Living Together Apart: Changing Cultural Values and Lived Experiences of the Kuwaiti Home Part 2 Dissertation 2026 Fajer Alasfour University of Reading | UK This dissertation explores how multi generational living continues to shape the Kuwaiti home despite major changes in housing and family life. While traditional courtyard houses have largely been replaced by modern villas, many families still continue to live together across generations. The project questions how current housing supports these families and asks how changing cultural values such as privacy, care, and hierarchy are reflected through domestic space.The research uses a qualitative methodology based on semi structured interviews with three multi generational households in Kuwait. Participants from different generations described their homes while live floor plans were drawn during the interviews. These drawings were then developed through movement mapping and spatial analysis to record routines, memories, and everyday use of space rather than only the physical layout of the house. This approach allowed lived experience to become part of the architectural analysis.The research found that homes are constantly being adapted as families grow and change. Formal spaces such as reception rooms are often used less, while informal spaces become the places where everyday family life takes place. Rather than relying only on plans and housing typologies, the project shows how routine, movement, and memory provide a different way of understanding domestic architecture. By bringing these lived experiences into architectural research, the project aims to contribute to future housing in Kuwait that responds more closely to the realities of contemporary multi generational living. Tutor(s) Amy Brookes