A Study on the Development and Application of Movable Partition Components for Facilitating of Long-life Housing

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop the feasibility of movable partition wall components that are able to correspond changes of structure system and spatial configuration by the needs of residents for the activation of long-life housing. The key element of various movable partition wall components, a movable partition wall, was analyzed for problems through both as-is analysis and field installation in Korea and Japan, and then its feasibility was verified. The movable partition wall can break the uniformity of a fixed one, can integrate and separate limited space by changes in the demands of residents, can be easy to separate, and can be independent. The development of the movable partition wall is important for the realization of diverse residential space, ease of remodeling, environment adaptation, promotion of modularization, etc. It is comprised of surfacing materials, core materials, structural materials, and movable parts. The domestic movable partition wall was verified regarding the feasibility of an apartment house through on-site inspections and sound insulation tests by KOHP21, KICT. In conclusion, the construction of long-life housing that has sustainable values in the use of housing is nationally an important assignment, so as to secure good housing stock.

A home design system based on component reusability

“…A large portion of research has discussed that the use of modular construction provides many significant advantages, including: 1) save on overall project schedules, 2) improvement of quality, 3) increased onsite safety, 4) the reduced need for skilled workers on site, and 5) a decrease in the negative environmental impact caused by construction (Lu and Korman 2010). Moving in direction of modular construction, housing module components have been developed by diverse companies and research institutes including PANeKyO, NeXT21, Daiken Corporation, and Korea Institute of Construction Technology (Lee and Kim 2010). Although non-structural and changeable space of residential building and module components to fill it meet the physical qualifications for flexibility in housing, user-participatory design changes are not very common.…”