Seyithan Özer

Why doesn't England's space standard get used?

Introduced in 2015, adopted by fewer than half of local authorities. This research traces the institutional conditions that resulted in this outcome. →

How much of England's new affordable housing meets the national standard?

An analysis of 9,876 newly built homes across 153 developments show that only 43% comply nationally. →

Does London's existing housing meet current space standards?

A machine learning analysis of 2,283 floor plans from inner London shows that 88% fail at least one room-level dimensional requirement. →

What does it mean for a home to be sufficient?

The issue is rarely the size. What makes a home sufficient depends on who lives there. for sharers, the bedroom was the primary private space; for families, the kitchen-living area was the heart of the home. For both, what was missing was overspill space. →

What do home alterations tell us about housing design?

Many terraced houses in London have been extended. What people change reveals what original designs achieved and failed to provide. →

Does a good home have to look like this?

New housing in England defaults to the same carbon-blind typologies decade after decade. This project asks whether public engagement can unsettle the expectations that hold that pattern in place. →