live Alone (produced by Giovanna Borasi and directed by Daniel Schwartz) that, as the title implies, explores how humans are increasingly living alone. I often read discussions online or discuss this topic with friends/colleagues/etc - precisely about the lack of family friendly apartment/condo units in new building projects. I 100% agree that there is a need for more of these, but this film offers a good look at why exactly developers produce so many 1 bedroom units: it's because more and more of us are living alone these days and for a multitude of reasons that make adapting new architectural and urban spaces a challenge (the social, economic, familial, religious reasons and so on).
It's just under a half an hour so it doesn't go into strict details, but it's nonetheless a great short film offered for free from Centre Canadien d'Architecture and worth a watch to get an understanding on how and why the way humans (particularly in Canada) live is drastically changing. Gone are the days of the nuclear family, I think. I figured I'd share it here for anyone who might be interested.
CCA - When We Live Alone: https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/articles/84809/...live-alone
It's just under a half an hour so it doesn't go into strict details, but it's nonetheless a great short film offered for free from Centre Canadien d'Architecture and worth a watch to get an understanding on how and why the way humans (particularly in Canada) live is drastically changing. Gone are the days of the nuclear family, I think. I figured I'd share it here for anyone who might be interested.
Quote:When We Live Alone explores the ways in which we live alone together in contemporary cities. The unprecedented rise of urban dwellers living on their own challenges normative ideas about home and raises questions about how this change in social structure and lifestyle affects cities as a whole. While the causes of living alone seem apparent—shifting social values, the flexibilization of labour, new demographics, increased wealth, and changes to normative gender roles—the effects on society and its spatial configurations remain uncertain. Through a series of interconnected vignettes, the film interrogates this new urban condition, offering glimpses into the lives of individuals inhabiting singleton homes and the extended domestic sphere. Urban dwellers living on their own, architect Takahashi Ippei, and sociologist Yoshikazu Nango navigate the audience through a series of sole spaces in Tokyo. If living alone is our new reality, the film asks what does it look like?
CCA - When We Live Alone: https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/articles/84809/...live-alone