Specialized vs Adaptable

The idea of designing for everyday life seems appealing and a good idea since so much of our time is spend doing these “everyday” activities. By doing so it can make users lives much easier making it a worthy notion. How can architects design for everyday life? It is this complex set of problems that changes slightly for every user. Does design happen for every individual or does it happen for a general idea and pattern of what everyday life is. Whichever is chosen to design for it tends to create more structured spaces in which only a few activities happen. However as great as designing for everyday life is, there is the idea of these spaces being designed in such a way that they are able to be used for special occurrences or events that happen such as celebrations; weddings, graduations, birthdays, etc. Though these don’t occur all the time it is good to have adaptable spaces in which everyday life can occur but so can these special events. So how do we decided what to do, design purely for everyday life or can design be done for more as well.