Finley, Dawn2024-05-212024-05-212024-052024-04-17May 2024Atkinson, Rachel. Not Quite Walls: Soft Partitions for Adaptive Homes. (2024). Masters thesis, Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/116069https://hdl.handle.net/1911/116069This thesis proposes a new type of home that adapts to the resident’s ever-changing needs by leveraging lightweight textile partitions within a completely open floorplan. Currently, when our homes no longer match our needs, we have three options: suffer in place, move to a new home, or remodel. The never-ending struggle to find a home that fits has a tremendous impact on our housing stock, our wallets, our waste streams, and our social networks. This thesis demonstrates the possibility of a home that adapts to the user, letting them save resources, stay in the neighborhood they love, age in place, and indulge their creative instincts.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Adaptive architecturetextile partitionsflexible partitionshousingThesis2024-05-21