Asukastoiveiden mukainen kerrostalo? : Menetelmä asukastiedon keräämiseen ja suuntaviivojen suunnitteluun

The traditional questionnaire-based housing preference surveys inform how people wish to live in a generalisable way. Such information is often based on answer options set by researchers instead of residents’ interpretations. Also, it remains at a general level to be utilised in the field of housing design. To get more detailed information about residents’ housing preferences, we formed and tested a novel research appro-ach that moves between revealed preferences, stated preferences and housing design. Using this approach, we answered our research question: What do residents wish for their urban apartment building? A group of dwellers representing the urban middle class from the Turku region formed the focus groups of this research. The way of implementation and insights gained deserve attention in the future development and further research of residential environments.