From Hidden Backrooms to Storage Units, Domestic Workers and the Evolution of their Living Space

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Looking through interior images of houses, we often see grand bedrooms with an influx of natural lighting. We see inviting open-space living rooms, lush terraces, and kitchens with high-end equipment and refined finishes. But what we don't see is that behind these sleek walls are small neglected bedrooms without proper ventilation, natural lighting, or space to move around, dedicated to those who cater to the entire household.  

The disparate spatial configuration and "colonial" approach to the living conditions of servants and foreign laborers have existed long before the rise of congested cities and micro-apartments. Household owners, or at least a good sum of them, have always felt that domestic workers needed and deserved less space to reside in, not just in terms of spatial area, but in terms of necessary living conditions for a better, more comfortable life.

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Cite: Dima Stouhi. "From Hidden Backrooms to Storage Units, Domestic Workers and the Evolution of their Living Space" 21 Jul 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/965321/from-hidden-backrooms-to-storage-units-foreign-domestic-workers-and-the-evolution-of-their-living-space> ISSN 0719-8884

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