Homî for Student Housing Search
2023
A holistic user-centered solution aimed at simplifying the housing search process for students while strengthening community support and trust within the academic environment of Quebec's universities.
Download the essayMy role: Writing, Research, User research, and UX/UI modeling.
In collaboration with Joëlle Dubois, Sophie LeBlanc, and Pape Moussa Diop.
Issue: Impact of COVID-19 on the housing crisis, particularly for international students in Quebec.
- Research: Comprehensive ethnographic methods to understand the nuances and gaps in the current system.
- Methodology: Human-centered design approach in all phases of the project.
- Ethnographic research methods: interview, questionnaire, participant or non-participant observation, stakeholder mapping.
- Goal: Analyze the impact of housing search on students' daily lives.
- Platform: Homî, a holistic solution to simplify housing search and strengthen community support.
- Features: authenticity of listings, institutional credibility, ongoing support.
- Goal: Address student housing challenges by integrating credibility, trust, transparency, and community support.
- Services: aggregation of housing offers, essential resources for search, support from admission to lease signing by a mentor.
