{"id":111813,"date":"2022-04-26T08:15:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T12:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=111813"},"modified":"2022-04-26T09:24:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T13:24:03","slug":"man-caves-architectural-design-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/stories\/man-caves-architectural-design-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Caves: Time to Ditch the Name and Embrace the Design Concept"},"content":{"rendered":"

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‘Man cave’ is a common term used in the context of home design. Oxford Learner\u2019s Dictionaries<\/a> defines a man cave as “a room or other part of a home where a man can spend time alone and do things he enjoys, such as watching sport on TV.” <\/span>Known as a place where men can escape the realities and responsibilities of domestic life, this room is imagined as a sort of male haven.<\/span> Cigars, alcohol and leather lounge chairs paint the stereotypical image of the man cave. It is a place to unwind in private \u2014 perhaps indulge in an indiscretion \u2014 and take a brief pause from reality. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by Anthony, Retrieved from Flickr.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

This strictly male space has been around long before the term man cave came about. From aristocratic gentlemen\u2019s clubs<\/a> in the late 1600s to 19th-century tobacco rooms decorated in \u2018masculine\u2019 styles, male-only gathering spots have long existed. One of the earliest references to the term man cave was by American writer John Gray<\/a>. In 1992 Gray published a relationship guide called Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, <\/em>which explores the man cave in a metaphorical sense. <\/span> Gray saw the cave as a place where men can retreat to privately resolve a conflict.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c(A man) becomes very quiet and goes to his private cave to think about his problem, mulling it over to find a solution. When he has found a solution, he feels much better\u2026 If he can\u2019t find a solution then he does something to forget his problems, like reading the news or playing a game\u2026\u201d –\u00a0<\/span><\/i>John Gray, 1992<\/span><\/p>\n

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joey and chandler in their chairs pic.twitter.com\/kluU44GNQv<\/a><\/p>\n

— alex \u2727 (@wdwruffalo) March 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n