Definition: Privacy

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Definition Privacy

• Psychology Selective access to oneself or ones
  group.
• Legal The right to be left alone
• What is the difference between privacy and
  secrecy? Both are concerned with boundaries and
  restricted access.

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Privacy is now becoming a luxury commodity!
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Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
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The door out of the consulting room
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Note the location of Freuds sister-in-laws
bedroom
The door out of the consulting room
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A. Westin Typology of Privacy

• Solitude
• Intimacy
• Anonymity
• Reserve
• Westin, A. (1976). Privacy and freedom. New
  York Atheneum.

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Functions of Privacy

• Personal autonomy
• Emotional release
• Self-evaluation
• Limited and protected communication

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• What is acedia?
• Privileged communication
• Altmans dialectical model of privacy
• What is a dialectical model?

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Altmans Model of Privacy
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Privacy Mechanisms

• Verbal content
• Verbal structure
• Nonverbal mechanisms
• Eye contact research
• Spatial invasion studies
• Facial gestures

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Privacy Mechanisms

• Environmentally based mechanisms
• Office design
• Barriers around the house (landscaping)
• Clothing

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The importance of privacy considerations for the
designer
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Motivating the Use of Mass Transportation

• Mass transit systems advertise on the basis of
  economy, environmental benefits, etc.
• The advertising is based upon a model of the
  rational individual
• How might privacy needs be recognized
• Could mass transportation vehicles be designed to
  enhance the commuters privacy needs

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NYC Subway Stockholm Subway
TTC Subway Proposed TTC
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Privacy Mechanisms

• Culturally based mechanisms
• Variations in cultural patterns in personal
  space, touching, crowding, territory
• E. Goffmans notion of on and off stage
• Use of rooms with limited access (bedrooms,
  bathrooms)

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Film Beyond Shelter

1. How do the various designs seen in the film
   either facilitate or hamper privacy needs?
2. What is the relationship between privacy and
   perceived control over the environment?

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The Portal ProjectBaycrest Centre