Life Cycle

Housing Life Cycle

This week in Interior Design class we learned about the housing life cycle and how it pertains to life.

Physical Needs 

~ Food = convenient place to prepare food, kitchens are for cooking

~ Safety = protection from predators and/or thieves 

~ Sleep = place to sleep

~ Storage = keeps things organized

~ Shelter = protects from weather and temperature 

Psychological Needs

~ Identity = reflects values, express personal life, shows achievements

~ Creativity = use imagination, space for hobbies, add variety and beauty

~ Love & Belonging = part of a community, open concepts, encourage togetherness

~ Privacy = good for mental health, get away from stress, house is sanctuary.

Life Cycle

 The life cycle displays our future at certain ages. It tells us

 the price of the houses that we can afford at certain ages. We looked for different houses to 

fit the needs at age 22, 33, and 42. When I choose a house, I will be looking at my life. For example at age 33 I would like to have children by then so finding a house with a certain number of rooms is important. It all depends on what you want in life, There is no certain requirement.

This is the house that I can afford as a 22 year old. I basically just need a house to live in. I don't have a personal family that I would extra rooms. This house is located in Winona, MN. I chose this house because it fits my basic needs. It also fits my price range because the salary that I have is $38,000. My budget was $187,000 for my first house at 22 years old. 

This house I selected is what I will afford when I'm 33 years old. By this time, I am married and have 3 children. This house fits me perfectly because I need 4 bedrooms. It has plenty of space for all of the children plus friends. The house comes with many great features like open space and lots of personal rooms. The salary I know have is $47,248 and my husband makes $40,000. Together we make $87,248. The House we can afford is $425,000. It fits perfectly because we reached our budget and it fits our life style. This house is also located in Winona, MN.

This is the house I selected for when I am 42 years old. The house is on the expensive side for my age, but I still have children living in my house so logically I would need that same amount of space as the other house. It is downsized by half of the square footage, This house is located in Maple Grove, MN. I think this would be a great place to live because it's near my family. This house is $514,900 which is perfect for the budget. 

When we learned about different budgets and house costs, it was exciting to find out we were actually going to look at houses of that cost. It really shows what styles you like and how you can change it.