ABSTRACT
Student housing back in the 1950s was mostly well designed, with good social facilities to support the academic community. However, as student housing became self-financing, low rents became the priority and the quality dropped, with basic student study-bedrooms and large soulless developments becoming the norm. The study-bedroom is designed as a private but carefully planned room with a combination space, standardised and built-in furniture and en-suite bathroom. The size of the bedroom varies: those in the USA tend to be larger than the UK, while in Hong Kong and China they are minimal with more space given to the shared social area. The university may co-locate other facilities, such as community outreach, a health centre and dentist or student enterprise workshops, which has the advantage of joining the residential accommodation and other academic support facilities closer together. The cluster-flat still remains the most prevalent and single en-suite bedrooms share a common kitchen/dining area.
