Prioriterade studentbostäder : Ett projekteringsunderlag för kostnadseffektivare utformning utifrån studenters egna prioriteringar

Sammanfattning: This report examines what students prioritize and value in student housing. The content of the report can be used as a basis for designing new student housing to better match students' wishes, while the production of student housing can be made more cost effective. This report examines which functions of a home that students prioritize and value, and which functions students may consider sharing with others. Additionally, the report studies whether the designing of student housing needs to be differentiated to better suit different groups of students. The examination has been conducted primarily with an internet-based survey that 839 Swedish students responded to. There after an interview study was conducted with selected students representing different groups of students. The work has been carried out in cooperation with the Swedish real estate company Rikshem AB. An interview study was also conducted with other parties who are involved in and has influencing over the design of student housing. This was done in order for the proposals presented in the report to be useful to all involved, be feasible and contribute to a more cost-effective construction of student housing. As a background to the report lies the current housing shortage and the economical difficulty in getting new construction projects with student housing to be profitable. At the same time, there are dissatisfaction among many students over the student housing units that exist because of its lack of functionality and over high rents in new housing. The result of the study shows that students primarily prioritize the so-called “buddy-apartment” with two students sharing a common area, bathroom and kitchen. Secondly, students prioritize a student apartment where they alone have all the functions in the apartment. The result of the work also shows that students primarily prioritize larger social areas, having their own balconies and dishwashers in their homes. However, the former is not economically realistic to put into practice. Students do not prioritize having a washing machine in the apartment, larger workplace or additional storage. Finally, recommendations are submitted for the design of new student housing projects, and it is noted that the differences between different groups of students do not require new housing types than those otherwise mentioned in the report.